WHITE PLAINS – Unemployment in the Hudson Valley rose slightly in March as compared to the same month last year, according to the State Labor Department.
Rockland County, with 3.4 percent joblessness, had the lowest level this March compared to 2.7 percent in 2023.
At the other end of the spectrum, Greene County had 4.6 percent unemployment in March 2024, compared with 3.8 percent 12 months earlier.
Region-wide in the Hudson Valley, March joblessness was 3.7 percent compared with 3.0 percent one year ago.
| COUNTY | MARCH 2024 | FEBRUARY 2024 | MARCH 2023 |
| Columbia | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.0% |
| Delaware | 4.7% | 5.1% | 4.1% |
| Dutchess | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.0% |
| Greene | 4.6% | 4.8% | 3.8% |
| Orange | 3.9% | 4.1% | 3.2% |
| Putnam | 3.5% | 3.7% | 2.8% |
| Rockland | 3.4% | 3.6% | 2.7% |
| Sullivan | 4.0% | 4.5% | 3.4% |
| Ulster | 3.9% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Westchester | 3.7% | 4.0% | 3.0% |
