N.Y. State Department of Labor Economy Loses More Than 1.7 Million Private Sector Jobs in April 2020
May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020
ALBANY, New York, May 22 -- The New York State Department of Labor issued the following news:
According to the preliminary results from the U.S. Department of Labor's business and household surveys for April 2020, the number of private sector jobs in New York State decreased over the month by 1,764,600, or 21.4 percent, to 6,467,600. This was the state's largest monthly employment drop on record. Just under one-third of the monthly jobs decline occurred in leisure and hospitality (- . . .
According to the preliminary results from the U.S. Department of Labor's business and household surveys for April 2020, the number of private sector jobs in New York State decreased over the month by 1,764,600, or 21.4 percent, to 6,467,600. This was the state's largest monthly employment drop on record. Just under one-third of the monthly jobs decline occurred in leisure and hospitality (- . . .