Middle ground: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we reach the midpoint of this latest winter workweek – and the median and the first month of 2025. We’re embracing…
By popular demand: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and not just any Wednesday but (already) the second Wednesday of 2025 – and the midpoint of the first full workweek…
By HEIDI ANDERSON // It’s all-hands-on-deck to meet New York State’s 2030 climate-justice goals, including zero-emission electric generation and significantly reduced greenhouse-gas emissions. The challenge is an exciting opportunity for…
The number of private sector jobs on Long Island grew by 20,100 in the year ending in May, an increase of 1.8 percent, to 1,156,700. The state’s over-the-year private sector…
The number of private sector jobs on Long Island increased by 11,100 in the year ending in April, a 1 percent increase to a total employment base of 1,136,800. By…
Long Island added 16,400 jobs over the year ended in March, an increase of 1.5 percent that brings total local employment to 1,120,700. Continuing a long trend, the greatest gains were…
The Long Island economy added 10,600 private sector jobs in the year ending in June, a 0.9 percent increase to 1,145,900. The percentage increase, which lagged the state (1.5 percent)…
By JOHN L. KOMINICKI // Long Island’s rosy 4.5 percent unemployment rate – the lowest since 2007 – masks a wide range of unsettling workforce trends. Earnings for private sector…
Any economy, including an innovative one, is built on the backs of a healthy and well-treated workforce. But at least on its lowest professional levels, Long Island is earning a…
The transition from Albany to Washington has been an eye-opener for freshman U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin, the 1st District Republican. Not yet six months into his first congressional term –…
Tech-based jobs rule the roost on New York State’s Jobs Express website, an online resource looking to connect the unemployed with companies in search of fresh blood. According to the…