Economy
Annual Change in Total Jobs

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Annual Change in Total Jobs

What does this measure?

The growth or decline in total jobs, shown as a percentage gain or loss from the previous year.

Why is this important?

Job growth is a key indicator of economic health and vitality and reveals whether and by how much an economy is expanding.

How is the region performing?

The Mid-Hudson Valley experienced an 3% increase in total jobs from 2020 to 2021, similar to the jobs in the state (excluding NYC) and nationally. This increase reflects a recovery from a pandemic-related decline of 4.9% in the previous year. Prior to the onset of COVID in 2020, the yearly change (positive or negative) in the region's total jobs averaged 1.1% per year from 2002 to 2019.

All of the region's counties experienced increases in total jobs from 2020 to 2021. Orange had the highest increase at 4.1%, followed by Sullivan at 4% and Putnam at 3.5%. Columbia had the smallest increase in total jobs, at 1.8%.

Notes about the data

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.

Annual Change in Total Jobs
200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
RegionN/A1.2%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%1.2%1.7%0.5%-4.9%3.0%
Columbia CountyN/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%3.2%0.5%1.4%0.8%1.1%-0.5%-3.8%1.8%
Dutchess CountyN/A1.0%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%1.4%1.4%0.3%-5.2%2.0%
Greene CountyN/A1.6%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%0.5%1.3%0.9%-1.5%-2.6%2.7%
Orange CountyN/A1.7%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%0.6%1.3%2.3%1.6%-5.0%4.1%
Putnam CountyN/A2.3%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%-0.6%-0.0%-3.7%3.5%
Sullivan CountyN/A1.8%-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%1.5%4.9%2.0%-6.2%4.0%
Ulster CountyN/A0.7%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%0.7%1.2%-1.0%-5.1%2.2%
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%0.6%1.2%0.1%-5.8%3.0%
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%1.5%2.0%0.7%-3.1%3.0%

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Notes: Rate is percentage change from previous year




Total Jobs
200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Region503,517509,598518,414528,962536,606542,259549,604549,305537,650534,085538,484538,430544,197552,469560,833564,562571,262581,086584,063555,490572,310
Columbia County29,65529,27029,70730,54730,52630,62230,86830,66030,00029,46429,80530,22130,95431,96032,10932,55732,81733,17533,01631,76932,338
Dutchess County144,362145,830147,838151,291153,392154,465155,089154,219150,312148,391149,831149,520150,767150,116151,876151,828154,010156,163156,628148,499151,492
Greene County18,77419,06920,12919,91220,27920,97021,66521,45320,74520,87720,82120,55820,70021,04321,07521,18421,46121,65121,32120,77021,325
Orange County159,500162,244165,196169,043171,763173,460176,462178,240175,355175,491178,696179,054181,503186,300190,494191,558193,980198,449201,598191,513199,392
Putnam County33,47934,23535,44436,99537,97939,05240,24240,16239,46139,16839,41439,21539,72440,50841,20141,61942,02041,78141,77640,24841,676
Sullivan County32,88533,48833,48334,18335,02634,95835,47935,29834,53034,15933,77133,87633,72933,88634,78135,51236,03137,79538,56236,16737,620
Ulster County84,86285,46286,61786,99187,64188,73289,79989,27387,24786,53586,14685,98686,82088,65689,29790,30490,94392,07291,16286,52488,467
NYS (excluding NYC)5,970,8125,957,1905,990,7576,068,1696,126,1876,177,9056,285,5536,324,4846,191,0536,160,1296,248,0306,279,7576,334,8866,393,7276,460,5896,506,7386,542,8796,623,1486,626,5626,245,2476,435,480
U.S.165,522,200165,095,100165,921,500168,839,700172,338,400175,868,600179,543,700179,213,900173,636,700172,901,700176,091,700178,979,700182,325,100186,233,800190,325,800193,425,900196,394,100200,281,200201,648,200195,301,600201,142,600

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis




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