ALBANY – Sullivan County
topped the state in job growth during the 12-month period ended in May,
the state labor department reported Thursday.
The 9.8 percent job growth can be attributed to the hiring at the casino,
the soon-to-open upscale spa and other projects underway.
Job growth in the Dutchess-Putnam Metropolitan Division came in at 2.6
percent while it rose by 1.4 percent in Ulster County, by 1.2 percent
in Columbia County and by 0.7 percent in the Orange-Rockland-Westchester
Metro Area.
Jobs were stable with no growth in Greene County.
Private sector jobs rose by 1.3 percent, or by 10,100, in the Hudson
Valley during the 12 month period.
Gains were largest in educational and health services at 6,200; natural
resources, mining and construction at 2,800; professional and business
services at 2,300; leisure and hospitality at 1,600; other services at
400; and financial activities at 200.
Losses were centered in trade, transportation and utilities at a 1,500
job decline; and manufacturing with a drop of 900.
