Job losses in New York are having a very adverse effect on New Yorkers’ income and their well-being. The COVID-19 recession has hurt every area in New York state and has erased more than 1.8 million jobs throughout the entire state. According to U.S. Census Bureau survey information released on Thursday by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, 53% of New York adults age 18 and over live in households that have lost employment income since mid-March; this is higher than the national figure of 48%.