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City Comptroller Mark Levine’s report reveals the damage NYC’s private sector has suffered

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Calvo, S. V. (2026, October 24). City Comptroller Mark Levine’s report reveals the damage NYC’s private sector has suffered. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/23/opinion/city-comptroller-mark-levines-report-reveals-the-damage-the-private-sector-industry-has-suffered-across-nyc/

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Mark Levine’s report for New York City shows that private sector employment decreased by about 23,000 jobs in September and dropped by around 32,000 over the past year, excluding healthcare and social assistance sectors which added nearly 30,000 jobs. The report highlights the disparity between growing government and healthcare employment and declining private sector roles, questioning the sustainability of relying on public-sector growth for economic recovery. It also points out that despite positive indicators like increased Wall Street profits and higher hotel occupancy rates, job losses persist in leisure and hospitality sectors, raising concerns about business investment climate and regulatory burdens in New York City.

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As of 2026-10-24, City Comptroller Mark Levine released a report highlighting the decline in private sector employment in New York City despite economic indicators suggesting otherwise. The city's private employers lost approximately 23,000 jobs in September alone, with nearly 32,000 jobs disappearing from sectors outside healthcare and social assistance over the past year. In contrast, government employment increased by almost 10,000 jobs, while healthcare and social assistance added close to 30,000 positions.

Notably, financial sector profits surged 51% in the first half of the year, office leasing improved, and hotel occupancy reached over 90% in September. However, the leisure and hospitality industry experienced a significant loss of roughly 17,000 jobs annually. This report raises questions about the sustainability of relying on public-sector employment for economic growth.

The report underscores the challenge of getting more money into New Yorkers' wallets amidst these contradictory trends, emphasizing the need for businesses to invest in expansion and hiring despite potential risks.

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New York City loads the wrong side of that calculation.

right criticizes city taxes as a burden on businesses
The city levies a standard corporate income tax rate of 8.85%, with different rates for qualifying firms, on top of state and federal obligations.

right describes high business taxation negatively
City Hall’s own outreach effort, as part of Mayor Mamdani’s “OPEN for Business” initiative, identified some of the problems: Unclear compliance requirements and inconsistent enforcement set up expensive, infuriating roadblocks.

right criticizes regulatory burdens on businesses
Now it’s time to make the bureaucracy move. Paperwork doesn’t fill an order or serve a customer, but somebody still has to pay for the time it consumes.

right calls for reducing bureaucratic red tape

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🔮 That requires businesses willing to gamble on another location, an expansion, another team or another shift.

2026-10-24 · assertive framing · City Comptroller Mark Levine’s report reveals the damage NYC’s private sector has suffered

🔮 Last week Mamdani backed the People and Organizations Winning Economic Relief Act, or POWER — a new City Council bill that would create a sweeping new municipal right to sue businesses.

2026-10-12 · mixed framing · Mamdani’s new socialist outrage means more woe for NYC small businesses

Also by Santiago Vidal Calvo

Mamdani’s new socialist outrage means more woe for NYC small businesses

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New York City keeps making it harder to sign the front of a paycheck — and Comptroller Mark Levine’s latest report should scare everyone who cashes one. asserted

who → keep → one

Private employers shed roughly 23,000 jobs in September, while private employment outside healthcare and social assistance fell about 32,000 over the past year. asserted

employment → shed → year

Government employment, meanwhile, grew by nearly 10,000 jobs, and healthcare and social assistance added almost 30,000. asserted

healthcare → grow → 30,000

It’s not sustainable for any city to rely on public-sector employment for its jobs. asserted

city → ’ → jobs

This should make City Hall ask what it takes to get the private market hiring again. asserted

market → make → what

Some of the report’s brightest numbers make that question harder to dodge. asserted

question → make → numbers

Wall Street profits jumped 51% in the year’s first half, office leasing has strengthened, and hotel occupancy topped 90% in September. Yet leisure and hospitality lost roughly 17,000 jobs over the year. asserted

leisure → jump → year

Undeniably, there’s money moving through New York: The challenge is getting more of it into New Yorkers’ wallets. asserted

challenge → ’ → wallets

That requires businesses willing to gamble on another location, an expansion, another team or another shift. asserted

That → require → location

For an owner weighing this question, the answer is brutally simple: Will the return justify the risk? asserted

return → weigh → risk

New York City loads the wrong side of that calculation. asserted

City → load → calculation

The city levies a standard corporate income tax rate of 8.85%, with different rates for qualifying firms, on top of state and federal obligations. asserted

city → levy → obligations

Covered unincorporated businesses, including sole proprietorships and partnerships, instead face a 4% tax on taxable business income allocated to the city. asserted

businesses → include → city

It also charges commercial rent tax: an effective 3.9% on covered commercial tenants’ base rent in Manhattan south of 96th Street. asserted

It → charge → Street

The city takes a cut simply because a business rents space — before it makes a single sale. asserted

it → take → sale

For an entrepreneur considering another lease, that’s another expense the expansion must earn back on top of the investment. asserted

expansion → consider → investment

City Hall’s own outreach effort, as part of Mayor Mamdani’s “OPEN for Business” initiative, identified some of the problems: Unclear compliance requirements and inconsistent enforcement set up expensive, infuriating roadblocks. uncertain

requirements → open → roadblocks

Now it’s time to make the bureaucracy move. asserted

bureaucracy → ’ → ?

Paperwork doesn’t fill an order or serve a customer, but somebody still has to pay for the time it consumes. asserted

it → fill → time

And while Levine describes New York City as a “low-hire, low-fire” economy, that’s only half the story. asserted

that → describe → economy

A business’ abandoned expansion never produces a layoff notice, but the missing jobs still impact the New Yorkers who might have filled them. uncertain

who → abandon → them

For Gotham to keep growing, New Yorkers need employers who can afford to sign the next paycheck. asserted

who → keep → paycheck

City Comptroller Mark Levine’s report reveals the damage NYC’s private sector has suffered

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