Unemployment rates inched up a bit across the region in December, according to figures released today by the state Labor Department.
In Binghamton, the rate was 8.2 percent in December, up from 7.7 percent in November, but down from 8.5 percent a year ago. Syracuse’s rate was 8 percent, up from 7.5 percent in November, but down from 8.3 percent a year ago.
The Utica-Rome region’s rate was 8.1 percent, up from 7.4 percent in November and unchanged from a year ago.
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That state’s unemployment rate of 8 percent is up from 7.9 percent in November and unchanged from a year ago.
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