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 1.8% increase in total jobs from 2023 to 2024, same as job growth in the state (excluding NYC) and slightly higher than the national job growth (1.2%).
All of the region's counties except Greene experienced increases in total jobs from 2023 to 2024. Dutchess had the highest increase at 3.4%, followed by Ulster at 1.8% and Orange at 1.6%. Greene County had the only decrease in total jobs, at -0.6%.
Data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment is reported by place of work, not place of residence. This dataset does not include sole proprietors/self-employed individuals, including farmers.
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | 1.8% |
| 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% | 0.2% |
| 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% | 3.4% |
| 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% | -0.6% |
| 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% | 1.6% |
| 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% | 0.9% |
| 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% | 0.3% |
| 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% | 1.8% |
| 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% | 1.8% |
| 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% | 1.2% |
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 420,321 |
| 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 | 20,888 |
| 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 | 112,897 |
| 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 | 14,167 |
| 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 | 155,524 |
| 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 | 27,122 |
| 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 | 30,393 |
| 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 | 59,330 |
| 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 | 5,075,014 |
| 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 | 154,990,441 |
| 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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