The latest federal figures, though, show that upstate New York shed another 34,800 jobs in the five years between the former first lady's arrival in the Senate and January 2006.
"Upstate New York" is virtually the whole big state of New York, except for New York City and Long Island, give or take. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upstate_New_York#The_ambiguous_definition_of_.22Upstate_New_York.22
While I hate to see any jobs lost, 34,800 in five years (6960 per year) in this big state doesn't seem like a large amount. Some cities and areas are harder hit than others, and some cities are seeing rebirth through the efforts of entrepreneurs and creative city governments.
As much as I do not want to see Hillary re-elected, she is in my western NY location continually, often working on links between universities and businesses for creation of high tech jobs. Maybe her participation is a mere photo op, but she's visible here and that will get her votes (not mine.)