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Prices rise 1.1 percent for urban consumers
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 1.1 percent nationwide from April 2015 to April 2016, according to the May 17 report from the Bureau of Labor […]
Rochester’s median household income drops 13 percent
From 1999 to 2014, Rochester’s median household income declined from $72,711 to $63,220 (in 2013-14 dollars), or 13.1 percent, according to a Pew Research Center study based on U.S. census […]
Price of gasoline 17 percent lower than a year ago
Despite increases in recent weeks, the average U.S. price of a gallon of regular gasoline has declined by 45 cents, or 17 percent, over the past year, according to Tuesday’s […]
New York home prices show impressive rise
The average price for a single-family home in New York, including distressed sales, rose 8.2 percent from March 2015 to March 2016 – the fifth-largest increase among the fifty states […]
District contains high percentage of college graduates
Some 48 percent of residents of the 25th Congressional District, centered on the city of Rochester, have some form of college degree, including an associate’s degree, according to a U.S. […]
Rochester, other upstate cities, see drop in jobless rates
After a typical seasonal increase during January and February, the Rochester metropolitan area unemployment rate fell to 4.9 percent in March, according to figures released by the New York State […]
N.Y., most area states see decrease in imports
Fueled by a 41 percent drop in petroleum-related imports, total U.S. imports for January and February 2016 dropped by $7.8 billion, or 2.3 percent, not seasonally adjusted, compared with the […]
Rochester, Syracuse rank high in concentrated poverty study
The poor in upstate New York metropolitan areas—especially black and Latino residents—suffer some of the nation’s highest rates of concentrated poverty, according to a report released April 2 by The […]
Online ads for job vacancies decline in first quarter
Online advertised job vacancies decreased nationwide in March, confirming a downward trend over the first quarter of 2016, according to the monthly Help Wanted Online report released Wednesday by The […]
Monroe County population climbs 0.7 percent in five years
Monroe County’s population grew by 0.7 percent between April 1, 2010 and July 1, 2015, the 15th-highest rate among the 62 New York counties and just above the average population […]
Northeast gasoline prices down 18.3 percent in year
Gasoline prices in the Northeast declined 18.3 percent between February 2015 and February 2016, slightly less than the average decline nationwide, according to the latest Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Data Summary […]
Monroe County wage growth close to national average
The average weekly wage for Monroe County workers grew by 2.5 percent, to $929, from third quarter 2014 to the third quarter of 2015—slightly lower than the U.S. figures of […]
