New York Loses 23,400 Private Jobs in August as Unemployment Falls to 4.3%
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Updated · NNY360 · Sep 17
New York Loses 23,400 Private Jobs in August as Unemployment Falls to 4.3%
2 articles · Updated · NNY360 · Sep 17
Summary
23,400 private-sector jobs disappeared in New York in August, leaving the state's seasonally adjusted private payrolls at 8,413,900, according to preliminary Labor Department figures.
0.3% was the month-on-month drop from July, even as New York's unemployment rate declined to 4.3%.
127,000 private jobs were added nationally in August, a 0.1% increase that contrasted with New York's losses.