The net growth or decline in jobs by sector, shown as a percentage gain or loss.
Job growth by sector is a key indicator of economic vitality and reveals how the structure of industry and the composition of employment in the region are changing.
Despite the impact of COVID in 2020, total jobs in the region increased by 8% from 2010 to 2023, less than the national increase of 20% but greater than the statewide (excluding NYC) increase of 5%. The largest rate increases from 2010 to 2023 were in Construction (48%) and Educational Services (37%). In contrast, the Government and the Information sectors experienced decreases of 18% and 9%, respectively.
At the county level, Sullivan and Orange had the largest increases in total jobs from 2010 to 2023 (21% and 19%, respectively), while Dutchess, Greene and Ulster experienced no increase in total job growth (-1%, -1% and 0%, respecitvely) in total jobs from 2010 to 2023.
Data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment is reported by place of work, not place of residence. This dataset does not include sole proprietors/self-employed individuals, including farmers.
| Construction | Educational Services | Financial Activities | Government | Health Care and Social Assistance | Information | Leisure and Hospitality | Manufacturing | Natural Resources and Mining | Other Services | Professional and Business Services | Trade, Transportation, and Utilities | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | 48% | 37% | -7% | -18% | 7% | -9% | 30% | -7% | 26% | 17% | 24% | 7% | 8% |
| Columbia | 46% | -12% | 20% | -11% | -3% | -21% | 42% | 36% | 12% | 0% | -4% | -1% | 5% |
| Dutchess | 26% | 15% | -1% | -21% | -3% | -24% | 23% | -39% | 42% | 20% | -2% | 5% | -1% |
| Greene | -24% | -5% | 7% | 81% | -27% | -8% | 10% | 12% | -24% | 19% | 27% | 2% | -1% |
| Orange | 81% | 35% | -1% | -31% | 20% | -0% | 38% | 23% | 39% | 32% | 51% | 12% | 19% |
| Putnam | 47% | -2% | -22% | -90% | -1% | 6% | 23% | -15% | 200% | 8% | 16% | 21% | 9% |
| Sullivan | 68% | 123% | -24% | -8% | 39% | -5% | 53% | 64% | 48% | -26% | 61% | 4% | 21% |
| Ulster | 46% | 587% | -25% | -4% | -8% | -5% | 26% | -6% | 3% | 13% | 18% | -7% | 0% |
| NYS (excluding NYC) | 27% | 8% | -2% | -11% | 12% | -33% | 11% | -5% | 23% | 2% | 16% | -0% | 5% |
| U.S. | 43% | 7% | 17% | 1% | 29% | 9% | 25% | 12% | 2% | 5% | 35% | 16% | 20% |
| Construction | Educational Services | Financial Activities | Government | Health Care and Social Assistance | Information | Leisure and Hospitality | Manufacturing | Natural Resources and Mining | Other Services | Professional and Business Services | Trade, Transportation, and Utilities | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | 22,074 | 24,994 | 13,197 | 26,836 | 68,720 | 5,748 | 46,885 | 24,647 | 5,259 | 16,117 | 36,910 | 88,629 | 412,772 |
| Columbia | 1,238 | 1,998 | 608 | 1,928 | 3,801 | 198 | 2,363 | 1,522 | 1,002 | 640 | 1,184 | 4,002 | 20,853 |
| Dutchess | 5,556 | 8,207 | 4,094 | 6,939 | 19,978 | 1,371 | 12,124 | 6,751 | 1,085 | 3,787 | 9,782 | 19,828 | 109,139 |
| Greene | 502 | 1,374 | 448 | 2,464 | 897 | 197 | 2,580 | 1,057 | 71 | 490 | 635 | 3,378 | 14,249 |
| Orange | 7,659 | 3,946 | 4,576 | 6,622 | 23,969 | 2,403 | 14,634 | 8,669 | 1,352 | 6,635 | 16,142 | 40,462 | 153,069 |
| Putnam | 2,866 | 3,353 | 767 | 171 | 4,390 | 520 | 2,731 | 1,203 | 120 | 1,358 | 2,634 | 5,009 | 26,890 |
| Sullivan | 1,353 | 365 | 885 | 2,936 | 7,502 | 192 | 4,082 | 1,998 | 561 | 1,029 | 2,057 | 4,614 | 30,290 |
| Ulster | 2,900 | 5,751 | 1,819 | 5,776 | 8,183 | 867 | 8,371 | 3,447 | 1,068 | 2,178 | 4,476 | 11,336 | 58,282 |
| NYS (excluding NYC) | 250,407 | 620,091 | 254,439 | 295,854 | 887,182 | 73,554 | 486,830 | 363,144 | 32,998 | 180,885 | 642,412 | 1,001,682 | 4,986,448 |
| U.S. | 8,127,255 | 12,935,408 | 8,752,228 | 7,591,520 | 23,294,478 | 3,114,512 | 16,913,866 | 12,917,827 | 1,841,256 | 4,608,521 | 22,834,972 | 29,930,195 | 153,140,899 |
| Construction | Educational Services | Financial Activities | Government | Health Care and Social Assistance | Information | Leisure and Hospitality | Manufacturing | Natural Resources and Mining | Other Services | Professional and Business Services | Trade, Transportation, and Utilities | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Columbia | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Dutchess | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Greene | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Orange | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Putnam | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sullivan | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Ulster | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| NYS (excluding NYC) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| U.S. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Construction | Educational Services | Financial Activities | Government | Health Care and Social Assistance | Information | Leisure and Hospitality | Manufacturing | Natural Resources and Mining | Other Services | Professional and Business Services | Trade, Transportation, and Utilities | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | 14,905 | 18,182 | 14,263 | 32,776 | 64,511 | 6,285 | 36,009 | 26,446 | 4,183 | 13,786 | 29,743 | 83,085 | 380,742 |
| Columbia | 849 | 2,270 | 507 | 2,171 | 3,935 | 252 | 1,662 | 1,119 | 894 | 639 | 1,238 | 4,060 | 19,897 |
| Dutchess | 4,417 | 7,144 | 4,146 | 8,743 | 20,685 | 1,804 | 9,855 | 11,032 | 763 | 3,150 | 9,983 | 18,963 | 110,219 |
| Greene | 659 | 1,440 | 419 | 1,358 | 1,232 | 213 | 2,353 | 942 | 93 | 413 | 499 | 3,312 | 14,366 |
| Orange | 4,243 | 2,915 | 4,626 | 9,630 | 19,959 | 2,411 | 10,573 | 7,055 | 975 | 5,013 | 10,677 | 36,020 | 128,339 |
| Putnam | 1,950 | 3,412 | 981 | 1,683 | 4,435 | 489 | 2,223 | 1,410 | 40 | 1,253 | 2,269 | 4,149 | 24,610 |
| Sullivan | 804 | 164 | 1,158 | 3,200 | 5,415 | 203 | 2,673 | 1,217 | 379 | 1,383 | 1,277 | 4,416 | 25,123 |
| Ulster | 1,983 | 837 | 2,426 | 5,991 | 8,850 | 913 | 6,670 | 3,671 | 1,039 | 1,935 | 3,800 | 12,165 | 58,188 |
| NYS (excluding NYC) | 196,664 | 573,881 | 259,338 | 332,594 | 790,230 | 109,525 | 439,795 | 380,717 | 26,867 | 177,327 | 556,024 | 1,006,104 | 4,750,119 |
| U.S. | 5,672,913 | 12,144,279 | 7,481,824 | 7,545,067 | 18,077,213 | 2,848,734 | 13,484,197 | 11,532,213 | 1,805,988 | 4,406,249 | 16,904,575 | 25,764,320 | 127,820,442 |
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