NEW YORK — Private industry employers reported 122,400 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in New York in 2024, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The resulting incidence rate was 1.9 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers, compared to 2.1 a year prior. In 2024, the national incidence rate was 2.3.

Among the highlights from today’s release:

• New York’s private industry incidence rates ranged from 0.4 in financial activities to 2.8 in trade, transportation, and utilities.
• 71,600 incidents in the state’s private sector were of a more severe nature, resulting in days away from work, job transfer, or restriction.
• In 2024, injuries accounted for 94% of total recordable cases in the state’s private sector.
• New York’s state and local government sector reported 58,500 injury and illness cases, resulting in a rate of 5.7.

Additional resources related to today’s regional release:

• National trends were featured in a release published last month: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/osh.pdf.
• Related charts, including maps, are available at https://www.bls.gov/charts/injuries-and-illnesses/total-nonfatal-work-injuries-and-illnesses-by-year.htm#.
• Additional data, including information about workplace fatalities, can be accessed here: https://www.bls.gov/iif/state-data.htm.

Recently issued by BLS:

• Over the year, total compensation in the private sector rose 3.4% nationwide; wages and salaries increased 3.3%, and benefit costs rose 3.4%. See https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/eci.pdf.
• Over the past year, U.S. import prices were unchanged and export prices increased 3.1%. See https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ximpim.pdf.
• On average, workers in the United States spent 44.9% of the workday sitting and 55.1% standing in 2025. See https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2026/on-average-workers-spent-44-9-percent-of-the-workday-sitting-in-2025.htm.