Several teaching jobs in New York that were expected to be cut may now be safe due to the new budget.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently announced that the thousands of teaching jobs he threatened to cut should be safe under the new state budget that has been approved in Albany, according to an article by Newsday.

The state plans to increase aid to public schools by about $1.1 billion and get rid of the governor's proposed $700 million education cut. When Bloomberg presented a preliminary budget plan in January, he warned that 14,000 teachers could lose their jobs because of a decrease in state funding.

The education industry is one of the few that are often considered to be recession-proof, meaning those industries continue to add jobs despite a deteriorating economy and job losses in other industries.

The New York-White Plains-Wayne area's education and health services industry employed 983,100 workers during February, according to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down up from 972,700 workers during January and a 1.7 percent increase from last year.

The area's unemployment rate increased from 7.3 percent to 8.3 percent during February. The area had a total non-farm employment of 5,123,800 workers during February, down from 5,131,600 workers during January and a 2.1 percent decrease from last year.

Statewide, New York state's education and health services industry employed 1,647,400 workers during February, up from 1,647,200 workers during January and a 1.7 percent increase from last year.

The state overall saw its unemployment rate increase from 7 percent to 7.8 percent during February. New York state had a total non-farm employment of 8,671,600 workers, down from 8,699,400 workers during January and a 1.5 percent decrease from last year.

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