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Rensselaer County Economic Dashboard

158,025

Population - US Census

58,853

Total Regional Employment - US Census

$69.0K

Median Household Income - US Census

$11.3B

Gross Regional Product - US Census

Click link below for Capital Region aggregate data dashboard:

Capital Region

The Capital District Regional Planning Commission (CDRPC) developed this economic dashboard to provide timely and relevant indicators of economic health and recovery in Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga and Schenectady Counties. Data is available at a regional and county level.  This dashboard was funded through the US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration CARES Act.

    The visualizations and charts can be embedded by using the  on the upper right hand corner of each item, and the underlying data can also be downloaded by using the “Get the data” link in the bottom left of each item. 

    Jobs & Unemployment

    This section includes key indicators which show impact on and changes to sector-based employment, unemployment claims and leading indicators like job posting trends.

    Employment

    Labor Participation

    Job Postings - Long Term Trend

    Job Postings - Short Term Trend

    Unemployment

    Unemployment Rate

    Regional Mobility

    This section shows changes over time to regional mobility including airport passenger and freight volume, transit ridership, and traffic volumes on a sampling of the region’s significant highway corridors.

    Major Traffic Corridors

    Ridership

    Small Business And Consumer Activity

    This section shows trends related to small business activity and credit card spending compared to a pre-COVID baseline.

    Tax Revenue

    Businesses Open

    Business Revenue

    Consumer Spending

    Migration

    This section shows relocation to (in-migration) to Capital Region by county, represented by USPS change of primary address.

    In-Migration

    Stimulus & Bankruptcies

    This section provides information related to a sampling of federal funding provided to small business, and bankruptcies experienced over time.

    PPP Loans

    Bankruptcy Trend

    Bankruptcies

    Data


    METHODOLOGY

    Some of the summary data included in the report may not include suppressed data. Data suppression occurs in cases where private, identifying information would be disclosed. In most cases, this does not impact the total values presented in the report, but in cases where there are small industries or areas, data suppressions may reduce the accuracy of the data we can display.


    SOURCES
    • American Community Survey, Affinity, SBA, US Census, Emsi, CDTC, Albany International Airport, USPS, Womply, US Courts, AVAIL Lab, NYS Department of Labor