ALBANY – The cities of Mount Vernon, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, Yonkers and New Rochelle are among the municipalities with February unemployment rates higher than the Hudson Valley average of 3.8 percent, the State Labor Department reported.
(See the complete list of municipal highs and lows here ).
The towns of Ramapo, Rye, Greenburgh, Eastchester, Cortlandt, Carmel, East Fishkill, Poughkeepsie and New Windsor have rates below the regional average.
The Town of Ramapo had the lowest rate at 2.9 percent. The City of Mount Vernon had the highest rate at 5.8 percent.
The region as a whole is facing the same dilemma as other areas of the state and country with a shortage of people to fill positions. That has forced many businesses to offer sign-on bonuses to attract workers.
