Rochester’s economy continued its growth spurt in July, with a drop in the jobless rate and soaring private sector job gains. The Rochester region ranked near the top among the 15 metro areas statewide for its percentage growth in jobs ...

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The Rochester metro area continued to thrive economically in June as job growth improved and unemployment dipped. Rochester’s jobless rate dropped to 4.3 percent in June, mirroring a statewide trend, the state Department of Labor reported. The area added 8,800, ...

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The Rochester-area economy improved significantly in May with a steep drop in the unemployment rate and the third largest increase statewide in the number of private sector jobs, the state Department of Labor reported this week. Rochester’s jobless rate last ...

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Rochester’s economy showed some improvement in January, adding the third highest number of jobs among upstate regions, the state Department of Labor reported this week. Following several months of private-sector job losses, the Rochester metropolitan region—which includes Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, ...

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The upstate economy took a hit in December, with nearly all counties across New York experiencing at least a slight uptick in the unemployment rate, preliminary data from the state Department of Labor shows. The Rochester metro area—which includes Livingston, ...

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Rochester was one of three metropolitan areas statewide last month to lose private-sector jobs, and one of five with an increase in the unemployment rate, the state Department of Labor reported this week. The Rochester area—which includes Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, ...

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