ALBANY – Unemployment in Hudson Valley communities fell to 2.3 percent in October compared with 2.8 percent in September, the state Labor Department reported.
The City of Newburgh had the highest rate in October, at 3.6 percent. That’s down, though, from 4.5 percent one month earlier.
The City of Mount Vernon had the second highest level in October while the City of Yonkers came in third.
The lowest unemployment in October was recorded in the Village of Port Chester, followed by the Town of Rye and the City of White Plains.
| MUNICIPALITY | OCTOBER 2022 | SEPTEMBER 2022 | OCTOBER 2021 |
| Newburgh city | 3.6 % | 4.5 % | 5.4 % |
| Mount Vernon city | 3.5 % | 4.4 % | 6.0 % |
| Poughkeepsie city | 3.2 % | 4.1 % | 4.9 % |
| Yonkers city | 2.9 % | 3.7 % | 3.3 % |
| Ramapo town | 1.9 % | 2.3 % | 3.3 % |
| Rye town | 1.7 % | 2.1 % | 2.9 % |
| Port Chester village | 1.6 % | 2.0 % | 2.9 % |
