ALBANY – Private sector jobs in the Hudson Valley rose by 1.3 percent for the 12 months ending in February, according to the State Labor Department.
Jobs rose by 10,400 to 781,600.
Gains were largest in educational and health services (+3,400); leisure and hospitality (+3,100); natural resources, mining and construction (+3,100); other services (+800); financial activities (+300); professional and business services (+300); manufacturing (+200); and trade, transportation and utilities (+200).
Employment losses were greatest in information (1,000).
Greene County ranked first in the state with job growth at 5.9 percent. Sullivan County followed in second place with 5.6 percent growth.
Ulster County followed with 2.7 percent job growth followed by Columbia County at 2.6 percent.
The Orange-Rockland-Westchester Metro Area experienced 1.7 percent growth, while the Dutchess-Putnam Metropolitan Division saw a decline of 1.8 percent in jobs.
Delaware County remained flat with no job growth.
