Census 2020: Your Participation Matters, February 2020
Every ten years, the U.S. Constitution requires the government to perform a count of the population, known as a census.
New York State
Report on the State Fiscal Year 2020-21 Enacted Budget: Budgeting in a Time of Crisis, April 2020
New York State is facing extraordinary challenges as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Its punishing impacts include shutting down much of the economy, throwing millions of Americans out of work, and devastating State finances.
Understanding Local Government Sales Tax in New York State - 2020 Update
New York State imposes a "general sales tax" at a single rate on most goods and some services. Counties and cities can impose their own local sales tax in addition to the State rate. This report is an update to the Office of the State Comptroller’s March 2015 publication on local government sales taxes in New York State.
New York’s Balance of Payments in the Federal Budget - Federal Fiscal Year 2018, January 2020
New York’s Alexander Hamilton played a central role among our nation’s Founders, as the Broadway musical bearing his name reminds us. One of the questions Hamilton analyzed as he sought to build support for a stronger central government was the potential for “inequality among the States” in paying federal taxes. Well over two centuries later, that issue remains a national concern.
Third Quarter 2020 Local Sales Tax Collections Down 9.5 Percent; New York City’s Decline Offsets Uptick in the Rest of State
Statewide local sales tax collections in the third quarter of 2020 declined by 9.5 percent, or $452 million, over the same quarter in 2019. This decrease, while alarming in a typical year, was still a marked improvement from the 27.1 percent drop in the second quarter, which reflected the peak of the economic impact to date from the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York’s Balance of Payments in the Federal Budget – Federal Fiscal Year 2019, November 2020
In Federal Fiscal Year 2019, New York State generated $23.7 billion more in federal taxes than it received in federal spending. In total dollars, New York’s deficit was the highest among the 50 states. For every tax dollar paid to Washington, our State received 91 cents in return—well below the national average of $1.24.
New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (December 2, 2020)
After losing more than 1.9 million jobs in March and April, New York State saw steady gains, averaging over 174,000 jobs in each of the following five months.
New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (November 12, 2020)
Total employment in New York State fell in March, and again—much more sharply—in April, with a combined loss of more than 1.9 million jobs.
New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (October 28, 2020)
New York State’s unemployment rate dropped to 9.7 percent in September, marking the first time the rate has been below 10 percent since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (October 14, 2020)
While all states have lost employment since the COVID-19 pandemic struck earlier this year, New York surpasses almost every other in both number and percentage of job losses.