Rockland Unemployment Rate Rose in June

Preliminary local area unemployment rates for June 2015 show Rockland is off the state Labor Department’s list of 10 counties with the lowest rates for the first time in months.

SEE:

• May’s Unemployment Rate: 4.6% in Rockland
• 4.4 Percent Jobless Rate: Rockland Among Strong NY Counties

The state’s private sector job count increased by 173,500 from June 2014 to June 2015. In June 2015, the number of private sector jobs in the state was 7,804,200, an all-time high. The state’s private sector job count is based on a payroll survey of 18,000 New York employers conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In addition, between May and June 2015, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from 5.7% to 5.5% in June 2015, its lowest level since July 2008.

The counties in New York State with the lowest unemployment rates include:

• • Columbia County (3.9%)
  • Saratoga County (4.1%)
  • Nassau County (4.3%)
  • Putnam County (4.4%)
  • Genesee County (4.5%)
  • Hamilton County (4.5%)
  • Washington County (4.5%)
  • Albany County (4.6%)
  • Ontario County (4.6%)
  • Rensselaer County (4.6%)
  • Suffolk County (4.6%)
  • Tompkins County (4.6%)
  • Westchester County (4.6%)
  • Yates County (4.6%)
  
  

Rates are calculated following procedures prescribed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The state’s unemployment rate relies in part on the results of the Current Population Survey, which contacts approximately 3,100 households in New York State each month.