Unemployment takes its toll on Chenango
NORWICH – Unemployment continues to hit Chenango County hard with more families in need of social services assistance. There are about 22 percent more caseloads compared to last year, according to Department of Social Services Commissioner Bette Osborne.
With the winter months upon us, the number of households applying for home heating assistance is up by 1,000. Other services, such as Medicaid, food stamps and cash assistance amounts are also up across the board.
Child Protective Services is handling 1,000 more families, for example. “That’s higher than we’ve seen in years,” Osborne said.
Actual numbers of those in need are difficult to track as a specific “case” could represent a repeat customer to DSS and households could have more than one child per family.
Like in other parts of the state, the latest employment data released for Chenango County on Friday shows a slight improvement, from 8.8 percent in October to 8.7 percent in November. But the number unemployed is still far more than last year at this time.
Since the New York State economy went into recession in August 2008, the state’s private sector job count has declined in 14 of the past 15 months. It was 6.8 percent in Chenango County in November 2008.
According to a report from the Chenango County Office of Employment and Training, there were jobs filled locally in manufacturing and government.
New York State’s unemployment rate, after seasonal adjustment, decreased from 9.0 percent in October 2009 to 8.6 percent in November 2009. In November 2008, the state’s rate was 6.3 percent. The U.S. rate was 10.0 percent in November 2009, down from 10.2 percent in October. In November 2008, the nation’s rate was 6.8 percent.
"New York State’s unemployment rate at 8.6 percent remained well below the nation's rate of 10.0 percent in November 2009. Moreover, employers in the state cut jobs over the past year at a more modest pace than those in the nation as a whole. While the latest data suggest improvement, it is too early to establish a clear trend," said Peter A. Neenan, Ph.D., Director of the Division of Research and Statistics.
In the five county Central New York region, Chenango’s November unemployment rate at 8.7 percent was the highest. Cortland had 8.5 percent unemployed; Delaware, 8.3 percent; Broome, 8.1 percent; Madison, 7.4 percent, and Otsego, 6.9 percent.
With the winter months upon us, the number of households applying for home heating assistance is up by 1,000. Other services, such as Medicaid, food stamps and cash assistance amounts are also up across the board.
Child Protective Services is handling 1,000 more families, for example. “That’s higher than we’ve seen in years,” Osborne said.
Actual numbers of those in need are difficult to track as a specific “case” could represent a repeat customer to DSS and households could have more than one child per family.
Like in other parts of the state, the latest employment data released for Chenango County on Friday shows a slight improvement, from 8.8 percent in October to 8.7 percent in November. But the number unemployed is still far more than last year at this time.
Since the New York State economy went into recession in August 2008, the state’s private sector job count has declined in 14 of the past 15 months. It was 6.8 percent in Chenango County in November 2008.
According to a report from the Chenango County Office of Employment and Training, there were jobs filled locally in manufacturing and government.
New York State’s unemployment rate, after seasonal adjustment, decreased from 9.0 percent in October 2009 to 8.6 percent in November 2009. In November 2008, the state’s rate was 6.3 percent. The U.S. rate was 10.0 percent in November 2009, down from 10.2 percent in October. In November 2008, the nation’s rate was 6.8 percent.
"New York State’s unemployment rate at 8.6 percent remained well below the nation's rate of 10.0 percent in November 2009. Moreover, employers in the state cut jobs over the past year at a more modest pace than those in the nation as a whole. While the latest data suggest improvement, it is too early to establish a clear trend," said Peter A. Neenan, Ph.D., Director of the Division of Research and Statistics.
In the five county Central New York region, Chenango’s November unemployment rate at 8.7 percent was the highest. Cortland had 8.5 percent unemployed; Delaware, 8.3 percent; Broome, 8.1 percent; Madison, 7.4 percent, and Otsego, 6.9 percent.
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