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Friday, January 18, 2013  Economic turnarounds rarely happen overnight. As Armory Square in Syracuse has shown, slow and steady progress can produce lasting results, and it all starts with small businesses. On Friday, small business leaders from across Central New York met with  Congressman Dan Maffei to talk about the issues they face.

Friday, November 16, 2012  Officials say 5,900 new private sector jobs were created in New York State in October.

Friday, October 19, 2012  State labor officials say New York gained about 2,900 private sector jobs in September and the unemployment rate stood at 8.9 percent, down 0.2 percent from a month earlier.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  Cuomo’s is looking for ways to grow the private sector, and watching progress that's sprouted since launching the regional economic councils last year.

Friday, June 15, 2012  The number of people without jobs in New York increased slightly last month, nudging the unemployment rate to 8.6 percent from 8.5 percent in April and 8.1 percent a year earlier.

Monday, July 11, 2011  The jobs report caught investors off guard because only 18,000 private sector jobs were added in June.