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Covered employment (QCEW) in New York

Covered employment (QCEW) in New York was 9,791,529 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, jobs9,791,529
Change on 2024+0.9%
Rank4th of 51US states ranked
Series high9,791,5292025
Series low8,224,3872003

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Covered employment (QCEW) in New York, 2001 to 2025

8M8.5M9M9.5M10M20012005200920132017202120252001: 8,423,312 jobs2002: 8,272,274 jobs2003: 8,224,387 jobs2004: 8,271,927 jobs2005: 8,348,739 jobs2006: 8,429,519 jobs2007: 8,554,012 jobs2008: 8,608,351 jobs2009: 8,343,862 jobs2010: 8,340,732 jobs2011: 8,444,791 jobs2012: 8,563,125 jobs2013: 8,685,758 jobs2014: 8,846,774 jobs2015: 9,014,385 jobs2016: 9,154,025 jobs2017: 9,276,868 jobs2018: 9,432,830 jobs2019: 9,542,899 jobs2020: 8,585,181 jobs2021: 8,817,105 jobs2022: 9,264,611 jobs2023: 9,471,806 jobs2024: 9,705,821 jobs2025: 9,791,529 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodjobs
20259,791,529
20249,705,821
20239,471,806
20229,264,611
20218,817,105
20208,585,181
20199,542,899
20189,432,830
20179,276,868
20169,154,025
20159,014,385
20148,846,774
20138,685,758
20128,563,125
20118,444,791
20108,340,732
20098,343,862
20088,608,351
20078,554,012
20068,429,519
20058,348,739
20048,271,927
20038,224,387
20028,272,274
20018,423,312

Compared with United States

Place2025
New York9,791,529
United States155,732,363

Rankings

Definition

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Covered employment (QCEW), New York, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), New York, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/new-york. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Covered employment (QCEW), New York, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/new-york.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (QCEW), New York, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/covered-employment/new-york (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in New York?

Covered employment (QCEW) in New York was 9,791,529 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.9% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in New York?

9,791,529 jobs in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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