The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Elmira regions all gained jobs between October 2023 and this past October. Bucking the trend, the Ithaca area lost jobs in that same period. That’s according to the latest monthly jobs report that the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) issued on Nov. 14. October jobs data […]
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Elmira regions all gained jobs between October 2023 and this past October.
Bucking the trend, the Ithaca area lost jobs in that same period. That’s according to the latest monthly jobs report that the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) issued on Nov. 14.
October jobs data
The Syracuse region gained 2,900 total jobs in the past year, up 0.9 percent.
Elsewhere, the Utica–Rome metro area added 1,000 jobs, an increase of 0.8 percent; the Watertown–Fort Drum region picked up 100 positions, a rise of 0.2 percent; the Binghamton area gained 1,800 jobs, up 1.8 percent; and the Elmira region added 100 jobs in the past year, an increase of 0.3 percent.
Going the other way, the Ithaca region lost 1,000 jobs, a decrease of 1.6 percent, in October, compared to a year earlier.
New York state as a whole added more than 120,000 jobs, an increase of 1.2 percent, in the 12-month period between October 2023 and October 2024. The state economy, however, lost nearly 11,000 jobs, or a 0.1 percent change, between September and October of this year, the NYSDOL said.
Private-sector jobs
The Syracuse area added 2,100 private-sector positions between October 2023 and October 2024, up 0.8 percent.
In the other regions, the Utica–Rome metro area added 800 private-sector jobs, an increase of 0.9 percent; the Watertown–Fort Drum region picked up 200 such positions, a rise of 0.7 percent; the Binghamton area gained 1,100 private-sector jobs, up 1.4 percent; and the Elmira region gained 100 private jobs in the last 12 months, a rise of 0.3 percent.
However, the Ithaca region shed 1,400 private-sector positions, a decline of 2.6 percent, in October, compared to a year earlier.
New York state as a whole added more than 104,000 private jobs, an increase of 1.3 percent, in that 12-month period. The state economy, however, lost 800 private-sector positions, a 0.1 percent drop, between September and October 2024, the NYSDOL said.
