Mamdani acknowledges ‘troubling’ job numbers while he pushes for higher taxes

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani recognized that the city’s private-sector job numbers are “troubling,” as concerns about a business exodus grow due to proposals to raise taxes further in the city. In early April, New York state’s Department of Labor reported that the Big Apple lost 19,500 jobs from January 2025 to January 2026, []