Each month, the Department of Labor (DOL) releases labor market information for NYS and the local regions. Here you will find the most up-to-date labor market information for the Hudson Valley, and more specifically, Rockland County.
Hudson Valley Region:
The October 2022 unemployment rate for the Hudson Valley Region is 2.3 percent. That is down from 2.8 percent in September 2022 and down from 3.6 percent in October 2021. In October 2022, there were 26,700 unemployed in the region, down from 33,200 in September 2022 and down from 40,700 in October 2021. Year-over-year in October 2022, labor force increased by 49,700 or 4.4 percent, to 1,173,500.
The Hudson Valley Region’s October 2022 unemployment rate (2.3) percent) was ranked third lowest among the 10 labor market regions in New York State.
- Capital Region 2.2 percent
- Long Island 2.2 percent
- Hudson Valley 2.3 percent
- Finger Lakes 2.4 percent
- Central New York 2.5 percent
- Southern Tier 2.5 percent
- Mohawk Valley 2.6 percent
- North Country 2.6 percent
- Western New York 2.7 percent
- New York City 5.3 percent
In October 2022, the lowest unemployment rate within the region (2.1 percent) was recorded in Rockland County.
- Rockland County 2.1 percent
- Dutchess County 2.2 percent
- Putnam County 2.2 percent
- Ulster County 2.2 percent
- Westchester County 2.3 percent
- Orange County 2.4 percent
- Sullivan County 2.4 percent
