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12 FEBRUARY 07, 2025

NYC Mayor Adams Celebrates

New All-Time High Total Jobs Record, Again

Milestone Follows Mayor Adams’ 2025 State of the City Commitment to

Make New York City Best, Most Affordable Place to Raise a Family

OUR BUREAU

NEW YORK, NY
ew York City Mayor Eric
Adams this week celebrat-
Ned that New York City has,
once again, set another record for an
all-time high total number of jobs in
the city’s history, with 4,770,981 total
jobs, according to new data released
by the New York State Department
of Labor. This is the eighth time the
Adams administration has broken the
all-time high jobs record since Mayor
Adams entered office. Included in the
all-time high jobs number is an all-
time high private-sector job record
with 4,197,501 jobs.
“Today, our administration did
my favorite thing: break records. For
the eighth time since I’ve entered
office, we have broken the all-time
jobs records in our city,” Mayor Ad-
ams. “Since day one, our administra-
tion has been committed to making ic security and allows New Yorkers to an economic impact of $2 billion and proposal, a set of citywide zoning
our city more affordable; to ensuring find their passion. Together, our ad- help create over 14,000 jobs. To en- changes the Adams administration
opportunity reaches every borough, ministration is going to help put New sure that every New Yorker has the introduced that will further fuel New
block, and neighborhood; and to Yorkers back to work, continue to chance to compete for city business, York City’s economic recovery and
giving working-class New Yorkers grow our economy, and ensure that the Adams administration awarded pave the way for a more inclusive
access to good-paying, fulfilling jobs. prosperity touches every zip code a record $6.4 billion in minority-or and prosperous future for New York
We’re building a pipeline to ensure as we make New York City the best women-owned business enterprise businesses. Together, the proposed
our young people and disadvantaged place to raise a family.” (M/WBE) contracts in Fiscal Year set of changes will help businesses
communities are on pathways to In October 2023, the Adams ad- 2024 and ensured the highest agency find space and grow, support en-
training opportunities and sustain- ministration first broke records for utilization of M/WBEs in city history. trepreneurs and freelancers, boost

able, full-time jobs. We know that the most jobs in city history — one Under the Adams administra- growing industries, and enable more
our city’s shared economic prosperity year ahead of schedule. Since break- tion, New York City has a record vibrant streetscapes and commercial
must hit every zip code and that no ing that first record, the administra- 183,000 small businesses, with one corridors — all helping contribute
New Yorker should be left behind. tion has gone even further to help in five current small business formed to more jobs in New York City.
That’s why we are closing the gap create jobs, including by connecting since the start of the Adams admin- As of November of 2024, the Ad-
and bringing jobs directly to the com- nearly 8,500 job seekers to employ- istration. The administration’s Small ams administration had connected
munities still facing unemployment. ment, free training, and workforce Business Opportunity Fund has young New Yorkers to over 15,000
Finally, New York City will continue development through its “JobsNYC” awarded more than $85 million in apprenticeship opportunities, more
to lead the way in being a hub for initiative. The Adams administration capital to over 1,000 small businesses than halfway to the administration’s
new, emerging sectors — from life also unveiled the Green Economy since launching in 2023, while store- moonshot goal of 30,000 appren-
sciences and health care to tech and Action Plan to support nearly 400,000 front vacancy rates have dropped for ticeships by 2030 ahead of schedule.
AI — our city will create the jobs of “green-collar” jobs by 2040 and se- four consecutive quarters. Additionally, in 2024, more than
tomorrow, starting today because a cured the 2026 FIFA World Cup Fi- In June 2024, Mayor Adams 100,000 young people participated
job is more than a paycheck — it’s nal and other matches for the New celebrated the passage of his “City in the city’s Summer Youth Employ-
the bedrock of financial and econom- York-New Jersey region that will have of Yes for Economic Opportunity” ment Program.

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