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 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%.
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 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | -4.9% | 3.0% |
| Columbia | 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% | -3.8% | 1.8% |
| Dutchess | 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% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.3% | -5.2% | 2.0% |
| Greene | 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% | -2.6% | 2.7% |
| Orange | 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% | -5.0% | 4.1% |
| Putnam | 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% | -3.7% | 3.5% |
| Sullivan | 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% | -6.2% | 4.0% |
| Ulster | 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% | -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% |
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 571,262 | 581,086 | 584,063 | 555,490 | 572,310 |
| Columbia | 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 | 32,817 | 33,175 | 33,016 | 31,769 | 32,338 |
| Dutchess | 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 | 154,010 | 156,163 | 156,628 | 148,499 | 151,492 |
| Greene | 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 | 21,461 | 21,651 | 21,321 | 20,770 | 21,325 |
| Orange | 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 | 193,980 | 198,449 | 201,598 | 191,513 | 199,392 |
| Putnam | 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 | 42,020 | 41,781 | 41,776 | 40,248 | 41,676 |
| Sullivan | 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 | 38,562 | 36,167 | 37,620 |
| Ulster | 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 | 90,943 | 92,072 | 91,162 | 86,524 | 88,467 |
| 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 | 6,542,879 | 6,623,148 | 6,626,562 | 6,245,247 | 6,435,480 |
| 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 | 196,394,100 | 200,281,200 | 201,648,200 | 195,301,600 | 201,142,600 |
| 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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