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Labor Statistics for the Capital Region

Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren, and Washington Counties
Labor Statistics for the Capital Region

Developments in the Capital Region Labor Market

From April 2022 to April 2023, the number of nonfarm jobs in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy MSA increased 8,100 or 1.8 percent, while the number of private sector jobs increased 7,000 or 1.9 percent. During this same period, the number of nonfarm jobs in the Glens Falls MSA increased 1,900 or 3.8 percent, while the number of private sector jobs increased 1,700 or 4.2 percent. The tables below present additional industry details.

 

Unemployment Rates (not seasonally adjusted)
Area April 2023 April 2022
United States 3.1% 3.3%
New York State 3.7% 4.1%
Capital Region 2.3% 2.7%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy-MSA 2.3% 2.7%
Glens Falls MSA 2.8% 3.2%

                                                                        

Albany-Schenectady-Troy MSA Change in Jobs by Industry: 

Natural Resources, Mining and Construction

+800

Manufacturing

-500

Trade, Transportation and Utilities

-500

Information

0

Financial Activities

+300

Professional and Business Services

+1,700

Private Education and Health Services

+1,600

Leisure and Hospitality

+3,300

Other Services

+300

Government

+1,100

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                             

 

Glens Falls MSA Change in Jobs by Industry: 

Natural Resources, Mining and Construction

+100

Manufacturing

0

Trade, Transportation and Utilities

0

Information

0

Financial Activities

+100

Professional and Business Services

+100

Private Education and Health Services

0

Leisure and Hospitality

+1,300

Other Services

+100

Government +200

Contact

For More Information, Please Contact:

Kevin Alexander
NYS Department of Labor
155 Washington Ave., 3rd Floor
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: (518) 242-8245
Email:[email protected]