Developments in the Hudson Valley Labor Market
For the 12-month period ending December 2024, the private sector job count in the Hudson Valley rose by 9,700, or 1.2 percent, to 833,800. The largest gains were in private education and health services (+8,200), other services (+3,800), leisure and hospitality (+2,400) and financial activities (+800). Job losses were centered in mining, logging and construction (-1,900), professional and business services (-1,700), trade, transportation and utilities (-1,500) and information (-500).
In December 2024, job count in the region’s private employment sector continued trending upward, reaching 833,800 – a record high for the month. Five sectors added jobs for the 12 months through December 2024 while four lost jobs. Private education and health services remained the region’s leading jobs generator. Year-over-year in December 2024, the sector climbed 3.6 percent or 8,200 to reach 233,800 – its highest December employment count on record.
Private sector job growth was spread throughout the region. Year-over-year, Sullivan County posted the strongest gains, up 4.5 percent. The second fastest growth was recorded in the Kingston MSA (+1.5 percent), followed by the Orange-Rockland-Westchester labor market area (+1.1 percent), and the Dutchess-Putnam Metropolitan Division (+0.6 percent).
Contact
For More Information Please Contact:
Johny Nelson
NYS Department of Labor
120 Bloomingdale Road, Room 218
White Plains, NY 10605
Phone: (914) 997-9571
Fax: (914) 997-4107
Email: [email protected]