JANUARY 27– 2:45 PM– NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED INCREASES 3RD STRAIGHT MONTH IN HUDSON VALLEY | WHITE PLAINS CITIZENETREPORTER SETS RECORD VISITS FOR YEAR 7,017,658 VISITS! 2,098,003 VISITORS MADE 6 VISITS A DAY EVERY DAY. 63,330 UNIQUE VISITORS MADE 133,730 VISITS IN DECEMBER. WPCNR AVERAGED 17,284 VISITORS A WEEK, VISITING 31,270 TIMES.

Hudson Valley Region:

The December 2025 unemployment rate for the Hudson Valley Region is 3.2 percent. That is down from 3.4 percent in November 2025 and up from 3.0 percent in December 2024.

In December 2025, there were 39,600 unemployed in the region, down from 42,000 in November 2025 and up 36,700 in December 2024. Year-over-year in December 2025, labor force increased by 28,600 or 2.4 percent, to 1,237,900.

The Hudson Valley Region’s December 2025 unemployment rate (3.2 percent) is tied with the Long Island Region for the lowest rate among the 10 labor market regions in New York State.

Hudson Valley 3.2 percent
Long Island 3.2 percent
Capital Region 3.3 percent
Finger Lakes 3.7 percent
Central New York 3.8 percent
Southern Tier 4.0 percent
Mohawk Valley 4.1 percent
Western New York 4.1 percent
North Country 4.5 percent
New York City 5.4 percent

In December 2025, the lowest unemployment rate within the region (2.8 percent) was recorded in Putnam County.

Putnam County 2.8 percent
Rockland County 3.0 percent
Westchester County 3.1 percent
Dutchess County 3.2 percent
Ulster County 3.5 percent
Orange County 3.6 percent
Sullivan County 3.6 percent