It's True: A Lot of People Are Leaving New York

 

By Dan Clark

New York state’s population declined last year for the first time in a decade.

State Republican Chairman Edward F. Cox blames the drop on Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

Cuomo's economic policies make it hard for employers to add jobs, especially in upstate New York, so residents are leaving the state for better employment opportunities elsewhere, he said.

"We have the biggest outmigration of citizens of any state," Cox said.

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Source: POLITIFACT New York (via the Empire Report)