Chart 1. Labor force participation rates, New York State and United States, monthly data, seasonally adjusted, January 2010–December 2023 (in percent)
Date New York State United States

Jan 2010

62.6 64.8

Feb 2010

62.7 64.9

Mar 2010

62.7 64.9

Apr 2010

63.0 65.2

May 2010

63.0 64.9

Jun 2010

62.9 64.6

Jul 2010

62.7 64.6

Aug 2010

62.6 64.7

Sep 2010

62.4 64.6

Oct 2010

62.3 64.4

Nov 2010

62.2 64.6

Dec 2010

62.1 64.3

Jan 2011

62.0 64.2

Feb 2011

61.9 64.1

Mar 2011

61.8 64.2

Apr 2011

61.6 64.2

May 2011

61.5 64.1

Jun 2011

61.5 64.0

Jul 2011

61.5 64.0

Aug 2011

61.5 64.1

Sep 2011

61.5 64.2

Oct 2011

61.6 64.1

Nov 2011

61.6 64.1

Dec 2011

61.6 64.0

Jan 2012

61.6 63.7

Feb 2012

61.6 63.8

Mar 2012

61.6 63.8

Apr 2012

61.6 63.7

May 2012

61.7 63.7

Jun 2012

61.7 63.8

Jul 2012

61.7 63.7

Aug 2012

61.7 63.5

Sep 2012

61.8 63.6

Oct 2012

61.8 63.8

Nov 2012

61.8 63.6

Dec 2012

61.8 63.7

Jan 2013

61.8 63.7

Feb 2013

61.7 63.4

Mar 2013

61.7 63.3

Apr 2013

61.7 63.4

May 2013

61.7 63.4

Jun 2013

61.8 63.4

Jul 2013

61.8 63.3

Aug 2013

61.7 63.3

Sep 2013

61.6 63.2

Oct 2013

61.4 62.8

Nov 2013

61.3 63.0

Dec 2013

61.2 62.9

Jan 2014

61.1 62.9

Feb 2014

61.0 62.9

Mar 2014

60.9 63.1

Apr 2014

60.8 62.8

May 2014

60.7 62.9

Jun 2014

60.6 62.8

Jul 2014

60.6 62.9

Aug 2014

60.6 62.9

Sep 2014

60.6 62.8

Oct 2014

60.6 62.9

Nov 2014

60.6 62.9

Dec 2014

60.6 62.8

Jan 2015

60.6 62.9

Feb 2015

60.7 62.7

Mar 2015

60.7 62.6

Apr 2015

60.8 62.8

May 2015

60.8 62.9

Jun 2015

60.7 62.7

Jul 2015

60.7 62.6

Aug 2015

60.6 62.6

Sep 2015

60.6 62.4

Oct 2015

60.6 62.5

Nov 2015

60.6 62.5

Dec 2015

60.7 62.7

Jan 2016

60.8 62.7

Feb 2016

60.8 62.8

Mar 2016

60.7 63.0

Apr 2016

60.6 62.9

May 2016

60.6 62.7

Jun 2016

60.5 62.7

Jul 2016

60.5 62.8

Aug 2016

60.5 62.9

Sep 2016

60.5 62.9

Oct 2016

60.5 62.8

Nov 2016

60.5 62.7

Dec 2016

60.5 62.7

Jan 2017

60.6 62.8

Feb 2017

60.7 62.9

Mar 2017

60.7 62.9

Apr 2017

60.9 63.0

May 2017

60.9 62.8

Jun 2017

61.0 62.8

Jul 2017

61.0 62.9

Aug 2017

61.0 62.9

Sep 2017

60.9 63.1

Oct 2017

60.8 62.7

Nov 2017

60.7 62.7

Dec 2017

60.6 62.7

Jan 2018

60.5 62.7

Feb 2018

60.5 63.0

Mar 2018

60.6 62.9

Apr 2018

60.6 62.9

May 2018

60.6 62.9

Jun 2018

60.6 63.0

Jul 2018

60.6 63.0

Aug 2018

60.6 62.6

Sep 2018

60.6 62.8

Oct 2018

60.6 62.9

Nov 2018

60.6 62.9

Dec 2018

60.6 63.0

Jan 2019

60.6 63.1

Feb 2019

60.6 63.1

Mar 2019

60.6 63.0

Apr 2019

60.5 62.8

May 2019

60.5 62.9

Jun 2019

60.5 63.0

Jul 2019

60.6 63.1

Aug 2019

60.7 63.1

Sep 2019

60.7 63.2

Oct 2019

60.9 63.3

Nov 2019

61.0 63.3

Dec 2019

61.0 63.3

Jan 2020

61.0 63.3

Feb 2020

60.9 63.3

Mar 2020

60.7 62.6

Apr 2020

56.1 60.1

May 2020

58.0 60.8

Jun 2020

58.7 61.5

Jul 2020

58.9 61.5

Aug 2020

58.6 61.7

Sep 2020

58.9 61.5

Oct 2020

58.7 61.7

Nov 2020

58.9 61.5

Dec 2020

59.0 61.5

Jan 2021

59.0 61.3

Feb 2021

59.1 61.4

Mar 2021

59.2 61.5

Apr 2021

59.3 61.6

May 2021

59.4 61.5

Jun 2021

59.6 61.7

Jul 2021

59.6 61.8

Aug 2021

59.6 61.8

Sep 2021

59.5 61.7

Oct 2021

59.6 61.8

Nov 2021

59.6 61.9

Dec 2021

59.9 62.0

Jan 2022

60.0 62.2

Feb 2022

60.0 62.2

Mar 2022

60.1 62.3

Apr 2022

60.2 62.2

May 2022

60.2 62.3

Jun 2022

60.3 62.2

Jul 2022

60.2 62.1

Aug 2022

60.1 62.4

Sep 2022

60.2 62.3

Oct 2022

60.3 62.3

Nov 2022

60.4 62.1

Dec 2022

60.5 62.3

Jan 2023

60.6 62.4

Feb 2023

60.7 62.5

Mar 2023

60.9 62.6

Apr 2023

61.0 62.6

May 2023

61.1 62.6

Jun 2023

61.2 62.6

Jul 2023

61.3 62.6

Aug 2023

61.3 62.8

Sep 2023

61.4 62.8

Oct 2023

61.4 62.7

Nov 2023

61.4 62.8

Dec 2023

61.5 62.5

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey.