SEPTEMBER 23–WESTCHESTER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 3.8%in August | 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.

The August 2025 unemployment rate for the Hudson Valley Region is 3.8 percent. Westchester unemployment rate was 3.7% according to the Department of Labor.

That is up from 3.5 percent in July 2025 and up from 3.7 percent in August 2024. In August 2025, there were 46,300 unemployed in the region, up from 43,600 in July 2025 and up from 45,000 in August 2024. Year-over-year in August 2025, labor force increased by 700 or 0.1 percent, to 1,226,700.

The Hudson Valley Region’s August 2025 unemployment rate (3.8 percent) is tied with the Long Island Region for the second lowest rate among the 10 labor market regions in New York State.

Capital Region 3.6 percent
Hudson Valley 3.8 percent
Long Island 3.8 percent
Central New York 4.0 percent
Finger Lakes 4.0 percent
Southern Tier 4.1 percent
Mohawk Valley 4.2 percent
North Country 4.3 percent
Western New York 4.3 percent
New York City 5.8 percent

In August 2025, the lowest unemployment rate within the region (3.3 percent) was recorded in Putnam County.

Putnam County 3.3 percent
Rockland County 3.6 percent
Dutchess County 3.7 percent
Sullivan County 3.7 percent
Westchester County 3.7 percent
Ulster County 4.0 percent
Orange County 4.3 percent