Economy

The Federal Reserve on the afternoon of May 3 raised interest rates by another quarter of a point to 5.25%. In...

The New York State Legislature late on May 2 passed the proposed Fiscal Year 2024 state budget that totals $229 billion,...

NYSDOL Commissioner Roberta Reardon said the surveys help the state "better understand where to direct needed resources."

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., which is headquartered in Union, New Jersey, on Sunday announced that it has filed for Chapter 11...

The state's 4% unemployment rate is above the 3.5% national rate.

California has the nation's highest prices and Mississippi has the lowest.

Unemployment rates for working-aged people with a disability soared in both New York and the nation during 2020.

A First-Class Mail Forever stamp will cost 66 cents on July 9.

 A small movie theater, the Downing Film Center in Newburgh, is closing after a run of about 17 years. Founded in...

The Charter School of Educational Excellence at 220 Warburton Ave. in Yonkers has been operating for more than 18 years. In...

Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne has given his first State of the County Address to the Putnam Legislature and in it...

11% of survey respondents said they delayed marriage due to financial angst.

Last year's program placed over 220 young people with employers throughout the county.

93.2% of the state’s 1,640 fire departments are either all-volunteer or mostly volunteer.

The private sector is 99.3% recovered from the April 2020 Covid employment trough.