Syracuse, Onondaga County unemployment steady at 3.1% in September 2024

WAER | By Robert Beck

Published October 23, 2024 at 3:09 PM EDT

A bar graph showing September 2024 unemployment for Syracuse, Onondaga County, and Rochester at 3.1%. Binghamton, Buffalo, and Utica-Rome are at 3.3%, and New York State is at 4.4%. — September 2024 unemployment for Syracuse, Onondaga County, and Rochester at 3.1%. Binghamton, Buffalo, and Utica-Rome at 3.3%, and New York State at 4.4%.

The unemployment rate has dropped. The New York Department of Labor says in September the Syracuse metro area dropped by almost a full percentage to stand at 3.1% compared to August.

Onondaga County also sits at 3.1% – approximately a half percent lower than a year ago. Rochester is also at 3.1% with Binghamton, Buffalo, and Utica-Rome sitting around 3.3%.

New York's overall unemployment rate is 4.4%.

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Bob Beck, a veteran media professional, currently serves as a part-time editor/host at WAER Public Radio and an adjunct professor at Syracuse University. Beck retired as News Director at Wyoming Public Radio in 2022 after 34 years. During his time, Beck won 5 regional Edward R. Murrow awards and 5 Public Media Journalists Association awards for reporting. He also won 11 PMJA awards for the news and public affairs program Open Spaces. He was awarded the Wyoming School Bell award for education reporting and was part of two Emmy Award winning television productions. You can find him on X under the name @butterbob.

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