unemployment

The local jobless rate in March was 3.9%, just below last year’s mark and the statewide average.

Local workforce grows nearly 4% over the past year.

The Syracuse area unemployment rate held at 4.2% in January, slightly lower than last year. Onondaga County's rate was 3.8%, among the lowest in the state.

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.