High unemployment persists, but New York has not fared as badly as most states in the downturn

October 22, 2010. A new report from the U.S. Department of Labor shows that from the start of the national recession through September 2010, New York’s 3.3 percent total job loss ranked it 39th among all states. New Yorkers have certainly not been spared the recession’s devastating effects; however, New York was hit less hard than most parts of the country. Still, there were 800,000 New Yorkers officially unemployed in September, a number nearly 75 percent higher than when the recession began in New York in the spring of 2008. State and local government job losses far exceed losses in other sectors this year. Release with state rankings >>

Published On: October 22nd, 2010Categories: Economic Outlook, Economic Trends & Policy, Press Releases

High unemployment persists, but New York has not fared as badly as most states in the downturn

October 22, 2010. A new report from the U.S. Department of Labor shows that from the start of the national recession through September 2010, New York’s 3.3 percent total job loss ranked it 39th among all states. New Yorkers have certainly not been spared the recession’s devastating effects; however, New York was hit less hard than most parts of the country. Still, there were 800,000 New Yorkers officially unemployed in September, a number nearly 75 percent higher than when the recession began in New York in the spring of 2008. State and local government job losses far exceed losses in other sectors this year. Release with state rankings >>

Published On: October 22nd, 2010Categories: Economic Outlook, Economic Trends & Policy, Press Releases