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CNY unemployment rates decline in July compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in July, compared to a year ago, according to the latest
Cuomo: statewide task force to combat worker exploitation in N.Y.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on July 16 announced what he calls a “first-of-its-kind,” statewide task force to “root out” worker-exploitation issues in several industries in New
Employers face an average 5.9 percent rise in workers’ comp loss-cost rate
DeWITT — The New York State Department of Financial Services has approved an average 5.9 percent increase in the workers’ compensation loss-cost rate for new and renewal business at fully-insured companies, which will take effect on Oct.1. That’s according to a July 17 bulletin posted at the website of the New York Compensation Insurance
Binghamton–area business to add nearly 600 jobs over five years
KIRKWOOD, N.Y. — Modern Marketing Concepts Inc. (MMC), which operates at 29 Industrial Park Dr. in Kirkwood, plans to add nearly 600 full-time jobs over
New York unemployment claims jump by 15,000 in latest week
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state surged by 15,693 to 38,985 in the week ending July 11, according
CNY unemployment rates decline in June compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in June, compared to a year ago, according to the latest
New York posts second-largest rise in jobless claims in latest week
New York reported the second-biggest increase in jobless claims of all 50 states in the latest week, according to a U.S. Department of Labor news
NYS Labor Department: CNY job growth mixed in the last year
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, and Ithaca regions gained jobs between June 2014 and this past June. At the same time, the Binghamton and Watertown-Fort Drum regions
Cuomo: unemployment insurance interest-assessment surcharge to be lowest in 5 years
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced that the 2015 unemployment insurance interest-assessment surcharge (IAS) will decrease to its lowest level in
U.S. Army to cut 28 soldiers at Fort Drum
FORT DRUM, N.Y. — Fort Drum will lose 28 soldiers in military job cuts that the U.S. Army announced on Thursday. That’s according to a
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