ALBANY – Private sector jobs in the Hudson Valley increased by 1.2 percent for the 12-month period ending September 2026, according to the State Department of Labor.
Hudson Valley Labor Market Analyst Johny Nelson reported the private sector job count in the Hudson Valley rose by 10,400 to 854,900 with gains reported in mining, logging and construction, private education and health services, financial activities, leisure and hospitality, trade, transportation and utilities, professional and business services.
The region’s private sector continued to trend upward. September’s employment count was the highest August on record.
Nelson said job growth was broad-based with eight of nine sectors posting year-over-year job gains. Three sectors posted year-over-year gains of at least 2.0 percent. Private education and health services remained the region’s leading jobs generator. Year-over-year in August 2026, the sector climbed 1.9 percent, to reach 246,000 – a record high for the month dating back to two thousand.
Within the region, Sullivan County’s private employment sector grew the fastest year-over-year, up 5.0 percent. The second fastest growth was recorded in Rockland County (+4.3 percent), followed by Westchester County (+1.5 percent), Putnam County (+0.4 percent).
The Ulster County and Dutchess-Orange area were the only regions that declined over the period.
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