New York Adds Nearly 3,000 Jobs in September

New York State’s economy added 2,900 private sector jobs in September, which brought the state's job count to an all-time high of 7.3 million, the State Department of Labor reported late last week.

In 2012, the state has added 107,200 private sector jobs. This year-to-date increase contributed to the state's overall recovery of 352,500 private sector jobs since November 2009. New York State is one of only five states in the country that have regained all of the private sector jobs lost in the recession.

The state's unemployment rate fell in September by 0.2% to 8.9%. In addition, the number of unemployed in the state declined by 23,200, from 871,600 to 848,400.