Genesee County saw no increase in the number of jobs based in the county year-over-year, May 2012 compared to May 2013, according to data just released by the NYS Labor Department.
In both months, the department counted 23,200 jobs based in Genesee County.
There was a 100-job increase from April 2013 to May 2013.
The County's May unemployment figures are not yet available, but the state's unemployment rate from one year to the next dropped from 8.6 percent to 7.6 percent.
New York as a whole added 85,700 jobs, increasing to 8,937,200 jobs in the state in May 2013.
For Genesee County, the total number of private sector jobs increased from 17,300 to 17,400.
Goods producing jobs remained unchanged at 4,000. Manufacturing jobs remained unchanged at 3,000. Service jobs remained unchanged at 19,200. Trade, transportation and utilities increased from 4,400 to 4,500. Government jobs decreased from 5,900 to 5,800.
