Regions post large year-over-year job losses Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Elmira regions dropped further into single-digit figures in September, compared to the prior month. But jobless rates remained significantly higher than a year ago amid the impact of layoffs and sluggish rehiring during the COVID-19 pandemic. The figures are […]
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Elmira regions dropped further into single-digit figures in September, compared to the prior month.
But jobless rates remained significantly higher than a year ago amid the impact of layoffs and sluggish rehiring during the COVID-19 pandemic. The figures are part of the latest New York State Department of Labor data released Oct. 20.
Regional unemployment rates
The jobless rate in the Syracuse area was 6.1 percent in September, up from 3.9 percent in September 2019.
The Utica–Rome region’s unemployment rate was 5.7 percent, compared to 3.9 percent a year prior; the Watertown–Fort Drum area’s rate rose to 5.4 percent from 4.7 percent; the Binghamton region’s number hit 5.7 percent, up from 4.2 percent; the Ithaca area posted 4.3 percent, up from 3.7 percent; and the unemployment rate in the Elmira region was 5.9 percent in September, up from 3.9 percent a year ago, per the state Labor Department.
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.
State unemployment rate
New York state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from 12.5 percent in August to 9.7 percent in September. However, the rate remained much higher than the 3.9 percent posted in September 2019.
This September, the number of unemployed New York state residents decreased by 302,000, while labor-force levels fell by 362,900.
The state’s 9.7 percent unemployment rate was higher than the U.S. unemployment rate of 7.9 percent in September.
The federal government calculates New York’s unemployment rate partly based upon the results of a monthly telephone survey of 3,100 state households that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts.
September regional jobs data
The latest monthly jobs report that the New York State Department of Labor issued Oct. 15 revealed large job losses across Central New York compared to a year ago.
The Syracuse region lost nearly 33,000 jobs in the past year, representing a decrease of 10.2 percent.
The Utica–Rome metro area lost more than 9,000 jobs, a decrease of about 8 percent; the Watertown–Fort Drum region shed nearly 4,000 jobs, a decline of about 9 percent; the Binghamton area lost 6,400 jobs, a drop of about 6 percent; the Ithaca region lost 2,300 jobs, a decrease of about 3.6 percent; and the Elmira area shed 1,600 jobs in the past year, a decline of 4.3 percent.
New York state as a whole lost nearly 1.1 million jobs, a decrease of 11 percent, in that 12-month period. The state economy gained more than 109,000 jobs, or a 1.3 percent increase, in the latest month, the Labor Department said.
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Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Elmira regions dropped further into single-digit figures in September, compared to the prior month.
But jobless rates remained significantly higher than a year ago amid the impact of layoffs and sluggish rehiring during the COVID-19 pandemic. The figures are part of the latest New York State Department of Labor data released Oct. 20.
Regional unemployment rates
The jobless rate in the Syracuse area was 6.1 percent in September, up from 3.9 percent in September 2019.
The Utica–Rome region’s unemployment rate was 5.7 percent, compared to 3.9 percent a year prior; the Watertown–Fort Drum area’s rate rose to 5.4 percent from 4.7 percent; the Binghamton region’s number hit 5.7 percent, up from 4.2 percent; the Ithaca area posted 4.3 percent, up from 3.7 percent; and the unemployment rate in the Elmira region was 5.9 percent in September, up from 3.9 percent a year ago, per the state Labor Department.
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.
State unemployment rate
New York state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from 12.5 percent in August to 9.7 percent in September. However, the rate remained much higher than the 3.9 percent posted in September 2019.
This September, the number of unemployed New York state residents decreased by 302,000, while labor-force levels fell by 362,900.
The state’s 9.7 percent unemployment rate was higher than the U.S. unemployment rate of 7.9 percent in September.
The federal government calculates New York’s unemployment rate partly based upon the results of a monthly telephone survey of 3,100 state households that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts.
September regional jobs data
The latest monthly jobs report that the New York State Department of Labor issued Oct. 15 revealed large job losses across Central New York compared to a year ago.
The Syracuse region lost nearly 33,000 jobs in the past year, representing a decrease of 10.2 percent.
The Utica–Rome metro area lost more than 9,000 jobs, a decrease of about 8 percent; the Watertown–Fort Drum region shed nearly 4,000 jobs, a decline of about 9 percent; the Binghamton area lost 6,400 jobs, a drop of about 6 percent; the Ithaca region lost 2,300 jobs, a decrease of about 3.6 percent; and the Elmira area shed 1,600 jobs in the past year, a decline of 4.3 percent.
New York state as a whole lost nearly 1.1 million jobs, a decrease of 11 percent, in that 12-month period. The state economy gained more than 109,000 jobs, or a 1.3 percent increase, in the latest month, the Labor Department said.
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Regions post large year-over-year job losses Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Elmira regions dropped further into single-digit figures in September, compared to the prior month. But jobless rates remained significantly higher than a year ago amid the impact of layoffs and sluggish rehiring during the COVID-19 pandemic. The figures are […]
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Elmira regions dropped further into single-digit figures in September, compared to the prior month.
But jobless rates remained significantly higher than a year ago amid the impact of layoffs and sluggish rehiring during the COVID-19 pandemic. The figures are part of the latest New York State Department of Labor data released Oct. 20.
Regional unemployment rates
The jobless rate in the Syracuse area was 6.1 percent in September, up from 3.9 percent in September 2019.
The Utica–Rome region’s unemployment rate was 5.7 percent, compared to 3.9 percent a year prior; the Watertown–Fort Drum area’s rate rose to 5.4 percent from 4.7 percent; the Binghamton region’s number hit 5.7 percent, up from 4.2 percent; the Ithaca area posted 4.3 percent, up from 3.7 percent; and the unemployment rate in the Elmira region was 5.9 percent in September, up from 3.9 percent a year ago, per the state Labor Department.
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.
State unemployment rate
New York state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from 12.5 percent in August to 9.7 percent in September. However, the rate remained much higher than the 3.9 percent posted in September 2019.
This September, the number of unemployed New York state residents decreased by 302,000, while labor-force levels fell by 362,900.
The state’s 9.7 percent unemployment rate was higher than the U.S. unemployment rate of 7.9 percent in September.
The federal government calculates New York’s unemployment rate partly based upon the results of a monthly telephone survey of 3,100 state households that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts.
September regional jobs data
The latest monthly jobs report that the New York State Department of Labor issued Oct. 15 revealed large job losses across Central New York compared to a year ago.
The Syracuse region lost nearly 33,000 jobs in the past year, representing a decrease of 10.2 percent.
The Utica–Rome metro area lost more than 9,000 jobs, a decrease of about 8 percent; the Watertown–Fort Drum region shed nearly 4,000 jobs, a decline of about 9 percent; the Binghamton area lost 6,400 jobs, a drop of about 6 percent; the Ithaca region lost 2,300 jobs, a decrease of about 3.6 percent; and the Elmira area shed 1,600 jobs in the past year, a decline of 4.3 percent.
New York state as a whole lost nearly 1.1 million jobs, a decrease of 11 percent, in that 12-month period. The state economy gained more than 109,000 jobs, or a 1.3 percent increase, in the latest month, the Labor Department said.
