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2013 Press Releases
Date Press Release
05/16/2013NYS Adds 23,800 Private Sector Jobs in April 2013, Reaching All-Time Jobs High
05/02/2013Governor Cuomo Announces Improvements to Shared Work Program to Help Businesses Avoid Layoffs During Short Term Financial Difficulty
04/30/2013Governor Cuomo Announces State-Local Partnership Results in Recovery of $1.9 Million in Stolen Unemployment Insurance Funds in 2012
04/23/2013State Labor Department Releases Preliminary March 2013 Area Unemployment Rates
04/23/2013Governor Cuomo Expands Program to Assist Unemployed New Yorkers Start Their Own Businesses
04/22/2013New NY Bridge Business-to-Business Forums to be Held in Westchester April 23 & Rockland April 24
04/18/2013NYS Economy Adds 14,100 Private Sector Jobs in March 2013
04/18/2013Labor Department Partners with U.S. Attorney’s Office to Convict Seven United States Postal Service Employees Charged with Stealing Unemployment Insurance Payments
04/10/2013Governor Cuomo Announces Annual Job Fairs Offering 5,000 Jobs From 250 Employers
04/08/2013Governor Cuomo Details $1.2 Billion in Savings Resulting from Major Reforms to Workers Compensation and Unemployment Insurance Included in Recently Enacted State Budget
04/02/2013State Labor Department Releases Preliminary February 2013 Area Unemployment Rates
03/28/2013New York State Releases Final January 2013 and Preliminary February 2013 Job Counts and Unemployment Rates
03/22/2013State Department of Labor Announces Program Partnering With Businesses to Identify and Stop Human Trafficking
03/15/2013State Labor Department Announces Nearly $4 Million in Proven Job Creation Training Grants for Businesses to Hire Long-Term Unemployed Workers
03/12/2013State Labor Department and Empire State Development Announce State-Wide “Work For Success” Tour Highlighting Incentives to Businesses That Hire Formerly Incarcerated Men and Women
03/12/2013State Labor Department Releases January 2013 Area Unemployment Rates
03/07/2013NYS Breaks State Record for Continuous Private Sector Job Growth -- 17 Months of Job Growth with 29,600 Jobs Added in January
02/19/2013State Labor Department Announces New York’s Job-Saving Program Saved Nearly 3,300 Jobs in 2012
02/14/2013Governor Cuomo Announces Application for Federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance Extended to February 28
02/12/2013State Labor Department Partners with Bronx District Attorney and NYC Department of Investigation to Stop Unemployment Insurance Fraud at Rikers Island
01/31/2013Governor Cuomo Announces Free Safety and Health Inspections Saving Businesses Impacted by Hurricane Sandy Up to $4,300
01/29/2013State Labor Department Announces Approximately 250,000 Job Seekers Got Jobs in 2012 Using Department’s Employment Services
01/22/2013State Labor Department Releases December 2012 Area Unemployment Rates
01/17/2013New York Adds 34,300 Jobs in December, Raising Number of Jobs Added to the State’s Economy in 2012 to 123,200
01/16/2013Labor Department Partners With Queens District Attorney to Arrest Two Individuals Charged With Stealing $60,000 in Unemployment Benefits

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