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.
The Mid-Hudson Valley region experienced a 2.5% increase in total jobs from 2022 to 2023, higher than the jobs in the state (excluding NYC) and nationally. The growth rates in both of the past two years have been substantially higher than the average yearly change over the past two decades in the region, which was 0.7%.
All of the region's counties experienced increases in total jobs from 2022 to 2023. Sullivan had the highest increase at 5.2%, followed by Putnam at 3.2% and Orange at 3.1%. Dutchess had the smallest increase in total jobs, at 1.2%.
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.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | N/A | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.0% | -9.1% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 2.5% |
| Columbia | N/A | 0.2% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 3.2% | -0.1% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.6% | -0.0% | -9.4% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 1.6% |
| Dutchess | N/A | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.1% | -0.9% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.4% | -9.1% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 1.2% |
| Greene | N/A | -1.2% | -1.1% | -0.7% | 2.3% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.2% | -1.9% | -6.7% | 2.8% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Orange | N/A | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 3.1% | 2.0% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 2.2% | -8.6% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 3.1% |
| Putnam | N/A | 0.0% | -1.0% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 1.4% | -1.8% | 1.1% | -8.4% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 3.2% |
| Sullivan | N/A | -0.9% | 0.2% | -1.1% | 0.1% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 2.0% | 6.6% | 3.0% | -10.8% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 5.2% |
| Ulster | N/A | -1.5% | -0.4% | 0.3% | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 1.1% | -0.7% | -10.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| NYS (excluding NYC) | N/A | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.6% | -0.1% | -9.1% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 1.2% |
| U.S. | N/A | 1.2% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.4% | -6.1% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 2.1% |
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | 380,742 | 380,908 | 381,335 | 383,496 | 389,498 | 394,922 | 399,415 | 404,810 | 410,711 | 414,697 | 377,047 | 388,489 | 402,592 | 412,772 |
| Columbia | 19,897 | 19,939 | 20,384 | 20,913 | 21,589 | 21,577 | 21,837 | 21,841 | 21,970 | 21,968 | 19,909 | 20,153 | 20,531 | 20,853 |
| Dutchess | 110,219 | 110,117 | 109,883 | 109,991 | 108,983 | 110,005 | 110,272 | 112,155 | 113,249 | 113,674 | 103,302 | 104,869 | 107,869 | 109,139 |
| Greene | 14,366 | 14,189 | 14,029 | 13,930 | 14,254 | 14,384 | 14,454 | 14,579 | 14,754 | 14,469 | 13,502 | 13,883 | 14,063 | 14,249 |
| Orange | 128,339 | 129,821 | 130,605 | 132,070 | 136,153 | 138,922 | 140,467 | 142,550 | 145,122 | 148,273 | 135,579 | 141,889 | 148,470 | 153,069 |
| Putnam | 24,610 | 24,612 | 24,367 | 24,640 | 25,267 | 25,504 | 26,157 | 26,523 | 26,048 | 26,343 | 24,143 | 25,014 | 26,056 | 26,890 |
| Sullivan | 25,123 | 24,898 | 24,947 | 24,684 | 24,713 | 25,423 | 26,239 | 26,774 | 28,541 | 29,392 | 26,229 | 27,332 | 28,806 | 30,290 |
| Ulster | 58,188 | 57,332 | 57,120 | 57,268 | 58,539 | 59,107 | 59,989 | 60,388 | 61,027 | 60,578 | 54,383 | 55,349 | 56,797 | 58,282 |
| NYS (excluding NYC) | 4,750,119 | 4,780,343 | 4,811,400 | 4,844,061 | 4,879,721 | 4,932,645 | 4,988,371 | 5,023,997 | 5,053,805 | 5,050,167 | 4,590,050 | 4,752,524 | 4,927,345 | 4,986,448 |
| U.S. | 127,820,442 | 129,411,095 | 131,696,378 | 133,968,434 | 136,613,609 | 139,491,699 | 141,870,066 | 143,859,855 | 146,131,754 | 148,105,092 | 139,103,773 | 143,780,068 | 150,025,655 | 153,140,899 |
| INDICATORS | TREND | STATE |
|---|---|
| Change in Total Jobs | Increasing |
| Change in Jobs by Sector | Increasing |
| Spending for County Government | Maintaining |
| Tourism Revenue | Maintaining |
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