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New York Labor Force

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-NY.LF.M.NSA

Latest (y/y)1.1%September 2025
Previous (y/y)0.5%August 2025
Level10,053,406 thousandsSeptember 2026

New York Labor Force was up 1.1% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.5% in August 2025.

The level stood at 10,053,406 thousands.

That is the highest reading since April 2024.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.4% (Apr 2020) to 5.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.3%.

New York Labor Force, annual % change, Jan 1997 – Sep 2025−10%−5%0%5%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 202610,053,406 thousands—
August 202610,080,498 thousands—
July 202610,074,119 thousands—
June 202610,042,470 thousands—
May 202610,030,006 thousands—
April 202610,005,996 thousands—
March 202610,081,174 thousands—
February 202610,093,856 thousands—
January 202610,051,402 thousands—
December 202510,059,779 thousands—
November 202510,109,358 thousands—
September 202510,058,624 thousands1.1
August 202510,047,012 thousands0.5
July 202510,079,290 thousands0.2
June 202510,044,602 thousands0.3
May 20259,925,507 thousands0.3
April 20259,960,724 thousands0.8
March 20259,973,350 thousands0.6
February 20259,942,201 thousands0.6
January 20259,898,290 thousands0.8
December 20249,864,024 thousands0.8
November 20249,910,666 thousands0.10
October 20249,943,897 thousands0.5
September 20249,952,834 thousands0.7

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
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high5.6% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−7.4% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.3%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Makrognosis codeUS-NY.LF.M.NSA

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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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.NSA.

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