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DiNapoli: N.Y. state agency overtime pay rose 16 percent last year
Overtime earnings at state agencies rose to a “record” $611 million in 2013, a nearly 16 percent increase over 2012. That’s according to a new
i3 Electronics lays off 28 employees
ENDICOTT — i3 Electronics, Inc., the firm that acquired the former Endicott Interconnect Technologies last October, has announced the layoff of 28 employees. “This reduction
CNY SHRM announces 2014 officers and board
SYRACUSE — The Central New York Society for Human Resource Management, (CNY SHRM), has announced its 2014 executive committee and board of directors. The officers
New York’s initial jobless claims fall 5 percent in latest week
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state in the week ending Dec. 28 fell by 1,210, or nearly 5
First Niagara to cut 170 administrative jobs in new branch model
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG) today announced it is eliminating up to 170 administrative positions at branch offices in its four-state footprint, in
A look at the area unemployment-rate picture
Unemployment rates fell across Central New York’s metropolitan areas in November, signaling an improving job market, the New York State Department of Labor reported Dec. 24 The Syracuse metro area’s jobless rate slipped to 6.7 percent in November from 7 percent in October and 7.8 percent in November 2012. In the Binghamton region, the
U.S. Department of Labor okays TAA for Daikin Applied union employees
AUBURN — The U.S. Department of Labor has accepted the United Steelworkers Local 32’s application for Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for 267 local employees at
New York’s initial jobless claims fall 37 percent in latest week
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state in the week ending Dec. 14 fell by 12,706, or 37 percent,
CNY unemployment rates fall in November
Unemployment rates fell across Central New York’s metropolitan areas in November, signaling an improving job market, the New York State Department of Labor reported Tuesday. The
State unemployment rate falls to 7.4 percent in November
New York’s unemployment rate declined to 7.4 percent in November, from 7.7 percent in October, hitting its lowest level since January 2009. That’s according to
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