Hudson Valley's Jobless Rate Down over 2016

YORKTOWN, NY — The Hudson Valley started 2016 with a 4.5 percent unemployment rate, according to the state Labor Department. As of November, regional unemployment in the HV was down to 4 percent.

That compares favorably to the state’s unemployment rate, which stood at 5.1 percent in November 2016, labor officials said.

Across the Hudson Valley, most counties showed even stronger numbers; even Greene and Sullivan counties had lower jobless rates than the state average.

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Here are the county numbers, from lowest to highest:

• Columbia 3.5%
• Putnam 3.8%
• Dutchess 3.9%
• Rockland 4.0%
• Orange 4.1%
• Westchester 4.1%
• Sullivan 4.7%
• Greene 4.9%

Labor force statistics, including the unemployment rate, for New York and every other state are based on statistical regression models specified by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. These are the most up-to-date estimates of persons employed and unemployed by place of residence. Estimates are available for New York State, labor market regions, metropolitan areas, counties and municipalities with population of at least 25,000.

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