Unemployment Rate in Westchester Dropping Still

The unemployment rate for the Rockland-Westchester-Orange county region dropped by almost 1 percent in the past year, state Labor Department officials report.

It was 4.7 percent in March 2015, compared to 5.6 percent in March 2014.

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Westchester has one of the lowest unemployment rates in New York—4.7 percent last month. The counties in New York State with the lowest unemployment rates as of March 2015 include:

• Tompkins County (3.8%)
• Albany County (4.3%)
• Nassau County (4.3%)
• Putnam County (4.4%)
• Saratoga County (4.4%)
• Columbia County (4.6%)
• Rockland County (4.6%)
• Dutchess County (4.7%)
• Westchester County (4.7%)
• Orange County (4.8%)
• Schenectady County (4.8%)