The net growth or decline in jobs by sector, shown as a percentage gain or loss from 2001 to 2021.
Job growth by sector is a key indicator of economic vitality and reveals how the structure of industry and the composition of employment in the region are changing.
Despite the impact of COVID in 2020, total jobs in the region increased by 14% from 2001 to 2021, less than the national increase of 22% but greater than the statewide (excluding NYC) increase of 8%. The largest rate increases from 2001 to 2021 were in Financial Activities (64%) and Educational Services (38%). In contrast, the Information and the Manufacturing sectors experienced decreases of 35% and 34%, respectively.
At the county level, Orange and Putnam had the largest increases in jobs from 2001 to 2021 (25% and 24%, respectively), while Dutchess and Ulster experienced a modest increase (5% and 4%, respecitvely) in total jobs from 2001 to 2021.
County employment estimates are reported by place of work, not place of residence. Data for this indicator are expected to be released in the fourth quarter.
| Agriculture | Construction | Educational Services | Financial Activities | Government | Health Care and Social Assistance | Information | Leisure and Hospitality | Manufacturing | Natural Resources and Mining | Other Services | Professional and Business Services | Trade, Transportation, and Utilities | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | -16% | 12% | 38% | 64% | -8% | 27% | -35% | 30% | -34% | 18% | 19% | 35% | 6% | 14% |
| Columbia County | -17% | 21% | 57% | 98% | -12% | 8% | -61% | 49% | -30% | N/A | 17% | 21% | -23% | 9% |
| Dutchess County | 4% | -3% | 38% | 64% | -16% | 20% | -34% | 34% | -58% | 41% | 21% | 24% | -10% | 5% |
| Greene County | -29% | -5% | 61% | 83% | 0% | -1% | -3% | 8% | 13% | N/A | 0% | 118% | 52% | 14% |
| Orange County | -18% | 26% | 35% | 70% | -1% | 53% | -22% | 36% | -7% | 17% | 26% | 55% | 20% | 25% |
| Putnam County | 28% | 14% | 52% | 78% | 4% | 17% | -31% | 35% | -9% | N/A | 25% | -27% | 28% | 24% |
| Sullivan County | -37% | 17% | 52% | 12% | -9% | 54% | -27% | 13% | 73% | -16% | 4% | 40% | -2% | 14% |
| Ulster County | -17% | 11% | 28% | 61% | -12% | 1% | -49% | 25% | -42% | -2% | 12% | 45% | -11% | 4% |
| NYS (excluding NYC) | -14% | 14% | 22% | 61% | -6% | 26% | -46% | 17% | 9% | 14% | 2% | 8% | ||
| U.S. | -16% | 19% | 56% | 63% | 4% | 50% | -16% | 27% | -23% | 15% | 21% | 38% | 19% | 22% |
| Agriculture | Construction | Educational Services | Financial Activities | Government | Health Care and Social Assistance | Information | Leisure and Hospitality | Manufacturing | Natural Resources and Mining | Other Services | Professional and Business Services | Trade, Transportation, and Utilities | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | 4,978 | 35,598 | 18,685 | 58,428 | 82,485 | 76,483 | 7,259 | 56,623 | 27,216 | 2,012 | 31,071 | 63,908 | 96,548 | 572,310 |
| Columbia County | 805 | 2,516 | 619 | 3,344 | 4,158 | 4,420 | 341 | 3,611 | 1,780 | N/A | 1,866 | 3,564 | 3,376 | 32,338 |
| Dutchess County | 1,111 | 8,708 | 10,056 | 16,348 | 18,778 | 21,585 | 1,725 | 14,637 | 7,645 | 720 | 8,154 | 17,868 | 21,051 | 151,492 |
| Greene County | 327 | 1,320 | 190 | 2,001 | 4,142 | 1,268 | 302 | 3,103 | 1,057 | 95 | 1,175 | 1,746 | 4,599 | 21,325 |
| Orange County | 1,295 | 10,667 | 4,242 | 18,903 | 32,251 | 26,471 | 2,664 | 15,405 | 9,577 | 518 | 10,342 | 22,591 | 44,466 | 199,392 |
| Putnam County | 119 | 4,245 | 1,434 | 5,710 | 4,587 | 5,003 | 613 | 3,769 | 1,434 | N/A | 2,779 | 3,178 | 5,335 | 41,676 |
| Sullivan County | 427 | 2,469 | 443 | 3,372 | 5,756 | 7,453 | 261 | 4,553 | 1,803 | 256 | 1,804 | 3,435 | 5,588 | 37,620 |
| Ulster County | 894 | 5,673 | 1,701 | 8,750 | 12,813 | 10,283 | 1,353 | 11,545 | 3,920 | 423 | 4,951 | 11,526 | 12,133 | 88,467 |
| NYS (excluding NYC) | 51,872 | 347,207 | 221,344 | 794,022 | 854,656 | 891,398 | 74,772 | 529,651 | 336,107 | 818,060 | 1,221,869 | 6,435,480 | ||
| U.S. | 2,588,000 | 11,673,300 | 4,684,400 | 21,821,900 | 24,048,000 | 22,880,500 | 3,414,000 | 17,711,100 | 13,081,600 | 1,851,200 | 10,963,000 | 29,993,000 | 36,432,600 | 201,142,600 |
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