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 experienced an 8.1% decrease in total jobs from 2019 to 2020, similar to the 8.3% decrease in jobs in the state (excluding NYC), but a greater decrease than the 5.4% decrease in jobs nationally. This decrease reflects the significant impact of COVID on the number of jobs in the region. 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. The change in 2020 represents a nearly seven-fold increase in the rate of change compared to the previous two decade average.
All of the region's counties experienced significant decreases in total jobs from 2019 to 2020. Sullivan had the highest decrease at 9.3%, followed by Ulster at 8.8% and Columbia and Dutchess both with an 8.3% decline. Greene had the lowest job decline at 6.3%.
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 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | -8.1% |
| 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% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.1% | -0.5% | -8.3% |
| 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% | 1.4% | 0.3% | -8.3% |
| 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% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.9% | -1.5% | -6.3% |
| 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% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 1.6% | -7.6% |
| 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% | -0.6% | -0.0% | -7.6% |
| 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% | 1.5% | 4.9% | 2.0% | -9.3% |
| 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% | 0.7% | 1.2% | -1.0% | -8.8% |
| 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% | 0.0% | -8.3% |
| 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% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 544,197 | 552,469 | 560,833 | 564,562 | 571,309 | 581,120 | 584,060 | 536,750 |
| 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 | 30,954 | 31,960 | 32,109 | 32,557 | 32,813 | 33,172 | 33,007 | 30,282 |
| 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 | 151,876 | 151,828 | 154,036 | 156,191 | 156,647 | 143,609 |
| 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 | 20,700 | 21,043 | 21,075 | 21,184 | 21,465 | 21,654 | 21,323 | 19,972 |
| 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 | 181,503 | 186,300 | 190,494 | 191,558 | 193,975 | 198,434 | 201,566 | 186,160 |
| 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 | 40,508 | 41,201 | 41,619 | 42,036 | 41,797 | 41,790 | 38,624 |
| 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 | 33,729 | 33,886 | 34,781 | 35,512 | 36,031 | 37,795 | 38,559 | 34,954 |
| 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 | 86,820 | 88,656 | 89,297 | 90,304 | 90,953 | 92,077 | 91,168 | 83,149 |
| 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 | 6,460,589 | 6,506,738 | 6,542,931 | 6,622,928 | 6,625,901 | 6,073,232 |
| 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 | 190,325,800 | 193,425,900 | 196,393,100 | 200,280,200 | 201,644,200 | 190,776,800 |
| INDICATORS | TREND | STATE |
|---|---|
| Change in Total Jobs | Decreasing |
| Employment by Sector | Not Applicable |
| Spending for County Government | Increasing |
| Tourism Revenue | Decreasing |
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