(Jan. 17, 2025) – The New York Department of Labor (NYS DOL) recently approved the Nanotechnology Engineering Technician (NET) trade, the first of its kind in the state, sponsored by the Center for Economic Growth (CEG). CEG’s leadership in developing the trade creates new and expanded Registered Apprenticeship
The Capital Region had upstate New York’s fastest-growing per capita income in 2023, boosted by gains in Albany, Saratoga, Greene and Schenectady counties, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In 2023, the gross personal income for the
10 local schools and 10 MFGs to participate in 1st-of-its-kind-in-NY student video contest (Oct. 23, 2024) – The Center for Economic Growth (CEG) is launching a first-of-its-kind contest in New York State that encourages middle school students to engage with local manufacturers and produce real-world, project-based videos that highlight “What’s
Workers with some college or an associate’s degree are increasingly outnumbering those with a high school diploma or equivalent (e.g., GED) in the Capital Region’s manufacturing sector, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s QWI Explorer. In 2008, the eight-county Capital
Employment among the Capital Region’s high school-aged workers climbed to a 15-year high in 2023, driven by job gains in the construction and restaurant industries, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics. In 2023, the eight-county Capital
The ZIP codes covering parts of Clifton Park, Slingerlands and East Greenbush have added the most jobs in the Capital Region since the start of the pandemic, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau County Business Pattern statistics. Between mid-March 2020 and mid-March
The Capital Region’s manufacturing sector continued to grow in 2023 and climbed to a 22-year employment high. The region also experienced its largest annual increase in manufacturing employer establishments in more than two decades, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new data for the New
Employment in the Capital Region’s high-tech R&D industry last summer surpassed an 18-year high, with Albany County driving that growth. This employment growth follows increases in R&D spending by local universities and businesses in the eight-county region, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of data from the
Columbia and Greene Counties had New York’s first and third fastest-growing median household incomes in 2022, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program. Columbia-Greene In 2022, Columbia County’s median household income was
The leading sources of out-of-state commuters who work in the Capital Region are Berkshire, Bennington and Rutland counties. But beyond these neighboring counties, Orange County Florida and San Diego County, California are the next leading sources of out-of-state commuters, according to a Center for Economic Growth analysis of U.S. Census
