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Most migrating here come from N.Y.C. area
The greater New York City metropolitan area, which includes not only the city’s suburbs but also areas of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, was the largest source of migration to the […]
Rochester added 3.1 jobs a day, on average, in 10-year span
Local private sector employers added an average of 3.1 jobs per day during the 10 years from September 2006 to September 2016, entitling the Rochester metro area to a rank […]
Rochester jobless rate declines slightly in September
Rochester’s unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in September—a slight decline from 4.8 percent in September 2015, and 27th-lowest among the nation’s 51 metropolitan areas with populations of 1 million or […]
CPI for urban consumers rises 1.5 percent in year
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 1.5 percent nationwide from September 2015 to September 2016, the largest 12-month increase since October 2014, according to the Bureau […]
N.Y. ranks low among states on use of tobacco
New York and most of its neighbors have some of the lowest rates of tobacco use among the fifty states and the District of Columbia, according to a report from […]
New York’s home prices up 6.5 percent in a year
The average price for a single-family home in New York, including distressed sales, rose 6.5 percent from August 2015 to August 2016 according to the most recent Home Price Index […]
Per capita personal income rises 2.5% in New York
Per capita personal income in New York increased 2.5 percent between the second quarter of 2015 and the second quarter of 2016, according to new figures released by the Bureau […]
Rochester GDP growth lags Albany, Buffalo
Real GDP for the Rochester metropolitan area—an inflation-adjusted measure of our gross product based on national prices for the goods and services produced here—grew by a total of 0.8 percent […]
Census: 92.9 percent in N.Y. had health insurance in 2015
According to a U.S. Census report released Tuesday, 92.9 percent of New York residents had health insurance coverage in 2015—an increase of 4.3 percentage points since 2008. The nationwide figure […]
Average weekly wage declines in Monroe County
The average weekly wage in Monroe County declined by 1.1 percent from the first quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of 2016, according to the quarterly report on county […]
Ontario County scores high on index of economic activity
Ontario ranks first among local counties—and is among the top 10 percent nationally—for the amount invested in its local economy, according to a study published Aug. 25 by the financial […]
Presidential candidates get $4.4M from upstate
As of July 31, residents of upstate metropolitan areas have contributed more than $4.4 million to presidential candidates in this year’s elections cycle, according to the most recent Federal Election […]
