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Information Services in Rochester, NY

The Greater Rochester, NY Region is an excellent location for your Information Services company because it offers a highly educated workforce and a relatively low cost operating environment. Not only does Rochester, NY have access to information services hubs in New York, Philadelphia and Washington D.C., but its employment growth for Information Services far exceeds the U.S. average.

Key Rochester, NY Information Services industry facts:

Information Services employment in the region was 14,100 in 2002, or 2.6% of the total employment. Telecommunications (6,273) and Publishing (3,223) represent the largest sub-sectors in the industry.

The top Information Services employers in the region are:

  • Frontier
  • Paychex
  • EDS
  • Democrat and Chronicle
  • Time Warner

More than 85% of employment in this industry is in the 15 largest firms.

The Information Services industry in Rochester, NY grew 30.6% from 1997 to 2002, a much faster rate than the U.S. average of 10.9%.


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One of the Top 20 Tech Cities in the U.S.
• Popular Science ranks Rochester 19th of 140 metropolitan areas in the magazine's "Top Tech cities" rankings. (source Popular Science, March 2005)
One of America's Most Innovative Cities
• Forbes recently ranked Rochester, NY one of America's most innovative cities. (June 2010)
"Overall Innovation Capacity"
• Ranked 5th for "Overall Innovation Capacity" upon the basis of 1. Jobs in high-tech industries 2. Degrees granted in science and engineering 3. Number of patents 4. Academic research and development funding 5. Venture capital invested. Metropolitan New Economy Index: Benchmarking Economic Transformation in the Nation's Metropolitan Areas, 2001




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