New report: New York has escaped worst ravages of recession
A new congressional report finds that the Great Recession did not hit New York as hard as most states. The report by the Democratic staff of the Joint Economic Committee also found that the signs of...
View ArticleNew job stats show N.Y. one of nation’s leaders in lost jobs
The Labor Department today released regional job information and it was bad news for New York workers. Here are lists of the top ten — and bottom ten — states for job creation (or loss): MOST JOBS LOST...
View ArticleStudy: It’ll take 11 1/2 years to regain jobs lost in this recession
Here’s some bad news from DC: the Hamilton Project has released a study that says it will probably take more than a decade to get back to full employment. “If future job creation reaches about 208,000...
View ArticleGillibrand introduces legislation to put unemployed New Yorkers to work
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, is working on legislation that aims to put out-of-work New Yorkers back on the job. In a conference call Wednesday, Gillibrand said her Upstate Workers Act has four...
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