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Manufacturing jobs drop by over 6 percent in Utica-Rome in past year

Manufacturing jobs in the Utica–Rome metropolitan statistical area (MSA) declined by 700 positions, or 6.2 percent, in July, compared to the year-ago period, according to statistics released by the New York State Department of Labor in August. The Utica–Rome MSA is defined as Herkimer and Oneida counties. The data also showed a net loss of […]

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The Utica–Rome MSA is defined as Herkimer and Oneida counties.

The data also showed a net loss of 2,900 jobs (a 0.6 percent drop) in the manufacturing sector statewide.

Most of the other MSAs in the Central New York region showed either no change or a slight drop in manufacturing employment over that period. The Binghamton, Elmira, Ithaca, and Watertown-Fort Drum MSAs showed a combined net change of -200 manufacturing jobs.

The Syracuse MSA, which includes Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego counties, was the only region in CNY to show manufacturing job growth (100 jobs, a 0.4 percent increase) during the period.

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.”

Vance Marriner