Area unemployment rates rose in May, according to data released today by the state Labor Department.
The unemployment rate in Syracuse was 8.6 percent, up from 8.1 percent in April and 7.8 percent in May 2011. In Utica-Rome, the unemployment rate was 8.6 percent in May, up from 8.2 percent in April and 7.8 percent in May 2011.
Unemployment in the Binghamton region rose to 8.5 percent in May, up from 8 percent in April and 7.8 percent in May 2011.
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All three regions added jobs during the month, as did the state as a whole. New York’s unemployment rate rose to 8.5 percent in May from 8 percent in April as more people entered the labor force, according to the Labor Department.
The nation’s unemployment rate was 7.9 percent in May, up from 7.7 percent in April, but down from 8.7 percent in May 2011.
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