Section 14. Offices of the department

The  principal  office  of  the
  department shall be in the city of Albany in  rooms  designated  by  the
  commissioner  of  general  services as provided by law. There shall be a
  branch office in the city of New York and other branch  offices  may  be
  established  and  maintained  by  the  department  in such places as the
  industrial commissioner may determine and for which  appropriations  are
  made  by  the  legislature.  The  industrial  commissioner may, with the
  commissioner of commerce and the commissioner of transportation, develop
  and institute a procedure for the uniform collection of  employment  and
  economic data within the state for use in connection with the scheduling
  of public works projects.