Job Growth in 1999 in the Buffalo-Niagara Region.
Jobs are the pulse of a thriving region.
They provide income for basic necessities, furnish disposable income that in turn supports other jobs, and provide economic independence crucial to personal wellbeing. Employment data over time reveal the health of a region s economic base and the strength of industry-specific sectors. Based on a monthly survey of establishments nationwide, CES data measure civilian nonagricultural wage and salary employment at the state and metropolitan levels. Employment data for Southern Ontario come from monthly labor force surveys conducted by Human Resources Development Canada, as reported by individual regional municipalities. Since 1989, job growth in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls Metropolitan Area, like the rest of Upstate, has been sluggish.