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Region's unemployment rate continues to decline
Jun 24, 2022 12:45 am
MidHudson News is reporting the May unemployment rate for the Hudson Valley is 2.9 percent, down from 4.6 percent in May of 2021. Because of the low rate, many jobs are going unfilled, and businesses continue to offer higher starting wages and sign-on bonuses. Columbia County had the lowest rate of joblessness in May at 2.4 percent. Delaware and Greene counties had the highest rate at 3.1 percent. Ulster and Dutchess counties each had 2.8 percent unemployment. Read more at MidHudsonNews [dot] com.