STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City has added tens of thousands of jobs over the past year, with two industries accounting for the vast majority of new employment opportunities.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released New York area employment data showing that the total number of non-farm jobs in New York City grew 1.8% from November 2023 to November 2024, from 4,732,000 to 4,818,000, representing the creation of 86,000 new jobs.

As is often the case, some industries and sectors saw significant job creation while others experienced thousands of jobs lost.

Education and health services saw, by far, the largest increase in total jobs created, 81,000 new jobs, an increase of roughly 6.6%.

The leisure and hospitality industry had the second-largest amount of job growth, with 15,100 new jobs, representing a 3.4% increase.

The trade, transportation and utilities sector grew 1.3%, creating 7,400 new jobs over the 12-month span.

Other sectors to experience growth included government jobs, which saw 6,200 new employment opportunities, and other services, which increased by roughly 1,000 jobs.

But as previously noted, various industries saw a decrease in total jobs over the past year.

The most heavily impacted were information-based jobs, which dropped by 9,400, representing a decrease of roughly 4.4% from November 2023.

The mining, logging and construction industries saw their job totals decrease roughly 5.5%, with 7,800 jobs lost over the past year.

Other sectors to experience job loss include financial activities, which fell by 3,300 jobs, professional and business services, which fell by 2,100 jobs, and manufacturing, which fell by 1,200 jobs.