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US employers add 916,000 jobs in March as hiring accelerates

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers unleashed a burst of hiring in March, adding 916,000 jobs in a sign that a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession is taking hold as vaccinations accelerate, stimulus checks flow through the economy and businesses increasingly reopen. The March ...

Fully vaccinated can travel again, says new CDC guidance

NEW YORK (AP) — Add travel to the activities vaccinated Americans can enjoy again, according to new U.S. guidance issued Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance to say fully vaccinated people can travel within the U.S. without getting tested for the ...

Pop-up vaccination clinics coming to Irving, Gowanda

Two pop-up vaccination clinics, one in Irving and the other in Gowanda, will be held next week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday. In all, 18 community-based clinics — including houses of worship, community centers and gathering spaces as well as local businesses — are planned for sites ...

Unemployment ticks down as fewer people look for work

Unemployment has decreased 1.4 percentage points from January to February to 8.2%, though the percentage of unemployed county residents is still 2.4 percentage points higher than the 5.8% unemployment rate in February 2020. The decrease in unemployment isn’t due to that many more people returning to work. The number of employed county residents only increased by 100 people from January (48,100) to February (48,200), meaning the bulk of the unemployment rate decline is due to fewer people being in the labor pool in February (52,500) than there were in January (53,200). Chautauqua ...

County DMV offices to accept walk-ins beginning April 12

Starting Monday, April 12, all three Chautauqua County Department of Motor Vehicles offices will be open for walk-in transactions. All transactions, except learner's permit testing, escort/pilot car testing and CDL testing, can be done by walk-in service or by making an appointment online ...

County nears 30% vaccination rate

Nearly 30% of Chautauqua County residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. A large vaccination clinic taking place today at the Jamestown Community College physical education complex will help push the county to the one-third mark during the pandemic. According to the state’s vaccination tracker, 38,294 residents have received their first dose, representing 29.9% of the total population, while 20,170 have completed their vaccination series. Hundreds of appointments were still available by mid-day Tuesday for today’s clinic at JCC, which will utilize the ...