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New York Labor Force

MonthlySeasonally adjustedCode US-NY.LF.M.SA

Latest (y/y)1.0%September 2025
Previous (y/y)0.7%August 2025
Level10,027,909 thousandsSeptember 2026

New York Labor Force was up 1.0% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.7% in August 2025.

The level stood at 10,027,909 thousands.

That is the highest reading since March 2024.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.3% (Apr 2020) to 5.2% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.3%.

New York Labor Force, annual % change, Jan 1997 – Sep 2025−7.5%−5.0%−2.5%0.0%2.5%5.0%200020052010201520202025Robomacro
New York Labor Force, annual % change, Jan 1997 – Sep 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
New York Labor Force, level (thousands)8.5M9.0M9.5M10.0M200020052010201520202025Robomacro
New York Labor Force, level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202610,027,909 thousands—
August 202610,029,873 thousands—
July 202610,039,623 thousands—
June 202610,065,645 thousands—
May 202610,094,355 thousands—
April 202610,105,592 thousands—
March 202610,119,727 thousands—
February 202610,119,443 thousands—
January 202610,104,607 thousands—
December 202510,080,281 thousands—
November 202510,081,101 thousands—
September 202510,044,581 thousands1.0
August 202510,012,631 thousands0.7
July 20259,986,380 thousands0.4
June 20259,970,634 thousands0.3
May 20259,966,598 thousands0.4
April 20259,966,421 thousands0.5
March 20259,966,391 thousands0.6
February 20259,963,936 thousands0.7
January 20259,958,025 thousands0.6
December 20249,951,364 thousands0.6
November 20249,946,572 thousands0.5
October 20249,944,825 thousands0.5
September 20249,945,041 thousands0.6

Last 24 observations. The full history (368 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1996
Observations368
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high5.2% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−7.3% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.3%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Makrognosis codeUS-NY.LF.M.SA

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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United States Civilian Labor Force

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Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-NY.LF.M.SA.

Last updated 2026-10-25. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Original title: “New York Labor Force”.