ALBANY – Greene County,
at 5.8 percent increase, is the big winner region-wide in terms of new
jobs in the 12-months ending in January. On the other end of the spectrum,
the Dutchess-Putnam Metropolitan area lost 1.7 percent of its jobs.
Across the Hudson Valley, jobs grew by 8,000 or 1.1 percent, to 766,500,
according to the state Labor Department.
Following Greene County’s growth, Columbia County grew by 3.7 percent, Sullivan County by 3.2 percent, Ulster County by 3.1 percent, and the Orange-Rockland-Westchester Metro Area by 1.4 percent.
Region-wide, jobs were added in professional and business services – 5,400; educational and health services – 4,600; trade, transportation and utilities – 2,300; and other services – 1,000. Job losses were centered in leisure and hospitality – 3,000; manufacturing – 1,200; and natural resources, mining, and construction – 1,000.
