Labor Statistics for the Hudson Valley Region Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester Counties
Private sector employment in the Hudson Valley Region increased 11,300 or 1.6 percent, to 726,900 for the 12-month period ending March 2012. Employment gains were recorded in trade, transportation and utilities (+4,800), educational and health services (+4,500), professional and business services (+3,300), and financial activities (+1,900). Meanwhile, job losses were centered in the following industries: manufacturing (-1,400), leisure and hospitality (-800), information (-700), and natural resources, mining and construction (-600). The Government sector shed 900 jobs over the year.
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John Nelson
NYS Department of Labor
120 Bloomingdale Rd., Room 218
White Plains, NY 10605
Phone: (914) 997-8798
Fax: (914) 997-4107
E-mail: Johny.Nelson@labor.ny.gov