Data: Job growth in Buffalo isn’t much when compared to other areas

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that job growth in the Buffalo metro area is not much when compared to other major markets.
The amount of jobs in Buffalo went from 475,000 in the middle of 2016 to 476,800 in the middle of this year, according to Buffalo Business First. That is a 0.4 percent increase.
The area that the data took into account included Erie and Niagara County.
Rochester tied with Buffalo in terms of the percentage of growth that happ