Leisure and hospitality job growth in CNY outpaces state as a whole

The number of leisure and hospitality jobs in six Central New York metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) grew by 3,200 or 4.7 percent, in June 2019 compared to the year-ago period, according to statistics released by the New York State Department of Labor in July.

The figures showed that jobs in the leisure and hospitality sector statewide during that 12-month period increased by 10,400 positions, or 1 percent. 

Among the CNY MSAs, Syracuse had the highest growth, both in terms of total jobs added (2,200) and percentage growth (7.1 percent). The Syracuse MSA is composed of Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego counties.

The Utica–Rome MSA, encompassing Herkimer and Oneida counties, had the lowest rate of growth in the region with a 1.7 percent change, or 200 net jobs added in the industry.

The leisure and hospitality sector includes service-providing jobs in the fields of arts, entertainment, and recreation as well as accommodation and food services.

The Department of Labor indicated that the jobs data are not seasonally adjusted, noting, “non-seasonally adjusted data are valuable in year-to-year comparisons of the same month.”