Most CNY subregions generate slight job growth in last year

The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Ithaca sub-regions of our 16-county Central New York coverage area produced job growth ranging from 0.2 percent to 1.6 percent between October 2022 and this past October.

At the same time, the Elmira area posted no change in jobs in the 12-month period.

That’s according to the latest monthly employment report that the New York State Department of Labor issued on Nov. 16.

The Syracuse region gained 5,200 total jobs in the past year, an increase of 1.6 percent.

Elsewhere, the Utica–Rome metro area added 300 jobs, up 0.2 percent; the Watertown–Fort Drum region picked up 400 positions, a rise of 1 percent; the Binghamton area gained 500 jobs, an increase of 0.5 percent; the Ithaca region picked up 100 jobs, a rise of 0.2 percent; and the Elmira region had a 0 percent change, with total jobs remaining at 35,300.

New York state as a whole added 113,200 jobs, an increase of 1.2 percent, in that 12-month period. The state economy lost 22,700 jobs, a 0.2 percent dip, between September and October of this year, the New York State Department of Labor said.