Is Albany "booming"? (Schenectady: unemployment rate, move, metro)

[artistatheart]

Now, my father is very much a hometown boy, and he loves him some Albany (he also loves him his grandkids, so he's very much hoping my family and I will move back sometime soon ). Every once in awhile, he likes to throw in a discreet pitch for the greater tri-city area--this morning he told me that Albany was "booming." Is it? Or is this just some more granddad propaganda?

[ckhthankgod]

I wouldn't necessarily say "booming", but it has been growing steadily.

[ja1myn]

He would be incorrect.

[PhoebePaddy]

Originally Posted by ja1myn

He would be incorrect.

[ckhthankgod]

To be clear, it has gained people in terms of the city and metro in recent years. US2010

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[ja1myn]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

To be clear, it has gained people in terms of the city and metro in recent years. US2010

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By booming, I thought the OP meant economic-wise. Not population-wise. An increase in population doesn't necessarily equal a favorable boom.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by ja1myn

By booming, I thought the OP meant economic-wise. Not population-wise. An increase in population doesn't necessarily equal a favorable boom.

So, what does that say about the South and the below average unemployment rate in the area then?

[ja1myn]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

So, what does that say about the South and the below average unemployment rate in the area then?

You just proved my point. The south has a larger population than the north. Like I said, greater population doesn't equal a favorable boom.

[ckhthankgod]

We may be saying the same thing, but in different ways. Steady growth, which the Capital Region is experiencing, seems to be more sustainable.

[ja1myn]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

We may be saying the same thing, but in different ways. Steady growth, which the Capital Region is experiencing, seems to be more sustainable.

Are you talking about steady population growth?

We seem to nag at each other in nearly all of these Albany-Schenectady threads.