Health Care, Technical Services Among NY's Strongest Job Sectors

Education and health services is the sector where job growth has been the strongest in the past 12 months in New York.

That’s private educational services, not public education.

The government sector, which includes both public education and public health, grew a little since July 2014, reversing years of losses since the Great Recession started.

Private educational and health services added the most jobs (+67,700) of any major industry sector over the past year. Sector job gains were mostly in health care and social assistance (+46,900), especially ambulatory health care services (+31,300).

Professional and business services had the second largest increase in jobs (+34,400) between July 2014 and July 2015. Over the past year, sector job gains were mostly in professional, scientific and technical services (+23,500) and in administrative and support services (+9,300).

The third largest employment increase over the past year was registered in trade, transportation and utilities (+26,400), with sector gains centered in retail trade (+11,600) and in transportation and warehousing (+10,800).

Natural resources and mining was the only industry sector to lose jobs (-300) between July 2014 and July 2015.

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The table below compares the over-the-year change in jobs by major industry sector in New York State occurring between July 2014 and July 2015.

*Educational and health services is in the private sector. Government includes public education and public health services.

Sectors With Job Gains:

• Educational & Health Services* +67,700
• Professional & Business Services +34,400
• Trade, Transportation & Utilities +26,400
• Leisure & Hospitality +22,600
• Other Services +18,000
• Construction +15,500
• Financial Activities +1,900
• Manufacturing +1,900
• Information +900
• Government* +700

Sectors With Job Losses:

• Natural Resources & Mining -300