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Governor Kathy Hochul today celebrated New York’s full economic recovery from the pandemic following the release of New York State Department of Labor data showing a total statewide private-sector job count of 8,346,200 jobs – the highest level on record. According to the new data, New York gained 47,000 private-sector jobs in January 2024 with key sectors like Private Education and Health Services, Leisure and Hospitality, and Professional and Business Services driving job growth. Overall, the state has recovered 1,935,600 private-sector jobs since the height of the pandemic in April 2020 when statewide jobs reached a 30-year low of just 6.4 million jobs. Read the full story here.