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Mamdani job portal drew 80,000 applicants and produced 31 hires, THE CITY reports

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration job portal received 80,000 applications but only hired 31 people, resulting in a 0.039% success rate, THE CITY reports.

Exterior of New York City Hall in Lower Manhattan, seat of the NYC mayor administration. Establishes the story because the article is a citywide policy item about Mayor Mamdani administration job port

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Feb. 9, 2026 · 1 min read

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Mamdani job portal drew 80,000 applicants and produced 31 hires, THE CITY reports

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration job portal received 80,000 applications but only hired 31 people, resulting in a 0.039% success rate, THE CITY reports.

Mamdani job portal drew 80,000 applicants and produced 31 hires, THE CITY reports
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An online job portal tied to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration drew roughly 80,000 applicants and resulted in only 31 hires, according to a figure surfaced by the news outlet THE CITY in its newsletter on February 6.

The disparity between the volume of applications and the small number of people ultimately hired was the central point flagged by THE CITY, which put the portal’s overall success rate…

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