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Nonagricultural Wage Salary Employment

1995-2023
(average annual employment in thousands)

	2023^(b)	2022^(b)	2021^(b)	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996	1995
Private Employment:
Services^(a)	2,800	2,626	2,453	2,350	2,712	2,625	2,548	2,481	2,398	2,308	2,214	2,137	2,066	1,996	1,956	1,980	1,917	1,869	1,827	1,788	1,768	1,778	1,818	1,798	1,716	1,651	1,590	1,535	1,481
Wholesale Trade	130	127	123	121	141	142	143	144	145	143	141	140	139	137	139	149	150	149	148	148	148	149	156	155	156	153	155	153	158
Retail Trade	302	303	293	286	349	351	352	353	353	351	340	328	315	303	292	300	295	287	281	274	267	268	272	282	270	260	253	248	243
Manufacturing	57	57	54	53	68	71	74	77	79	77	77	77	76	76	82	96	101	106	114	121	127	140	156	177	187	196	201	200	208
Financial Activities	493	467	465	470	485	477	469	466	459	449	437	438	438	427	434	465	468	458	445	436	434	445	474	489	481	477	468	464	467
Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities	143	144	135	127	147	143	139	135	132	126	123	122	122	120	122	126	125	123	119	119	119	119	129	133	131	129	130	132	132
Construction	149	137	141	138	161	159	153	147	139	129	122	116	112	113	121	133	127	119	113	112	113	116	122	120	112	101	93	91	90
Total Private Employment	4,074	3,860	3,664	3,545	4,063	3,968	3,877	3,801	3,704	3,583	3,454	3,358	3,268	3,172	3,146	3,249	3,183	3,111	3,047	2,998	2,976	3,015	3,127	3,154	3,053	2,967	2,890	2,823	2,779
Government	571	575	574	588	587	585	585	584	580	573	571	571	571	571	573	579	559	555	556	554	557	566	565	569	568	561	552	546	560
Total	4,645	4,435	4,238	4,133	4,650	4,553	4,462	4,385	4,284	4,157	4,025	3,929	3,839	3,743	3,719	3,828	3,742	3,666	3,603	3,552	3,533	3,581	3,692	3,723	3,621	3,528	3,442	3,369	3,339
Percentage Increase (Decrease) from Prior Year	2.4%	4.7%	2%	(11.1%)	2.1%	2.1%	1.8%	2.4%	3.1%	3.3%	2.5%	4.7%	2.4%	5.6%	(2.6%)	7.3%	5.3%	1.8%	1.4%	0.5%	(1.4%)	(2.9%)	(0.8%)	2.8%	2.6%	2.5%	2.2%	0.9%	0.5%

(a) Includes rounding adjustment

(b) Six months average

NOTES: This Schedule is provided in lieu of a schedule of principal employee because it provides more meaningful information. Other than the City of New York, no single employer employs more than 2 percent of total non agricultural employees.

Data are not seasonally adjusted.

Source: New York State Department of Labor, Division of Research and Statistics.