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Barnes & Noble, the nation's largest bookseller, says it's laying off staff after a weak holiday shopping season.

The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid rose last week for the first time in five weeks, but remained at a low level that points to a healthy job market.

The Southern Tier economy is continuing to lose jobs while most of New York state's labor markets have been adding workers.

Fewer people sought U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a sign Americans are benefiting from solid job security.

Even after a reported continuing decline in unemployment over 2016 and a rise in manufacturing for Utica and Central New York, New York has been declared one of the top ten worst states to make a living in today.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A new report finds that New York state leads in the nation in nonprofit jobs and organizations.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's private sector unemployment rate edged up slightly in August to 4.8 percent from 4.7 percent a month earlier.

The New York State Department of Labor has released local unemployment rates for April.

New York state's private sector job count increased by 14,600 in January.

Even after the multi-billion dollar investment announcement that came to Utica and Central New York in 2015, New York has been declared one of the worst states to make a living in today.