Unemployment inching up in almost every county outside New York City

[Madmallard]

New York Republican State Committee Chairman Edward F. Cox claimed the unemployment rate is rising in upstate counties, something Republicans intend to remind voters about in the 2018 race for governor.

"Of all the 62 counties in New York state, all of them, unemployment is going up except for the five counties of New York City," Cox said in a radio interview.

The claim is in direct contrast to a rosier picture of the economy painted by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. The governor touted a decline in unemployment statewide during his State of the State address this month.

"Every region has seen a drop in unemployment and underemployment," Cuomo said.

The state Department of Labor also tracks the unemployment rate for each county.

Our analysis of the data shows Cox is mostly correct in his claim, with a few exceptions.

• • The unemployment rate in Lewis County decreased from 6.1 percent in November 2016 to 5.9 percent a year later. The county’s labor force and the number of people working increased during that time.
  
  
• • Seneca and Clinton counties saw no change in unemployment during that time. The labor force and the number of people employed increased in those counties as well.
  

Unemployment in every other county outside New York City went up between November 2016 and November 2017. Unemployment in each of New York City’s five boroughs went down.

Has unemployment increased in every county outside NYC?

 

[Mosinitis]

Cox is the guy who allowed SAFE act to pass. He can go to hell. No Cox suckers here.

 

[Uzi]

Upstate has been hit really hard for many years now. Even in the upper class areas away from the major cities are losing a stupid amount of businesses each year. Empty buildings, for lease, loads of signs showing help wanted, major downgrading because of the high costs etc. It's fucking ridiculous! Unemployment is quite notable since 2016 to the present.

 

[Phazer]

Reasons:

• Mandatory minimum wage increases are irrational and not compatible with what small businesses can pay for unskilled labor.
• Mandatory NYS family medical leave benefits make it expensive for businesses to obtain unemployment insurance (most carriers dropped businesses once NYS passed the legislation)
• Taxes
• Taxes
• Taxes

 

[Saltwater60]

We are at 4.7% average is 4.1% we rank 39th in the USA. That’s not so good.

 

[togmaster]

Cumhole doesn't care about this state. He is only worried about his presidential wet dreams.

 

[Mosinitis]

Who gives a shit about these NY GOP talking points. They don't defend our gun rights and I don't give a fuck about their partisan drivel. They are a bigger enemy, simply because they are backstabbers. Upstate is just as fucked as it was under Pataki.

 

[Mosinitis]

What happened to using rent control as a leverage to roll back SAFE? Keep swallowing these NY GOP lies idiots.

 

[Mosinitis]

Unemployment blah, blah, blah, blah. Otzim putzim.

 

[oc shooter]

I work part time for a major truck rental company and the amount of people renting 1 way trucks out of NY state is astounding we can't keep up but Albany tells us how well we'er doing amazing

 

[Phauxtoe]

well why would Free stuff people want a job?

 

[Mosinitis]

NY GOP are manipulative liars. Even after screwing us with the SAFE act, they continued to lie they can fix it when rent control statue had to be renewed and would use that as a leverage. THEY NEVER DID. They prey on stupidity of the electorate.