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Economy at a Glance
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New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ

New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ
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2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 6,459.2 6,445.4 6,399.8 6,400.5 (p)6,392.3  

Employment(1)

 6,098.9 6,146.4 6,117.0 6,113.0 (p)6,084.9  

Unemployment(1)

 360.3 299.0 282.8 287.5 (p)307.4  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 5.6 4.6 4.4 4.5 (p)4.8  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 6,344.1 6,373.3 6,391.7 6,439.2 6,464.1 (p)6,469.8

12-month % change

 -0.9 -0.9 0.5 0.7 0.9 (p)1.4

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 192.4 200.5 203.8 210.0 209.1 (p)206.5

12-month % change

 -5.8 -3.7 -1.6 0.7 -0.6 (p)-1.8

Manufacturing(3)

 128.0 127.7 128.5 128.4 129.7 (p)130.7

12-month % change

 -2.9 -3.3 -1.8 -2.4 -1.8 (p)-0.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 881.0 880.7 880.6 883.0 887.1 (p)882.7

12-month % change

 -1.1 -1.3 0.1 -0.3 -0.2 (p)0.0

Information(3)

 250.0 251.1 248.0 249.2 251.0 (p)251.7

12-month % change

 2.2 1.5 1.6 1.6 2.2 (p)1.4

Financial Activities(3)

 630.8 628.2 630.1 630.9 643.4 (p)644.9

12-month % change

 0.8 0.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 (p)0.6

Professional and Business Services(3)

 1,007.8 1,013.0 1,020.6 1,031.6 1,043.4 (p)1,042.2

12-month % change

 -0.9 -0.8 0.9 1.7 1.9 (p)2.0

Education and Health Services(3)

 1,642.8 1,648.9 1,646.8 1,645.8 1,626.1 (p)1,600.9

12-month % change

 -1.1 -0.8 1.5 1.4 1.8 (p)3.7

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 556.7 565.1 575.2 599.9 609.1 (p)606.2

12-month % change

 -2.4 -3.0 -1.5 -0.5 0.0 (p)0.1

Other Services(3)

 235.9 236.2 237.2 241.6 243.7 (p)246.8

12-month % change

 -2.2 -2.4 -1.7 -0.7 -0.2 (p)1.6

Government(3)

 818.7 821.9 820.9 818.8 821.5 (p)857.2

12-month % change

 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.3 (p)0.3

Consumer Price Index: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

CPI-U, All items(4)

 353.366 356.169 359.774 361.362 360.529 362.189

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

   3.2 4.0 4.6 5.1 4.1 4.6

CPI-W, All items(5)

 346.801 349.962 353.632 355.046 354.440 355.714

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

   3.0 3.8 4.6 5.1 4.1 4.4

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: August 28, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.

 

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