CNY subregion job growth mixed in November versus a year ago

Job growth in Central New York’s six subregions was mixed in November 2023 compared to a year earlier.

The Syracuse, Watertown–Fort Drum, and Elmira regions gained jobs between November 2022 and this past November. Meanwhile, the Utica–Rome, Binghamton, and Ithaca areas lost jobs in the same period.

That’s according to the latest monthly employment report that the New York State Department of Labor issued on Dec. 21.

November jobs data

The Syracuse region gained 3,300 jobs between November 2022 and November 2023, a gain of 1 percent.

Also posting gains in the same 12-month period, the Watertown–Fort Drum region added 600 jobs, a rise of 1.5 percent, and the Elmira area picked up 100 positions, a gain of 0.3 percent.

Conversely, the Utica–Rome metro area lost 100 jobs, a dip of about 0.1 percent; the Binghamton region shed 400 positions, a decline of 0.4 percent; and the Ithaca area lost 500 jobs, a decrease of 0.8 percent, in the period between November 2022 and this past November. 

New York state as a whole added 100,200 jobs, an increase of 1 percent, in the 12-month period ending in November 2023. The state economy also gained 6,900 jobs, a 0.1 percent rise, between this past October and November, the New York State Department of Labor said.