WNBF 1290 AM » unemployment http://wnbf.com WNBF News Radio 1290 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:14:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Binghamton Jobless Rate Nears 9 Percent http://wnbf.com/binghamton-jobless-rate-nears-9-percent/ http://wnbf.com/binghamton-jobless-rate-nears-9-percent/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:03:39 +0000 Bob Joseph http://wnbf.com/?p=40499 The New York State Labor Department's new unemployment report shows a few miles makes a big difference in the job trends.

The Binghamton labor market's unemployment rate last month was 8.8 percent, up from 8

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]]> http://wnbf.com/binghamton-jobless-rate-nears-9-percent/feed/ 0 Bob Joseph/WNBF News New York State Unemployment Rates Drops to 8.9 Percent http://wnbf.com/new-york-state-unemployment-rates-drops-to-8-9-percent/ http://wnbf.com/new-york-state-unemployment-rates-drops-to-8-9-percent/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:15:31 +0000 Ted Muehl http://cnynews.com/?p=14499 The State Labor Department recently released local area unemployment rates for September, which are developed using a procedure determined by the U.S. Department of Labor.

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]]> http://wnbf.com/new-york-state-unemployment-rates-drops-to-8-9-percent/feed/ 0 Binghamton Area Loses Hundreds of Jobs Over Past Year http://wnbf.com/binghamton-area-loses-hundreds-of-jobs-over-past-year/ http://wnbf.com/binghamton-area-loses-hundreds-of-jobs-over-past-year/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2012 18:02:19 +0000 Bob Joseph http://wnbf.com/?p=21737 The Binghamton labor market had 300 fewer private sector jobs in September compared to a year earlier.

According to the state Department of Labor, the region's total number of private sector jobs was down four-tenths of a percent

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