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A look at the area unemployment-rate picture
Unemployment rates fell across Central New York’s metropolitan areas in November, signaling an improving job market, the New York State Department of Labor reported Dec. 24 The Syracuse metro area’s jobless rate slipped to 6.7 percent in November from 7 percent in October and 7.8 percent in November 2012. In the Binghamton region, the […]
U.S. Department of Labor okays TAA for Daikin Applied union employees
AUBURN — The U.S. Department of Labor has accepted the United Steelworkers Local 32’s application for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for 267 local employees at
New York’s initial jobless claims fall 37 percent in latest week
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state in the week ending Dec. 14 fell by 12,706, or 37 percent,
CNY unemployment rates fall in November
Unemployment rates fell across Central New York’s metropolitan areas in November, signaling an improving job market, the New York State Department of Labor reported Tuesday. The
State unemployment rate falls to 7.4 percent in November
New York’s unemployment rate declined to 7.4 percent in November, from 7.7 percent in October, hitting its lowest level since January 2009. That’s according to
SUNY-ESF offers online course to tackle worker shortage in radiation curing
SYRACUSE — The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) is offering a new online program that will provide “specialized” training to address, what is seen as, a “workforce shortage” in radiation curing, also known as energy curing. Radiation curing is a manufacturing technique that uses ultraviolet light (UV) or
New York’s initial jobless claims soar 71 percent in latest week
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state in the week ending Dec. 7 jumped by 71 percent to 34,414
AT&T plans to fill more than 140 jobs across New York
AT&T, Inc. (NYSE: T) announced it has plans to hire workers for more than 140 jobs across New York state. The positions will focus on
Wells Fargo survey: small-business owners divided on increasing the minimum wage
Small-business owners are divided on whether the national minimum wage should be increased. That’s according to the most-recent Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index. In the survey, conducted Oct. 23-29, small-business owners were split between those who approve (47 percent) and those who disapprove (50 percent) of a law raising the national minimum wage to $9.50
State awards funding in third round of Regional Economic Development Council initiative
New York has awarded Central New York nearly $67 million, the Southern Tier almost $82 million, and the Mohawk Valley more than $84 million in
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