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CNY regions grew jobs by 1.2 to 3.6 percent in last year

The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions all gained jobs between December 2021 and this past December. The Central New York subregions generated job growth ranging from 1.2 percent in the Watertown–Fort Drum area to 3.6 percent in the Binghamton region in the past 12 months. That’s according to the latest monthly jobs report […]

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The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions all gained jobs between December 2021 and this past December.

The Central New York subregions generated job growth ranging from 1.2 percent in the Watertown–Fort Drum area to 3.6 percent in the Binghamton region in the past 12 months. That’s according to the latest monthly jobs report that the New York State Department of Labor issued on Jan. 19.

December jobs data

The Syracuse region gained 5,900 jobs in the past year, an increase of 1.9 percent.

The Utica–Rome metro area added 2,100 jobs, up 1.7 percent; the Watertown–Fort Drum region picked up 500 positions, an increase of about 1.2 percent; the Binghamton area gained 3,500 jobs, an increase of 3.6 percent; the Ithaca region added 800 jobs, a rise of 1.3 percent; and the Elmira region picked up 600 positions, an increase of 1.7 percent.

New York state as a whole added more than 289,000 jobs, an increase of 3.1 percent, in that 12-month period. The state economy also gained more than 14,700 jobs, or a 0.2 percent bump, between November and December , the labor department said.

Eric Reinhardt