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New York #10
65.8 composite of 100 Based on 61% of intended metrics
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Kathy Hochul D
Mayor · since 2021-08-24
Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18
Establishment entry rate (new business formation)12.4% · Census BDS 2022 ·
65.9
Job creation rate17.174% · Census BDS 2022 ·
53.6
Nonfarm job growth (YoY)0.35% · April 2026 ·
77.9
Not yet sourced: Metro GDP growth (BEA metro GDP key blocked by signup CAPTCHA); Business survival rate (BLS BED ingest pending); Cost of doing business (C2ER + Tax Foundation feed pending).