ALBANY – For the third consecutive month Putnam County has the distinction of having the lowest rate of unemployment in New York State.
The state Labor Department released New York’s June statistics Tuesday and Putnam recorded a rate of 3.2 percent unemployment.
Overall, the Hudson Valley was second in the state behind only Long Island and the Capital Region (each with 3.5 percent) unemployment among the 10 labor market regions in New York State. The Hudson Valley’s rate was 3.6 percent.
While Putnam’s rate was 3.2 percent, Rockland County’s rate of joblessness was 3.5 percent followed by Dutchess, Sullivan and Westchester at 3.6 percent; Ulster County’s rate was 3.7 percent while Orange County had the highest rate in the Hudson Valley at 4 percent.
In June 2026, there were 44,700 unemployed in the region, up from 44,500 in May 2026 and up from 40,600 in June 2025. Year-over-year in June 2026, labor force increased by 2,200 or 0.2 percent, to 1,235,500.
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