Unemployment rates were little changed from September to October in Mid-Hudson Valley counties, according to state Labor Department data released on Thursday. The jobless rate in Greene County was 7.7 percent last month, up from 7.5 percent in September but better than the 7.9 percent rate of October 2009. In Columbia County, joblessness stood at 6.8 percent in October, compared to 6.7 percent in September and 7.2 percent in October 2009.

Unemployment rates in other local counties in October were:
• Ulster County: 7.4 percent last month, unchanged from September and down from 7.6 percent in October 2009.
• Dutchess County: 7.3 percent in October, the same rate as in September and a slight improvement from the 7.8 percent rate of October 2009.
• Delaware: 7.7 percent, compared to 7.6 in September and 8.1 in October 2009.
• Orange: 7.6, compared to 7.7 and 7.7.
• Sullivan: 8.5, compared to 8.2 and 8.5.