The state’s Department of Labor says that the number of private sector jobs increased once again over the last month.
In July the number of jobs increased by 43,800 or 0.6%. It represented the largest net gain in private sector jobs since March 2021.
The number of private sector jobs in the U.S. also increased by 0.6%.
New York State’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from 7.7% to 7.6% in July.
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