Matthew Hamilton reports in Capitol Confidential that upstate employment rose by just 0.3 since 2009, while it has grown by 2.2 percent in the Capitol Region between mid-2009 and June 2016, according to a report released Aug. 26 by the state comptroller. “On the surface, New York’s economy has rebounded from the Great Recession,” New York Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said in a statement with the report. “But it should come as no surprise that a closer look reveals pockets of the state still have a long way to go to catch up.” The upper Hudson Valley lost 1,700 jobs in the time period according to the report. Read the full story in Capitol Confidential.