Report: Syracuse region led the state in year-over-year job losses in November

The Syracuse region lost 900 total jobs between November 2013 and this November, representing the highest figure of year-over-year job losses in November among the state’s metro areas.

The job-loss figure represents a decline of 0.3 percent.

At the same time, the Utica–Rome and Binghamton regions also lost jobs in the same time period, while the Ithaca region was the only area of Central New York with year-over-year job gains.

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

The Utica–Rome region shed 500 positions in the same period, a decline of 0.4 percent. The Binghamton region lost 100 jobs in that 12-month span, a decline of 0.1 percent, according to the state Labor Department data.

Not every area of Central New York lost jobs in the period.

The Ithaca region gained 800 jobs between November 2013 and this November, an increase of 1.1 percent, the department said.

New York state as a whole gained 88,800 jobs, an increase of 1 percent, in the last year. But, the state economy lost 2,800 jobs in the last month, according to the report.

Private-sector jobs
The Syracuse region lost 900 private-sector jobs between November 2013 and this November, a decline of 0.3 percent. The Utica–Rome area shed 300 private-sector positions, also a drop of 0.3 percent.

The Binghamton region gained 500 private-sector jobs, an increase of 0.6 percent, in the last year, according to the report.

The Ithaca area added 800 private-sector positions between November 2013 and this November, an increase of 1.3 percent.

New York state’s economy added more than 97,000 private-sector jobs, a 1.3 percent gain, in the last 12 months, with most of those positions located Downstate. But, the state lost 100 private-sector jobs in the last month, the state Labor Department reported.

The state’s private-sector job count is based on a payroll survey of 18,000 New York state employers that the U.S. Department of Labor conducts.

New York state’s unemployment rate fell to 5.9 percent in November from 6.0 percent in October and 7.1 percent in November 2013. The 5.9 percent figure is the unemployment rate’s lowest level since September 2008, the department said.

The federal government calculates New York’s unemployment rate partly based upon the results of a monthly telephone survey of 3,100 state households that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics conducts.

Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com