Friday, November 2nd
Warren Hall B32
3:00-4:30 p.m.

Upstate New York’s weak population and labor force growth in recent years has raised concerns about a loss of educated workers. Indeed, the region has seen a net outflow of college-educated people. Contrary to many stories in the news, however, this net outflow reflects a low rate of in-migration to the region, rather than an unusually high rate of out-migration. Regardless, this net effect presents challenges to community and economic growth for Upstate in the years to come. Presentations will include recent analysis on this issue, NYS policy responses, and what local young professional groups are doing to reverse the trend.

Richard Dietz, Branch Chief Economist of the Buffalo branch of the Federal Reserve Bank
Susan Christopherson, Professor of City & Regional Planning at Cornell University
Isabelle Andrews, Project Director, Workforce Intelligence, NYS Association of Counties
Deb Mohlenhoff, Chair, Ithaca Forward

PRESENTATIONS AND RESOURCES:

Upstate New York’s Human Capital
A powerpoint presentation by Richard Dietz

Migration of Young Adults in Upstate New York, 1995-2000
Robert Scardamalia, New York State Department of Economic Development
Warren Brown, Program on Applied Demographics, Cornell University