New York City loses 17,000 leisure and hospitality jobs over past year
A report from the New York City comptroller reveals significant employment drops across the private sector, with leisure and hospitality losing thousands of jobs.
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New York City lost 30,000 private sector jobs over two months, according to a report released by City Comptroller Mark Levine. The city registered a private sector job loss of 7,400 in August and a decline of 23,000 in September. The New York Post reported that finance and tourism led the overall private sector declines. [1]
The leisure and hospitality sector experienced notable losses despite a relatively strong tourism season. Levine stated that leisure and hospitality employment fell by 7,700 positions in September alone. Over the past year, employment in the sector dropped by 17,000 jobs. [1]
The job losses highlight ongoing economic challenges for local business operators across the city. Comptroller Levine described the employment figures as a concerning trend for the municipality. [1]
In short
- New York City lost 30,000 private sector jobs in August and September.
- Leisure and hospitality employment fell by 7,700 jobs in September.
- The leisure and hospitality sector lost 17,000 jobs over the past year.
Sources
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- [1]NYC lost 30K private sector jobs in just 2 months as comptroller sounds alarm on ‘concerning’ trendNew York Post, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]These are the NYC neighborhoods that will get free 2-K next fallGothamist, 1d ago
- [3]NYC lost 30K private sector jobs in just 2 months as comptroller sounds alarm on ‘concerning’ trendYahoo, 12h ago
- [4]NYC adds 10,000 new 2-K seats for next fallQueens Chronicle, 1d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 4 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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