Significant Industries
One of the major objectives of the workforce development system is to encourage local workforce investment boards (LWIBs) to plan strategically and focus their resources in priority industries (and eventually on priority occupations within those industries). To assist in these efforts, the New York State Department of Labor’s Division of Research and Statistics decided to concentrate this series of reports on industries identified as “significant industries.”
Significant industries were identified on the basis of job counts, wage levels, job growth (both net and percent) over the 2006-2009 period, and expected job growth based on industry employment projections through 2016. Priority industries that may have been designated as such by economic development or workforce development officials were also considered. Industries presented here are classified according to their North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.
We hope that local workforce investment boards, as well as others involved in the workforce system, may find these reports helpful in allocating their limited resources.
Significant Industries in New York State
Significant Industries in the Capital Region
Significant Industries in Central New York
Significant Industries in the Finger Lakes
Significant Industries in the Hudson Valley
Significant Industries in Long Island
Significant Industries in the Mohawk Valley
Significant Industries in New York City
Significant Industries in the North Country