The growth or decline in total jobs, shown as a percentage gain or loss from the previous year.
Job growth is a key indicator of economic health and vitality and reveals whether and by how much an economy is expanding.
Total jobs increased by 1.8% in the Mid-Hudson Valley from 2017 to 2018, more than the state (excluding NYC) increase of 1.2% and similar to the national increase of 2%. Although the region has had fluctuating growth rates since 2002 (ranging from a high of 2% to a low of -2.1%), 2018 was the sixth consecutive increase in regional jobs since 2012.
All of the region's counties experienced job growth from 2017 to 2018 except Putnam (-0.1%). Sullivan had the highest increase at 5.6%, followed by Orange at 2% and Greene at 1.7%. Columbia had the lowest job growth at 1%.
County employment is reported by place of work, not place of residence. Data for this indicator are expected to be released in the fourth quarter.
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | N/A | 1.2% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.4% | -0.1% | -2.1% | -0.7% | 0.8% | -0.0% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 1.8% |
| Columbia County | N/A | -1.3% | 1.5% | 2.8% | -0.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% | -0.7% | -2.2% | -1.8% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| Dutchess County | N/A | 1.0% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.4% | -0.6% | -2.5% | -1.3% | 1.0% | -0.2% | 0.8% | -0.4% | 1.2% | -0.0% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Greene County | N/A | 1.6% | 5.6% | -1.1% | 1.8% | 3.4% | 3.3% | -1.0% | -3.3% | 0.6% | -0.3% | -1.3% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% |
| Orange County | N/A | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 1.6% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 1.0% | -1.6% | 0.1% | 1.8% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 2.0% |
| Putnam County | N/A | 2.3% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 3.0% | -0.2% | -1.7% | -0.7% | 0.6% | -0.5% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| Sullivan County | N/A | 1.8% | -0.0% | 2.1% | 2.5% | -0.2% | 1.5% | -0.5% | -2.2% | -1.1% | -1.1% | 0.3% | -0.4% | 0.5% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 5.6% |
| Ulster County | N/A | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 1.2% | -0.6% | -2.3% | -0.8% | -0.4% | -0.2% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.6% |
| NYS (excluding NYC) | N/A | -0.2% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 0.6% | -2.1% | -0.5% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| U.S. | N/A | -0.3% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% | -0.2% | -3.1% | -0.4% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 2.0% |
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | 503,517 | 509,598 | 518,414 | 528,962 | 536,606 | 542,259 | 549,604 | 549,305 | 537,650 | 534,085 | 538,484 | 538,430 | 544,199 | 552,472 | 560,862 | 564,748 | 571,838 | 582,124 |
| Columbia County | 29,655 | 29,270 | 29,707 | 30,547 | 30,526 | 30,622 | 30,868 | 30,660 | 30,000 | 29,464 | 29,805 | 30,221 | 30,960 | 31,972 | 32,127 | 32,578 | 32,845 | 33,189 |
| Dutchess County | 144,362 | 145,830 | 147,838 | 151,291 | 153,392 | 154,465 | 155,089 | 154,219 | 150,312 | 148,391 | 149,831 | 149,520 | 150,767 | 150,116 | 151,873 | 151,823 | 154,114 | 156,409 |
| Greene County | 18,774 | 19,069 | 20,129 | 19,912 | 20,279 | 20,970 | 21,665 | 21,453 | 20,745 | 20,877 | 20,821 | 20,558 | 20,702 | 21,047 | 21,082 | 21,199 | 21,523 | 21,879 |
| Orange County | 159,500 | 162,244 | 165,196 | 169,043 | 171,763 | 173,460 | 176,462 | 178,240 | 175,355 | 175,491 | 178,696 | 179,054 | 181,504 | 186,303 | 190,536 | 191,780 | 194,272 | 198,137 |
| Putnam County | 33,479 | 34,235 | 35,444 | 36,995 | 37,979 | 39,052 | 40,242 | 40,162 | 39,461 | 39,168 | 39,414 | 39,215 | 39,724 | 40,507 | 41,196 | 41,603 | 42,021 | 41,966 |
| Sullivan County | 32,885 | 33,488 | 33,483 | 34,183 | 35,026 | 34,958 | 35,479 | 35,298 | 34,530 | 34,159 | 33,771 | 33,876 | 33,726 | 33,880 | 34,777 | 35,497 | 36,056 | 38,075 |
| Ulster County | 84,862 | 85,462 | 86,617 | 86,991 | 87,641 | 88,732 | 89,799 | 89,273 | 87,247 | 86,535 | 86,146 | 85,986 | 86,816 | 88,647 | 89,271 | 90,268 | 91,007 | 92,469 |
| NYS (excluding NYC) | 5,970,812 | 5,957,190 | 5,990,757 | 6,068,169 | 6,126,187 | 6,177,905 | 6,285,553 | 6,324,484 | 6,191,053 | 6,160,129 | 6,248,030 | 6,279,757 | 6,334,886 | 6,393,727 | 6,460,659 | 6,506,659 | 6,549,735 | 6,630,128 |
| U.S. | 165,522,200 | 165,095,100 | 165,921,500 | 168,839,700 | 172,338,400 | 175,868,600 | 179,543,700 | 179,213,900 | 173,636,700 | 172,901,700 | 176,091,700 | 178,979,700 | 182,325,100 | 186,233,800 | 190,315,800 | 193,371,900 | 196,825,300 | 200,746,000 |
| INDICATORS | TREND | STATE |
|---|---|
| Change in Total Jobs | Increasing |
| Employment by Sector | Not Applicable |
| Spending for County Government | Increasing |
| Tourism Revenue | Increasing |
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