ALBANY – For the fourth 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 on Tuesday and Putnam recorded a rate of 3.4 percent unemployment.
Overall, Hudson Valley was second in the state behind only the Capital Region with 3.8 percent unemployment among the 10 labor market regions in New York State. The Hudson Valley’s rate was 3.7 percent.
While Putnam’s rate was 3.4 percent, Rockland and Dutchess counties’ rate of unemployment was 3.7 percent followed Sullivan and Westchester at 3.8 percent; Ulster County’s rate was four percent while Orange County had the highest rate in the Hudson Valley at 4.2 percent.
In July 2026, there were 48,100 unemployed in the region, up from 44,700 in June 2026 and up from 46,600 in July 2025.
Year-over-year in July 2026, labor force increased by 15,200 or 1.2 percent, to 1,251,500.
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