The media capital of the world has lost more than 30,000 information services jobs since 2000, Comptroller Bill Thompson said yesterday.
Thompson issued a report saying the industry — one of New York’s traditional leaders — provided 192,300 jobs in September 2000. Two months ago, the number was down to 161,500.
“The scary part of this is that not all of this is due to the recession,” said Frank Braconi, the comptroller’s chief economist.
The information-services category covers a wide swath, from traditional publishing to broadcasting to new media.
In another shift, Braconi said that for the first time more people here are employed in higher education than in manufacturing, 93,400 vs. 83,700.
“It’s been moving in that direction for 100 years,” he explained. “Now it’s accelerated.”
The crossover occurred “sometime in 2008,” Braconi added.