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 6,600 or 0.9 percent, to 737,000 for the 12-month period ending April 2012. Employment gains were recorded in educational and health services (+4,100), trade, transportation and utilities (+3,900), professional and business services (+2,900), financial activities (+1,600), and other services (+500). Meanwhile, job losses were centered in the following industries: natural resources, mining and construction (-3,000), manufacturing (-1,400), leisure and hospitality (-1,100), and information (-900). The Government sector shed 1,200 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