Syracuse, New York, Economy:
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With its central location and excellent transportation network, Syracuse has been an important distribution, manufacturing, and trade center for nearly a century. Major U.S. manufacturers with a presence in Syracuse include Carrier Corporation and Bristol-Myers Squibb. The metropolitan area's economic base has diversified in recent years, and service industries have gained importance. The healthcare industry is a vital part of Greater Syracuse's economy—one-fourth of the area's top 20 employers are healthcare-related. High technology manufacturing is another industry that is rapidly expanding in Syracuse. Lockheed Martin, one of the nation's top high-tech companies, employs some 2,200 people at its local facility.
Unemployment Rate (MSA): 0.06
Unemployment Rate (County): 0.057
Job Growth Rate (MSA): -0.004
Per Capita Income (County): 35,751
Median Family Income: 61,000
% Working Outside County of Residence: 0.06
Principal Industries & Number of Wage Earners
Syracuse MSA* - November 2008Natural Resources, Construction & Mining: 14,100
Manufacturing: 32,000
Trade, Transportation & Utilities: 65,800
Information: 5,900
Financial Activities: 18,100
Professional & Business Services: 35,400
Educational & Health Services: 59,500
Leisure & Hospitality: 26,000
Other Services: 12,700
Government: 58,500
* Information given is for the Syracuse Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which includes Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego counties.
Major Employers
Anheuser-Busch IncPO Box 200
Baldwinsville, NY 13027
www.anheuserbusch.com
Phone: 315-635-4000
Fax: 315-635-4404
Carrier Corp Carrier Transicold Div
6304 Thompson Rd Bldg TR-20
East Syracuse, NY 13057
www.carrier.transicold.com
Phone: 315-432-6000
Fax: 315-432-6207
TF: 800-255-7382
Community General Hospital of Greater Syracuse
4900 Broad Rd
Syracuse, NY 13215
www.cgh.org
Phone: 315-492-5011
Fax: 315-492-5418
Crouse Hospital
736 Irving Ave
Syracuse, NY 13210
www.crouse.org
Phone: 315-470-7111
Fax: 315-470-7014
Empire Expo Center
581 State Fair Blvd
Syracuse, NY 13209
www.empireexpo.com/
Phone: 315-487-7711
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield of Central New York
333 Butternut Dr
Syracuse, NY 13214
/www.excellusbcbs.com
Phone: 315-671-6400
Fax: 315-448-4922
TF: 800-633-6066
L & JG Stickley Inc
1 Stickley Dr
Manlius, NY 13104
www.stickley.com
Phone: 315-682-5500
Fax: 315-682-6306
Lockheed Martin Naval Electronics & Surveillance Systems Syracuse
497 Electronics Pkwy
Liverpool, NY 13088
Phone: 315-456-0123
TF: 866-562-2363
Loretto
700 E Brighton Ave
Syracuse, NY 13205
www.loretto-cny.org
Phone: 315-469-5570
Fax: 315-469-6558
National Grid Inc
300 Erie Blvd W
Syracuse, NY 13202
www.nationalgridus.com/niagaramohawk
Phone: 315-474-1511
TF: 888-424-2113
New Process Gear Inc
6600 New Venture Gear Dr
East Syracuse, NY 13057
Phone: 315-432-4000
Fax: 315-432-4451
P & C Foods
1200 State Fair Blvd
Syracuse, NY 13209
www.pandcfoods.com
Phone: 315-457-9460
Fax: 315-461-2353
TF: 800-724-0205
Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse
PO Box 511
Syracuse, NY 13201
www.syrdio.org
Phone: 315-422-7203
Fax: 315-478-4619
Saint Joseph's Hospital Health Center
301 Prospect Ave
Syracuse, NY 13203
www.sjhsyr.org
Phone: 315-448-5111
Fax: 315-448-6161
TF: 888-785-6371
State University of New York Upstate Medical University
766 Irving Ave
Syracuse, NY 13210
www.upstate.edu
Phone: 315-464-4570
Fax: 315-464-8867
TF: 800-736-2171
Syracuse University
900 S Crouse Ave
Syracuse, NY 13244
www.syr.edu
Phone: 315-443-3611
Fax: 315-443-4226
United Parcel Service
100 S Clinton St
East Syracuse, NY 13261
www.upsjobs.com
Phone: 315-425-1444
Verizon Communications
6360 Thompson Rd
Syracuse, NY 13206
www22.verizon.com/about/careers
Phone: 315-432-1500
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
800 Irving Ave
Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: 315-425-4400
Fax: 315-425-4375
TF: 800-792-4334
Wegmans Food Markets Inc
1500 Brooks Ave
Rochester, NY 14624
www.wegmans.com
Phone: 585-328-2550
Fax: 585-464-4626
TF: 800-934-6267
Welch Allyn Inc
4341 State Street Rd
Skaneateles Falls, NY 13153
www.welchallyn.com
Phone: 315-685-4100
Fax: 315-685-3361
TF: 800-535-6663
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