James Parrott says New York City added 22,000 jobs last year
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Updated · THE CITY · May 6
James Parrott says New York City added 22,000 jobs last year
4 articles · Updated · THE CITY · May 6
He said state labor officials wrongly reported a 20,000-job loss after miscounting home health care employment, while city forecasters had expected roughly 40,000 new jobs in 2025.
Parrott attributed two years of inaccurate data to tracking problems after Medicaid rules expanded paid caregiving, with a 2025 shift to a single intermediary exposing overcounts in the city and undercounts elsewhere.
The error clouds 2026 comparisons, including a reported 37,000-job decline over 12 months, as economists warn slowing growth, higher unemployment and weakness in leisure, hospitality and construction.
How might NYC's economic future shift as job data corrections reveal deeper weaknesses in healthcare and rising poverty, especially with looming Medicaid cuts?
With federal scrutiny on Medicaid reforms and AI threatening more jobs, what strategies can NYC use to protect both workers and vulnerable residents?