unemployment

Unemployment in Syracuse, Onondaga County, and Rochester holds at 3.1%, while Binghamton, Buffalo, and Utica-Rome report 3.3%, and New York State stands at 4.4%.

Syracuse experienced a 2% increase in private sector jobs in July, marking one of the strongest growth rates in Upstate New York.

They want to put $500 million into a program that would help workers who lose their job and don’t qualify for typical unemployment insurance.

The State of Rural New York has found in a recent study that New York has struggled with unemployment and population, problems they hope to solve with Access to Home and RESTORE.

The construction unemployment rate in New York decreased by September 1.7% since September 2021. Meaning more workers are returning or starting work in the construction industry.

The unemployment rate in Syracuse has decreased by 4% since this time last year.

Central New Yorkers with disabilities face ongoing issues with employment and housing, and State Senator John Mannion thinks more progress can be made, especially with a Chief Disability Officer.

Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said business owners could see up to a 9% increase in unemployment insurance fees because the UI fund is running a deficit.

Onondaga County and the CSEA union have a tentative agreement to include furloughs in upcoming county workforce cuts. County Executive Ryan McMahon said…

Following late night confusion, Central New York is able to start Phase Two of reopening. Reports began Thursday evening that Governor Andrew Cuomo would…