Total nonfarm employment for the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, metropolitan area increased by 139,200 over the year in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that the local rate of job gain, 1.4 percent, was the same as the 1.4-percent national increase. (All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.)

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, is made up of four metropolitan divisions—separately identifiable employment centers within the greater metropolitan area. New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ, with 73 percent of the metropolitan area’s total nonfarm employment, gained 107,300 jobs over the year. Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY (13 percent of the area’s employment), Newark, NJ-PA (13 percent of the area’s employment), and Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY (1 percent of the area’s employment), each had little change in the employment level over the year.

Industry employment

In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, education and health services had the only significant gain (+135,600) among local private-industry supersectors. (See chart 2.) Health care and social assistance (+128,900) led the increase in the metropolitan area. The New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ, division added 107,100 jobs, or 83 percent of the metropolitan area’s employment gain in the health care and social assistance sector. The 6.0-percent increase in the metropolitan area’s education and health services supersector compared to a 3.7-percent increase on the national level.

In contrast, the only significant loss among private-industry supersectors occurred in information, which lost 15,500 jobs over the year in the metropolitan area. The 5.0-percent decline in the metropolitan area’s employment for this supersector compared to a 0.5-percent loss nationally.

Twelve largest metropolitan areas

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA, was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in November 2024. Eight of twelve areas gained total nonfarm payroll employment over the year. The largest job gain occurred in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA (+139,200). Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (+36,600), had the smallest employment increase, followed by Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (+37,400), among the areas with significant changes. (See table 2 and chart 3.)

Significant increases in employment ranged from 1.8 percent (Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX) to 1.0 percent (Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA).

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for December 2024 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Technical Note

This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the CES program. More information about the CES data is available in the State Employment and Unemployment Summary and the Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Summary. See the Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Technical Note for more information on definitions and methodology.

Reliability of the employment estimates. The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, administrative data, and modeling and, thus, are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Changes in metropolitan area nonfarm payroll employment are cited in the analysis of this release only if they have been determined to be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level. Documentation on the reliability of state and area estimates is available for metropolitan areas and metropolitan divisions.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this news release reflect the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineations issued on April 10, 2018. The 12 metropolitan areas discussed in this release are the metropolitan areas with the largest population according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Bronx, Dutchess, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester Counties in New York; Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, and Union Counties in New Jersey; and Pike County in Pennsylvania.

• The Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metropolitan Division includes Dutchess and Putnam Counties in New York.
• The Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division includes Nassau and Suffolk Counties in New York.
• The New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division includes New York City (Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond Counties), and Orange, Rockland, and Westchester Counties in New York; and Bergen, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic Counties in New Jersey.
• The Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division includes Essex, Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, and Union Counties in New Jersey; and Pike County in Pennsylvania.

Additional information

State and area employment data from the CES program are available on the BLS website.

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Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, New York-Newark-Jersey City metropolitan area and its components, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)

Area	Nov. 2023	Sept. 2024	Oct. 2024	Nov. 2024(p)	Nov. 2023 to Nov. 2024(p)
					Net change	Percent change
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Total nonfarm	10,199.8	10,220.8	10,291.6	10,339.0	139.2	1.4
Mining, logging, and construction	402.0	404.5	402.1	400.2	-1.8	-0.4
Manufacturing	349.0	348.4	348.4	348.1	-0.9	-0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,704.8	1,671.4	1,686.8	1,708.4	3.6	0.2
Information	307.0	293.7	295.9	291.5	-15.5	-5.0
Financial activities	828.5	824.4	823.4	824.5	-4.0	-0.5
Professional and business services	1,673.9	1,640.1	1,647.1	1,655.1	-18.8	-1.1
Education and health services	2,278.0	2,345.4	2,386.0	2,413.6	135.6	6.0
Leisure and hospitality	920.4	965.4	953.2	936.7	16.3	1.8
Other services	412.9	411.1	415.4	419.1	6.2	1.5
Government	1,323.3	1,316.4	1,333.3	1,341.8	18.5	1.4
Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm	146.8	144.8	147.4	148.0	1.2	0.8
Mining, logging, and construction	9.1	9.3	9.2	9.0	-0.1	-1.1
Manufacturing	7.9	7.9	7.9	7.9	0.0	0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	24.5	24.1	24.3	24.7	0.2	0.8
Information	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	-0.1	-5.3
Financial activities	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	-0.1	-1.9
Professional and business services	13.5	13.2	13.4	13.4	-0.1	-0.7
Education and health services	39.1	38.7	39.9	40.3	1.2	3.1
Leisure and hospitality	14.7	14.6	14.6	14.4	-0.3	-2.0
Other services	6.3	6.2	6.3	6.3	0.0	0.0
Government	24.6	23.9	24.9	25.1	0.5	2.0
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm	1,359.4	1,368.6	1,377.6	1,378.3	18.9	1.4
Mining, logging, and construction	81.3	87.6	86.5	85.4	4.1	5.0
Manufacturing	69.5	69.8	69.8	69.2	-0.3	-0.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	257.1	250.5	252.5	254.6	-2.5	-1.0
Information	14.8	14.4	14.3	14.3	-0.5	-3.4
Financial activities	71.8	71.0	70.5	71.1	-0.7	-1.0
Professional and business services	186.3	185.6	183.2	182.6	-3.7	-2.0
Education and health services	289.0	293.1	298.0	301.3	12.3	4.3
Leisure and hospitality	129.4	141.4	140.8	136.0	6.6	5.1
Other services	57.8	57.7	58.0	58.5	0.7	1.2
Government	202.4	197.5	204.0	205.3	2.9	1.4
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm	7,411.8	7,426.6	7,478.8	7,519.1	107.3	1.4
Mining, logging, and construction	261.2	257.0	255.9	255.3	-5.9	-2.3
Manufacturing	193.3	193.0	192.8	193.0	-0.3	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,169.6	1,146.0	1,157.2	1,173.5	3.9	0.3
Information	263.9	252.0	254.9	250.8	-13.1	-5.0
Financial activities	669.5	666.9	666.0	666.6	-2.9	-0.4
Professional and business services	1,218.1	1,190.0	1,198.2	1,206.5	-11.6	-1.0
Education and health services	1,744.4	1,800.5	1,832.8	1,853.9	109.5	6.3
Leisure and hospitality	673.9	706.6	697.7	686.7	12.8	1.9
Other services	296.4	294.3	297.3	300.3	3.9	1.3
Government	921.5	920.3	926.0	932.5	11.0	1.2
New York City, NY
Total nonfarm	4,732.0	4,751.5	4,791.2	4,818.0	86.0	1.8
Mining, logging, and construction	142.3	135.3	134.3	134.5	-7.8	-5.5
Manufacturing	58.0	56.9	56.8	56.8	-1.2	-2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	591.4	584.6	590.8	598.8	7.4	1.3
Information	215.5	205.8	209.7	206.1	-9.4	-4.4
Financial activities	503.3	501.9	499.6	500.0	-3.3	-0.7
Professional and business services	802.6	786.6	794.2	800.5	-2.1	-0.3
Education and health services	1,219.9	1,260.0	1,285.9	1,300.9	81.0	6.6
Leisure and hospitality	439.8	460.2	459.7	454.9	15.1	3.4
Other services	184.3	181.7	183.1	184.4	0.1	0.1
Government	574.9	578.5	577.1	581.1	6.2	1.1
Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm	1,281.8	1,280.8	1,287.8	1,293.6	11.8	0.9
Mining, logging, and construction	50.4	50.6	50.5	50.5	0.1	0.2
Manufacturing	78.3	77.7	77.9	78.0	-0.3	-0.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	253.6	250.8	252.8	255.6	2.0	0.8
Information	26.4	25.5	24.9	24.6	-1.8	-6.8
Financial activities	82.0	81.4	81.8	81.7	-0.3	-0.4
Professional and business services	256.0	251.3	252.3	252.6	-3.4	-1.3
Education and health services	205.5	213.1	215.3	218.1	12.6	6.1
Leisure and hospitality	102.4	102.8	100.1	99.6	-2.8	-2.7
Other services	52.4	52.9	53.8	54.0	1.6	3.1
Government	174.8	174.7	178.4	178.9	4.1	2.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and 12 largest metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area	Nov 2023	Sep 2024	Oct 2024	Nov 2024(p)	Nov 2023 to Nov 2024(p)
					Net change	Percent change
United States(1)
Total nonfarm	158,347	159,184	160,035	160,560	2,213	1.4
Mining and logging	642	641	642	642	0	0.0
Construction	8,173	8,446	8,465	8,381	208	2.5
Manufacturing	12,953	12,926	12,868	12,888	-65	-0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	29,407	28,948	29,152	29,584	177	0.6
Information	3,015	2,993	2,990	2,999	-16	-0.5
Financial activities	9,239	9,257	9,284	9,295	56	0.6
Professional and business services	23,067	23,008	23,128	23,129	62	0.3
Education and health services	26,023	26,524	26,831	26,987	964	3.7
Leisure and hospitality	16,496	17,079	16,946	16,763	267	1.6
Other services	5,866	5,910	5,922	5,929	63	1.1
Government	23,466	23,452	23,807	23,963	497	2.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Total nonfarm	3,099.2	3,093.0	3,102.5	3,112.1	12.9	0.4
Mining and logging	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.1	5.0
Construction	146.5	149.7	150.6	149.0	2.5	1.7
Manufacturing	183.7	180.4	179.3	179.2	-4.5	-2.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	671.4	650.1	652.9	660.8	-10.6	-1.6
Information	98.5	95.0	93.4	95.8	-2.7	-2.7
Financial activities	206.8	208.3	208.4	210.3	3.5	1.7
Professional and business services	593.2	580.1	580.8	579.7	-13.5	-2.3
Education and health services	421.9	430.7	433.3	435.9	14.0	3.3
Leisure and hospitality	314.1	325.1	327.8	324.7	10.6	3.4
Other services	104.8	108.1	107.6	106.3	1.5	1.4
Government	356.3	363.4	366.3	368.3	12.0	3.4
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH (NECTA)
Total nonfarm	2,829.7	2,829.1	2,841.4	2,844.1	14.4	0.5
Mining, logging, and construction	132.4	133.7	134.8	133.3	0.9	0.7
Manufacturing	183.5	179.4	179.6	179.6	-3.9	-2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	410.6	399.5	402.5	408.6	-2.0	-0.5
Information	80.0	76.2	76.2	77.0	-3.0	-3.8
Financial activities	185.3	184.3	184.8	184.8	-0.5	-0.3
Professional and business services	531.7	527.3	530.8	528.7	-3.0	-0.6
Education and health services	623.6	623.1	630.9	635.2	11.6	1.9
Leisure and hospitality	257.2	278.6	272.4	265.3	8.1	3.1
Other services	102.8	104.5	105.5	104.5	1.7	1.7
Government	322.6	322.5	323.9	327.1	4.5	1.4
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Total nonfarm	4,825.1	4,809.9	4,824.1	4,817.6	-7.5	-0.2
Mining and logging	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.6	0.0	0.0
Construction	188.5	191.7	191.7	184.0	-4.5	-2.4
Manufacturing	418.4	420.0	419.8	418.8	0.4	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	988.8	967.5	973.0	986.2	-2.6	-0.3
Information	77.0	75.3	75.6	77.2	0.2	0.3
Financial activities	320.6	316.6	317.8	316.7	-3.9	-1.2
Professional and business services	841.1	820.6	825.5	817.7	-23.4	-2.8
Education and health services	777.8	782.3	787.6	790.1	12.3	1.6
Leisure and hospitality	467.7	475.2	471.0	462.5	-5.2	-1.1
Other services	197.5	202.5	204.2	206.8	9.3	4.7
Government	546.1	556.6	556.2	556.0	9.9	1.8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Total nonfarm	4,303.4	4,318.2	4,353.8	4,367.9	64.5	1.5
Mining, logging, and construction	251.8	258.9	258.0	258.6	6.8	2.7
Manufacturing	310.4	315.0	315.7	314.8	4.4	1.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	923.9	908.8	920.4	932.6	8.7	0.9
Information	91.3	91.7	91.8	93.1	1.8	2.0
Financial activities	368.7	378.5	382.6	383.9	15.2	4.1
Professional and business services	792.1	786.8	792.9	789.1	-3.0	-0.4
Education and health services	513.7	524.0	525.6	527.4	13.7	2.7
Leisure and hospitality	427.2	429.1	430.9	429.9	2.7	0.6
Other services	137.8	143.2	142.9	142.0	4.2	3.0
Government	486.5	482.2	493.0	496.5	10.0	2.1
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Total nonfarm	3,434.0	3,461.9	3,476.2	3,496.5	62.5	1.8
Mining and logging	71.3	72.3	72.6	72.5	1.2	1.7
Construction	233.3	249.3	249.2	249.4	16.1	6.9
Manufacturing	235.8	239.4	238.9	238.8	3.0	1.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	703.3	692.2	698.8	710.3	7.0	1.0
Information	33.2	32.3	32.5	32.9	-0.3	-0.9
Financial activities	186.9	192.1	193.2	194.7	7.8	4.2
Professional and business services	567.8	563.8	564.6	566.7	-1.1	-0.2
Education and health services	460.7	470.8	470.6	473.3	12.6	2.7
Leisure and hospitality	356.5	362.3	363.9	362.9	6.4	1.8
Other services	127.3	133.5	132.2	131.7	4.4	3.5
Government	457.9	453.9	459.7	463.3	5.4	1.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Total nonfarm	6,304.4	6,285.0	6,346.1	6,365.2	60.8	1.0
Mining and logging	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0
Construction	260.0	258.3	260.5	255.0	-5.0	-1.9
Manufacturing	475.0	466.3	463.6	462.0	-13.0	-2.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,112.3	1,095.0	1,107.0	1,125.6	13.3	1.2
Information	206.2	202.5	203.2	206.6	0.4	0.2
Financial activities	316.2	315.9	319.7	318.3	2.1	0.7
Professional and business services	971.2	963.3	972.0	974.3	3.1	0.3
Education and health services	1,210.5	1,237.2	1,255.9	1,265.0	54.5	4.5
Leisure and hospitality	773.1	780.8	782.9	775.2	2.1	0.3
Other services	217.0	218.0	217.8	218.1	1.1	0.5
Government	761.0	745.8	761.6	763.2	2.2	0.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Total nonfarm	2,960.7	2,965.5	2,977.9	3,009.9	49.2	1.7
Construction	157.8	168.1	166.5	168.0	10.2	6.5
Manufacturing	100.4	97.1	96.4	96.6	-3.8	-3.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	672.0	655.6	661.4	677.5	5.5	0.8
Information	55.2	54.6	54.3	54.8	-0.4	-0.7
Financial activities	219.2	216.0	216.3	217.2	-2.0	-0.9
Professional and business services	521.9	522.7	524.4	524.2	2.3	0.4
Education and health services	459.6	463.5	469.0	471.7	12.1	2.6
Leisure and hospitality	339.6	342.0	341.8	349.7	10.1	3.0
Other services	116.2	120.0	120.9	121.9	5.7	4.9
Government	317.9	325.0	326.0	327.4	9.5	3.0
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Total nonfarm	10,199.8	10,220.8	10,291.6	10,339.0	139.2	1.4
Mining, logging, and construction	402.0	404.5	402.1	400.2	-1.8	-0.4
Manufacturing	349.0	348.4	348.4	348.1	-0.9	-0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,704.8	1,671.4	1,686.8	1,708.4	3.6	0.2
Information	307.0	293.7	295.9	291.5	-15.5	-5.0
Financial activities	828.5	824.4	823.4	824.5	-4.0	-0.5
Professional and business services	1,673.9	1,640.1	1,647.1	1,655.1	-18.8	-1.1
Education and health services	2,278.0	2,345.4	2,386.0	2,413.6	135.6	6.0
Leisure and hospitality	920.4	965.4	953.2	936.7	16.3	1.8
Other services	412.9	411.1	415.4	419.1	6.2	1.5
Government	1,323.3	1,316.4	1,333.3	1,341.8	18.5	1.4
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Total nonfarm	3,123.3	3,131.8	3,147.3	3,160.7	37.4	1.2
Mining, logging, and construction	124.5	129.6	130.4	128.7	4.2	3.4
Manufacturing	182.3	179.8	179.2	179.7	-2.6	-1.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	557.9	538.3	544.3	557.1	-0.8	-0.1
Information	53.6	52.5	52.4	52.0	-1.6	-3.0
Financial activities	229.1	231.0	230.3	230.3	1.2	0.5
Professional and business services	501.9	500.4	501.4	500.2	-1.7	-0.3
Education and health services	729.1	743.1	752.2	758.4	29.3	4.0
Leisure and hospitality	271.7	285.6	280.3	275.2	3.5	1.3
Other services	124.6	123.9	124.9	125.0	0.4	0.3
Government	348.6	347.6	351.9	354.1	5.5	1.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Total nonfarm	2,464.5	2,459.7	2,480.9	2,507.4	42.9	1.7
Mining and logging	3.7	3.9	4.0	4.0	0.3	8.1
Construction	175.9	172.0	172.2	172.2	-3.7	-2.1
Manufacturing	149.8	145.7	145.4	147.8	-2.0	-1.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	486.2	476.7	482.6	497.8	11.6	2.4
Information	42.1	40.6	40.8	41.3	-0.8	-1.9
Financial activities	212.2	212.9	215.3	215.4	3.2	1.5
Professional and business services	395.3	395.6	396.2	398.1	2.8	0.7
Education and health services	409.0	424.7	430.4	434.5	25.5	6.2
Leisure and hospitality	252.6	244.8	249.5	250.6	-2.0	-0.8
Other services	77.1	77.7	78.6	78.1	1.0	1.3
Government	260.6	265.1	265.9	267.6	7.0	2.7
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Total nonfarm	2,482.8	2,469.2	2,487.3	2,494.3	11.5	0.5
Mining and logging	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0
Construction	125.5	124.4	124.4	122.8	-2.7	-2.2
Manufacturing	149.8	146.7	146.0	145.7	-4.1	-2.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	355.1	350.4	354.0	361.4	6.3	1.8
Information	139.2	130.8	130.8	130.3	-8.9	-6.4
Financial activities	137.5	135.7	137.8	137.2	-0.3	-0.2
Professional and business services	505.1	498.3	502.8	503.9	-1.2	-0.2
Education and health services	405.2	411.0	416.6	418.3	13.1	3.2
Leisure and hospitality	253.8	259.8	257.8	256.3	2.5	1.0
Other services	86.5	89.3	89.1	87.5	1.0	1.2
Government	324.7	322.4	327.6	330.5	5.8	1.8
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Total nonfarm	3,396.9	3,396.8	3,415.0	3,433.5	36.6	1.1
Mining, logging, and construction	163.6	167.0	168.3	169.5	5.9	3.6
Manufacturing	57.8	59.8	59.9	60.5	2.7	4.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities	417.2	403.9	409.0	420.0	2.8	0.7
Information	79.6	79.1	78.7	78.4	-1.2	-1.5
Financial activities	153.1	149.6	151.1	151.6	-1.5	-1.0
Professional and business services	809.3	813.4	821.0	820.9	11.6	1.4
Education and health services	464.8	467.7	472.7	476.1	11.3	2.4
Leisure and hospitality	321.1	328.5	319.5	314.5	-6.6	-2.1
Other services	195.3	200.1	199.6	202.3	7.0	3.6
Government	735.1	727.7	735.2	739.7	4.6	0.6
Footnotes (1) U.S. data are preliminary for two months after they are first published. (p) Preliminary