In September 2020, the number of private sector jobs in New York State increased over the month by 75,300, or 1.0%, to 7,285,400, according to preliminary figures released today by the New York State Department of Labor. This represents the fifth straight month of job gains for the Empire State. New York’s private sector job growth outpaced the nation’s private sector job growth — 0.7% in September 2020 — for the third month in a row.