March 20 2025
Employment/Workforce, Tourism

Capital Region Leisure Sector’s Summer Employment Surpasses Pre-COVID Level

The Capital Region’s arts, entertainment and recreation industry last summer for the first time surpassed its pre-COVID employment level for that season, boosted by gains in the racetrack and marinas industries, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of data from the New York State Department of Labor.

February 12 2025
Employment/Workforce, News

Capital Region Selected for $40M ON-RAMP proposed by CEG

Gov. Kathy Hochul last week announced the selection of the Center for Economic Growth’s application for a $40M One Network for Regional Advanced Manufacturing Partnerships (ON-RAMP) center in the Capital Region. CEG is acting as the project lead on behalf of a regional consortium of training and support providers, private

January 14 2025
Employment/Workforce, Manufacturing, Nanotechnology, News

State’s 1st Nanotech Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Trade Gets Approval

    (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

January 14 2025
Employment/Workforce, Regional/County Profiles

Capital Region Leads Upstate for Per Capita Income Growth

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

October 23 2024
Employment/Workforce, Manufacturing, News

CEG Launches “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing®, Capital Region”

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

August 15 2024
Employment/Workforce, Manufacturing

Capital Region MFG Workforce with Associate’s Eclipses High School Grads

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

August 15 2024
Employment/Workforce

High School-Aged Worker Employment Hits 15-Year High in the Capital Region

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

July 15 2024
Employment/Workforce

These ZIP Codes lead the Capital Region for Business and Job Growth Since the Pandemic

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

June 11 2024
Employment/Workforce, Manufacturing

Capital Region Manufacturing Employment Reaches 22-Year High

  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

March 15 2024
Employment/Workforce, Research & Development

Capital Region Tech R&D Industry Sets New Employment Record

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

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