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Syracuse unemployment steady at 4.2% in January

WAER | By Robert Beck
Published March 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM EDT
A screenshot of the DOL's interactive unemployment tool.
https://dol.ny.gov/local-area-unemployment-statistics

Syracuse’s unemployment rate remained steady at 4.2% in January, according to the New York Department of Labor. That’s a slight decrease from the same time last year.

Onondaga County recorded a 3.8% unemployment rate, one of the lowest in the state. Statewide, unemployment stood at 4.4%.
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Robert Beck
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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