The Rochester area unemployment rate continues to decline. New numbers out from the state labor department peg the December rate at 4.6 percent, down from 5.3 percent a year ago.
The statewide unemployment rate in December was 4.8 percent.
State Labor Analyst Tammy Marino says overall, 2015 was a good year in terms of job growth.
"The pace of hiring throughout the year was especially strong, and this in turn helped to push Rochester's unemployment rate to its lowest December level in more than a decade."
Marino says the manufacturing and finance sectors were the two local parts of the economy that were a little weaker in terms of job growth.
The Rochester area saw a gain of 5,600 private sector jobs in December compared to a year ago.
