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Oct 29, 2024
The Pandemic’s Aftermath: A Lingering Jobs Decline For NYC’s Shrinking, Beleaguered Middle Class
Oct 29, 2024
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Oct 29, 2024
Sep 26, 2024
Working but Not Thriving: Job Growth and Poverty in NYC Both Above National Rates, Latest Figures Show
Sep 26, 2024
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Sep 26, 2024
Aug 6, 2024
Claims that Immigrants 'Take Jobs' from Others Don't Hold Water in NYC
Aug 6, 2024
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Aug 6, 2024
Jul 1, 2024
With Inflation, Tight Credit, and Unease About Presidential Politics, New York’s Job Growth Is in a Holding Pattern
Jul 1, 2024
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Jul 1, 2024
Apr 25, 2024
NYC job growth again in line with national pace; record NYC labor force participation; but a mixed picture for sectors where undocumented migrants tend to work
Apr 25, 2024
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Apr 25, 2024
Mar 18, 2024
Strong January job gains and a surprisingly large array of annual benchmark employment revisions
Mar 18, 2024
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Mar 18, 2024
Feb 8, 2024
New York City ended 2023 with slow job growth; Employment rates surpassed pre-pandemic levels for Black and white (but not Hispanic) workers
Feb 8, 2024
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Feb 8, 2024
Dec 7, 2023
How the Rise in Care Work Intensifies New York’s Gender Income Inequality
Dec 7, 2023
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Dec 7, 2023
Nov 2, 2023
While New York City’s economy is back to pre-pandemic job levels, rising public assistance demand highlights the need for State and City action to increase income for city residents
Nov 2, 2023
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Nov 2, 2023
Sep 21, 2023
New York City’s labor force participation has largely recovered, but out-of-school/out-of-work rates are higher, particularly among young Black New Yorkers
Sep 21, 2023
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Sep 21, 2023
Aug 24, 2023
Pandemic wage gains in New York City’s high-wage industries outpace gains for low- and middle-wage industry workers
Aug 24, 2023
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Aug 24, 2023
Jun 22, 2023
Jobs in private sector close to pre-pandemic levels, alongside a shrunken public sector and shifts in the city’s industry composition
Jun 22, 2023
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Jun 22, 2023
May 11, 2023
Cash Assistance rolls have risen sharply in New York City as a result of the uneven employment recovery and the end of various forms of pandemic economic assistance
May 11, 2023
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May 11, 2023
Apr 27, 2023
Although unemployment has fallen in New York City, the last year has seen a sharp divergence in White and Black unemployment rates
Apr 27, 2023
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Apr 27, 2023
Apr 13, 2023
NYC job growth slows and layoffs rise as national economic outlook weakens; NY’s unemployment safety net ill-prepared if unemployment rises
Apr 13, 2023
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Apr 13, 2023
Mar 30, 2023
How Forced Arbitration & Non-Competes Tip Justice’s Scales Against Workers
Mar 30, 2023
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Mar 30, 2023
Mar 16, 2023
New York City’s job growth shrinks further in January, but the annual employment revision reveals an overall increase and significant changes for several industries
Mar 16, 2023
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Mar 16, 2023
Feb 23, 2023
Recent NYC job growth concentrated in low- and moderate-wage industries; long-term employment growth prediction suggests job quality should be a top policy priority
Feb 23, 2023
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Feb 23, 2023
Feb 2, 2023
In order to maintain – much less expand – child care capacity and improve quality, early childhood educators need to be paid more.
Feb 2, 2023
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Feb 2, 2023
Dec 5, 2022
Wage Increases Would Quicken Lagging New York's Recovery
Dec 5, 2022
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Dec 5, 2022
Oct 6, 2022
Twenty industries have added 113,000 jobs since February 2020, but there are also concerns about job quality; gig jobs are back to pre-pandemic levels
Oct 6, 2022
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Oct 6, 2022
Sep 22, 2022
Rise in labor force participation pushes up the city’s unemployment rate; average weekly hours and real wages have fallen for many workers.
Sep 22, 2022
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Sep 22, 2022
Sep 8, 2022
Essential and remote-working industry jobs surpass pre-pandemic levels, while employment in face-to-face industries lags by more than nine percent
Sep 8, 2022
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Sep 8, 2022
Aug 18, 2022
Labor force participation and employment rates have recovered for the city's women workers, but not men.
Aug 18, 2022
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Aug 18, 2022
Aug 4, 2022
Amidst Recession Concerns, Congress Funds Steps Toward Green Job Growth and Economic Recovery
Aug 4, 2022
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Aug 4, 2022
Jul 21, 2022
New York City’s young adults are bearing the brunt of the pandemic jobs displacement; the employment rate for young men plunges to 34 percent.
Jul 21, 2022
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Jul 21, 2022
Jun 16, 2022
Interest rate increases likely will slow the recovery in the state’s three regions; NYC’s tech industry has 6.4 percent more jobs than pre-pandemic, but lags the nation.
Jun 16, 2022
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Jun 16, 2022
Jun 2, 2022
New York City has gained back 100,000 jobs during the first four months of this year but employment in face-to-face industries is still nearly 10 percent below pre-pandemic levels.
Jun 2, 2022
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Jun 2, 2022
May 12, 2022
Considering recent economic turmoil, three problems are likely to beset the city’s job market for the next year or two.
May 12, 2022
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May 12, 2022
Apr 21, 2022
Recovering industries continue to account for most of the city’s job gains; the number of households turning to public assistance is rising sharply
Apr 21, 2022
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Apr 21, 2022
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