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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2000

Release #318-00

 
Contact: Sunny Mindel/Michael Anton (212) 788-2958




MAYOR GIULIANI ANNOUNCES NEW YORK CITY'S JOB CREATION
CONTINUES AT RECORD PACE

City's Unemployment Rate Falls To Lowest Level In More Than 10 Years

Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani announced today that, according to employment figures released by the New York State Department of Labor, New York City's private sector job growth remains strong, with the creation of 22,000 new private sector jobs in July.

When compared to July of last year, private sector employment is up by 80,100 jobs. Since January 1994 the City has created 422,000 new private sector jobs, a dramatic reversal after the City's loss of 348,000 jobs in the early 1990s.

In addition, the Mayor also noted that the City's unemployment rate fell to 5.5%, from 5.6% in June, to the lowest rate in more than 10 years. The City's unemployment rate is down more than four percentage points since December 1993, when unemployment was 10.2%.

"New York City is on pace for another record year in job creation," said Mayor Giuliani. "With the creation of an incredible 22,000 private sector jobs last month, this is more great news for our City's economy and further proof that New York City's economic renaissance continues to surge."

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