How long until the economy of upstate New York State recovers?

What exactly do you mean by “recovers”? Do you mean that it goes back to its peak in the 1950s? That can happen, but it will take a very long time. read more

The taxes are prohibitive, jobs are declining (Kodak and Xerox) and the weather sucks. This is coming from a lifelong Western New Yorker (Rochester area) who left 3 years ago and is not looking back. read more

Like the New England Textile Mills in the early 20th centrury the industrial heart of New York has mostly evaporated over the last 30 years. Kodak, GE, Xerox, IBM, and countless other smaller companies have all left or gone bankrupt. read more

The Public Policy Institute of New York State, Inc. 15 Taxpayer-funded jobs in Upstate New York, 1990-2004 ¾Government jobs were up by 39,800, or +6.7% ¾Health care and social assistance added 112,400 jobs, or +37%. At least 40% of jobs in this sector (or about 45,000 of these net new jobs) are paid for by the taxpayers. read more