Half of the 62 counties in NYS, trail the nation in all 5 core measures of long-term economic growth in The Business Council's new Economic Growth index. NYS as a whole trains the nation in 4 out of the 5 categories, giving it a grade of D on the new index. The categories are:
1. Job Growth
2. Average annual wages per job
3. Total personal income
4. Per-capita personal income
5. Population Growth
Thirty one of NY counties got an F as did upstate as a whole
ONLY 2 COUNTIES GOT AN A -SARATOGA AND PUTNAM!
Only 2 other counties got a B - Suffolk and Dutchess
