Developments in the Mohawk Valley Labor Market
For the 12-month period ending April 2022, the nonfarm job count in the Utica-Rome MSA increased 1,800, or 1.5 percent, to 121,200. Private sector employment rose 1,500, or 1.7 percent, to 91,000.
Job gains were posted in: leisure and hospitality (+1,300), manufacturing (+700), trade, transportation, and utilities (+400), financial activities (+300), government (+300), other services (+200), and professional and business services (+200). Job losses were primarily in education and health services (-1,500).
| April 2022 | March 2022 | April 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| 3.4% | 4.2% | 5.6% |
The unemployment rate in the Utica-Rome MSA declined from 5.6 percent in April 2021 to 3.4 percent in April 2022. The unemployment rate fell from 4.2 percent in March.
Contact
For More Information Please Contact:
Brion Acton
NYS Department of Labor
State Office Bldg.
207 Genesee St., Suite 203
Utica, NY 13501
Phone: (315) 793-2282
Fax: (315) 793-2354
Email: [email protected]