Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions declined in January compared to a year ago. The figures are part of the latest New York State Department of Labor data released March 12. The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Elmira areas gained jobs between January 2018 and this past […]
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions declined in January compared to a year ago.
The figures are part of the latest New York State Department of Labor data released March 12.
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Elmira areas gained jobs between January 2018 and this past January. Bucking the trend, the Ithaca region lost jobs in that period.
That’s according to the latest monthly employment report that the New York State Department of Labor issued March 7.
Regional unemployment rates
The jobless rate in the Syracuse area fell to 4.7 percent in January from 6 percent a year before.
The Utica–Rome region’s rate was 5.1 percent, down from 6.4 percent; the Watertown–Fort Drum area had a 6.7 percent jobless rate, down from 8.4 percent; the Binghamton region posted 5.3 percent, down from 6.8 percent; the Ithaca area had a 3.8 percent unemployment rate, off from 4.7 percent; and the Elmira region came in at 4.5 percent, compared to 6.2 percent in the year-earlier period.
The local-unemployment data isn’t seasonally adjusted, meaning the figures don’t reflect seasonal influences such as holiday hires. The unemployment rates are calculated following procedures prescribed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the state Labor Department said.
January job-growth data
The Syracuse region gained 5,900 jobs in the past year, up 1.9 percent.
The Utica–Rome metro area gained 600 positions, an increase of 0.5 percent; the Watertown–Fort Drum region picked up 300 jobs, up 0.7 percent; the Elmira area gained 100 positions, a rise of 0.3 percent; the Binghamton region gained 600 jobs, up 0.6 percent; and the Ithaca area lost 100 positions in the past year, off 0.2 percent.
New York state as a whole gained 109,000 jobs, an increase of 1.2 percent, in that 12-month period. The state economy gained 9,800 jobs, a 0.1 percent rise, from December to January, the labor department said.
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Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions declined in January compared to a year ago.
The figures are part of the latest New York State Department of Labor data released March 12.
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Elmira areas gained jobs between January 2018 and this past January. Bucking the trend, the Ithaca region lost jobs in that period.
That’s according to the latest monthly employment report that the New York State Department of Labor issued March 7.
Regional unemployment rates
The jobless rate in the Syracuse area fell to 4.7 percent in January from 6 percent a year before.
The Utica–Rome region’s rate was 5.1 percent, down from 6.4 percent; the Watertown–Fort Drum area had a 6.7 percent jobless rate, down from 8.4 percent; the Binghamton region posted 5.3 percent, down from 6.8 percent; the Ithaca area had a 3.8 percent unemployment rate, off from 4.7 percent; and the Elmira region came in at 4.5 percent, compared to 6.2 percent in the year-earlier period.
The local-unemployment data isn’t seasonally adjusted, meaning the figures don’t reflect seasonal influences such as holiday hires. The unemployment rates are calculated following procedures prescribed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the state Labor Department said.
January job-growth data
The Syracuse region gained 5,900 jobs in the past year, up 1.9 percent.
The Utica–Rome metro area gained 600 positions, an increase of 0.5 percent; the Watertown–Fort Drum region picked up 300 jobs, up 0.7 percent; the Elmira area gained 100 positions, a rise of 0.3 percent; the Binghamton region gained 600 jobs, up 0.6 percent; and the Ithaca area lost 100 positions in the past year, off 0.2 percent.
New York state as a whole gained 109,000 jobs, an increase of 1.2 percent, in that 12-month period. The state economy gained 9,800 jobs, a 0.1 percent rise, from December to January, the labor department said.
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Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions declined in January compared to a year ago. The figures are part of the latest New York State Department of Labor data released March 12. The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Elmira areas gained jobs between January 2018 and this past […]
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions declined in January compared to a year ago.
The figures are part of the latest New York State Department of Labor data released March 12.
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Elmira areas gained jobs between January 2018 and this past January. Bucking the trend, the Ithaca region lost jobs in that period.
That’s according to the latest monthly employment report that the New York State Department of Labor issued March 7.
Regional unemployment rates
The jobless rate in the Syracuse area fell to 4.7 percent in January from 6 percent a year before.
The Utica–Rome region’s rate was 5.1 percent, down from 6.4 percent; the Watertown–Fort Drum area had a 6.7 percent jobless rate, down from 8.4 percent; the Binghamton region posted 5.3 percent, down from 6.8 percent; the Ithaca area had a 3.8 percent unemployment rate, off from 4.7 percent; and the Elmira region came in at 4.5 percent, compared to 6.2 percent in the year-earlier period.
The local-unemployment data isn’t seasonally adjusted, meaning the figures don’t reflect seasonal influences such as holiday hires. The unemployment rates are calculated following procedures prescribed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the state Labor Department said.
January job-growth data
The Syracuse region gained 5,900 jobs in the past year, up 1.9 percent.
The Utica–Rome metro area gained 600 positions, an increase of 0.5 percent; the Watertown–Fort Drum region picked up 300 jobs, up 0.7 percent; the Elmira area gained 100 positions, a rise of 0.3 percent; the Binghamton region gained 600 jobs, up 0.6 percent; and the Ithaca area lost 100 positions in the past year, off 0.2 percent.
New York state as a whole gained 109,000 jobs, an increase of 1.2 percent, in that 12-month period. The state economy gained 9,800 jobs, a 0.1 percent rise, from December to January, the labor department said.
