Labor Statistics for the Hudson Valley Region

Private sector jobs in the Hudson Valley increased by 6,800 or 0.8 percent, to 847,900 in the 12 months ending November 2025. Job growth was centered in private education and health services (+6,300), professional and business services (+1,900), leisure and hospitality (+500), financial activities (+400), manufacturing (+200) and trade, transportation and utilities (+200). Losses were greatest in mining, logging and construction (-1,500), information (-700) and other services (-500).

In November 2025, job count in the region’s private employment sector climbed to 847,900 – a record high for the month. Six sectors posted year-over-year job gains, while three posted losses. Private education and health services remained the region’s leading jobs generator, climbing 2.7 percent to 242,600 – its highest employment count on record, regardless of month.

Within the region, Sullivan County posted the strongest gains, up 4.0 percent year-over-year. They were followed by Rockland County (+2.3 percent), Putnam County (+1.3 percent), Westchester County (+0.5 percent); the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh MSA (+0.3 percent). The Kingston MSA was the only area that posted job losses – down 0.2 percent over the period.

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]

This workforce product was funded by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration.