Mamdani Faces Pressure Over NYC Jobs Plan as Unemployment Holds at 5.6%

1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 2

Five months into his term, Mayor Zohran Mamdani still has not released a detailed jobs plan, drawing criticism as New York job growth slowed last year.
At a City Council budget hearing, interim Economic Development Corp. president Jeanny Pak highlighted grocery-store and modular-bathroom plans but did not address hiring, prompting Speaker Julie Menin to warn of job losses.
New York City has about 4.2 million private-sector jobs and has largely recovered from pandemic-era losses, but much of the recent growth has come in lower-paying roles such as home health aides.
That mix is fueling concern among business leaders and city officials that the city may struggle to generate enough higher-paying jobs as economic headwinds build.

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