Area municipal unemployment rates drop

ALBANY – While several municipalities in the Hudson Valley have higher unemployment rates than the region’s 5.3 percent rate in July, they are significantly lower

Hudson Valley unemployment remains high

ALBANY – The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the economy. January unemployment in Sullivan County stood at 6.9 percent in January when compared to the

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October unemployment double last year’s rates

ALBANY – October unemployment in Hudson Valley/Catskills counties inched up slightly over September rates and were on average, double October 2019 rates as the coronavirus

November unemployment increases slightly

MID-HUDSON – Unemployment figures for the 12-month period ended in November inched up slightly, although all counties remained under the four percent level. Columbia County

Regional unemployment inches up slightly

ALBANY – Unemployment in the Mid-Hudson Valley/Catskill region squeaked up slightly in the 12 months ended in September, the state labor department reported Tuesday. Only