NAICS 56

Administrative and Support Services in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY

Metro Market Score 72.7 (Difficult), ranked #253 of 267 metros. 36,217 establishments, 540,695 jobs.

Metro Market Score 72.7

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Difficult

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national administrative and support services average.

💰High-Cost Market

Wage costs in New York-Newark-Jersey City's administrative and support services sector are well above the metro average, with wage competitiveness at 95.5 and rising pressure at 57.7. New entrants should factor higher labor costs into their financial projections for this market.

Industry Concentration

77.2

LQ: 0.97

Rank #206 of 267 metros

Wage Competitiveness

95.5

$67,360 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 40.1

Employment growth index

Rank #161 of 267 metros

Wage Pressure

57.7

YoY wage change index

36,217 Administrative and Support Services Firms in New York-Newark-Jersey City

36,217

Establishments

-4.0% YoY

540,695

Total Employment

-3.3% YoY

$67,360

Average Annual Wage

+3.5% YoY

0.97

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within New York

#11 of 11

administrative and support services metros in state

New York state rank

#44 of 51

for administrative and support services entry risk

vs State Median

+15.4

worse than median (57.2)

New York-Newark-Jersey City vs New York Statewide

How this metro's administrative and support services market compares to New York overall. The state ranks #44/51 for entry risk.

Measure	New York-Newark-Jersey City	NY Statewide
Overall Score	72.7 Difficult	47.6 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#253 of 267 metros	#44 of 51 states

Metro and state scores use different methodologies (metro has 4 QCEW-based metrics; state adds BDS survival and momentum data). Direct score comparisons are approximate.

Other Industries in New York-Newark-Jersey City

Healthcare and Social Assistance 57.5 Accommodation and Food Services 66.4 Retail Trade 70.0 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 79.1 Other Services 82.0

Administrative and Support Services in Other New York Metros

Elmira 22.4 #6/267 Utica-Rome 38.7 #48/267 Ithaca 40.6 #59/267 Watertown-Fort Drum 53.5 #142/267 Rochester 55.8 #162/267 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh 57.2 #174/267 Syracuse 57.8 #177/267 Glens Falls 59.7 #191/267 Buffalo-Cheektowaga 64.1 #217/267 Kingston 67.5 #232/267

Administrative and Support Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of New York-Newark-Jersey City's 72.7 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 72.7 #252/267 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC 72.8 #254/267 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT 72.8 #255/267 Monroe, MI 72.5 #251/267 Tucson, AZ 72.9 #256/267 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 71.7 #250/267 Greeley, CO 71.2 #249/267 Midland, MI 74.6 #257/267 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 70.4 #248/267 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 75.0 #258/267

Administrative and Support Services in States Bordering New York

State-level entry risk for administrative and support services in adjacent states. Use this to weigh cross-border options.

Pennsylvania 25.3 #6/51 Connecticut 32.1 #10/51 Massachusetts 35.4 #17/51 New Jersey 41.0 #24/51 Vermont 43.4 #38/51

Browse Administrative and Support Services in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for administrative and support services across all 51 markets, sorted by rank.

About Metro Market Score: A weighted composite of industry concentration (25%), wage competitiveness (25%), wage pressure (20%), and employment growth trend (30%). Lower scores indicate more favorable conditions. For New York-Newark-Jersey City's administrative and support services sector, the wage competitiveness component (95.5) has the strongest pull on the composite. Metro scores use QCEW data only (no BDS survival data at metro level). Read full methodology →

Data Sources

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Bureau of Labor Statistics. MSA-level establishment counts, employment, wages, and location quotients for the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment