The New York
State Labor Department says number of new jobs created in the Hudson Valley during the 12 - month period ending in October rose by 9,400, or 1.3 percent.
State Labor Department officials said more people have entered or re-entered the workforce, but there are not enough jobs for all of them and that has resulted in the rise in the rate of joblessness.
For example, In the summer of 2015,
state Labor Department data indicated that job growth in the Buffalo Niagara region reached its strongest point in 16 years.
Today brought a reality check: the monthly
state Labor Department jobs report, which showed weak year - to - year private employment growth in upstate's largest metro areas.»
[State Labor Department representatives next month will begin prescreening applicants for SolarCity's new solar panel manufacturing plant in South Buffalo...]
State Labor Department representatives next month will begin prescreening applicants for SolarCity's new solar panel manufacturing plant in South Buffalo, as the first step in the company's eventual hiring of more than 1,500 workers and the creation of some 3,000 jobs in all.
The Interfaith Community Housing of Delaware's HomeWorks program received more than $ 167,000 in state funds,
state Labor Department education head Stacey Laing told the state Senate Labor Committee, with more...
Other Syracuse - area names on the jury questionnaire include: Juanita Perez Williams, a former Syracuse mayoral candidate and
state labor department employee; Rob Simpson, president of CenterState CEO; Andrew Breuer, president of Hueber - Breuer Construction; James Fayle, regional director for Empire State Development; and several employees or Cor Development.
Raising the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour would benefit 927,400 city workers and pump $ 6.5 billion into the city's economy, according to
state Labor Department report released yesterday.
Two hundred businesses offering 5,000 jobs jammed the OnCenter in what New York
State Labor Department officials are calling one of the biggest job fairs they've held in New York state.
The latest numbers from the New York
State Labor Department show a decline in private sector jobs and a rise in unemployment for the Rochester area.
The five - county metropolitan area has actually seen a more than 8 percent increase in manufacturing jobs over the past decade, according to
state Labor Department data.
Job growth was stronger last year in the Capital Region than originally estimated, according to new figures from
the state Labor Department.
The state Labor Department is investigating whether Niagara County leaders broke a law when they allegedly denied sick time to a county Health Department worker last year, a move that she estimates cost her $ 12,000.
She departed a post at
the state Labor Department in order to run for mayor.
Cuomo has directed
the state Labor Department to investigate reports of threatening and coercive behavior at Albany Medical Center, where nurses are attempting to unionize.
Anyone who doesn't receive their raise by Dec. 31 should contact
the state Labor Department at 1 -888-4-NYSDOL to report their employers.
The Buffalo Niagara unemployment rate jumped to 5.8 percent during January as holiday - related jobs came to an end,
the state Labor Department said Tuesday.
After the state's Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon holds public hearings on eliminating the tipped credit, she can issue proposed regulations on the matter, according to a spokesman for
the state Labor Department.
A spokesperson for Governor Andrew Cuomo called the closure «an egregious example of corporate abuse» and said that Cuomo has directed
the state labor department to dispatch its rapid response team to help employees during the transition.
The greater Syracuse area had about 316,000 jobs in 2016, compared with 320,000 in 2001,
the state labor department reported.
The region added jobs at a 0.5 percent annual pace — three times slower than the nationwide increase — extending a stretch of tepid hiring that began in March and has continued for four months,
the state Labor Department reported.
Nearly half of the 807 titles covered by
the state Labor Department's Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey — a total of 358 occupations, including an array of clerical as well as blue - collar positions — have entry - level wages starting at less than the $ 31,200 - a-year annualized equivalent of $ 15 per hour.
The state Labor Department says New York's statewide unemployment rate declined a tenth of a percentage point to 5.8 percent in December — the lowest since September 2008.
But Brian Sampson, president of Associated Builders and Contractors» Empire State chapter, said the graduation requirements would be onerous for non-union contractors, given the ratio of journeymen to apprentices
the state Labor Department mandates at firms.
Perez Williams said she resigned from her job as regional director of
the state Labor Department on Friday.
The region added 7,100 jobs over the past year — a 1.3 percent annualized growth rate — as hiring picked up in construction, business services and in education and health services, according to new data from
the state Labor Department.
Four months after leaving City Hall, Perez Williams would land a job in
the state Labor Department under Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
He said
the state Labor Department does not appear to check those numbers.
Baumann & Sons Buses Inc. cited the loss of transportation contracts with the Hicksville and Rockville Centre school districts for the action, according to a Nov. 18 regulatory notice posted Tuesday on
the state labor department's website.
Perez Williams landed a job in
the state Labor Department in Syracuse, where she worked until resigning four months ago to run for mayor.
«January marked the 17th consecutive month that the state has added private sector jobs — the longest streak since
the State Labor Department first started tracking this statistic.
The state labor department said the ranks of the city's unemployed has swelled to 355,000 people, with the Bronx being hit the hardest.
She most recently worked in the New York
State Labor Department, a job she left to run for mayor.
Demolition of the half - toppled bowling alley was stopped in late November after
the state Labor Department's Asbestos Control Bureau inspected the site and found asbestos.
The state Labor Department's Asbestos Control Bureau inspected the site and found asbestos during demolition in November 1999.
As of December 2015, the Adirondack North Country Region had more counties with higher unemployment rates than other parts of New York state, according to this map from the New York
State Labor Department.
At the mid-summer mark, the private sector in upstate New York was still struggling to produce net employment gains, according to
the state Labor Department's latest monthly report.