Hudson Valley Unemployment rates

Throughout the lower Hudson Valley, State Labor Department officials gave us the July unemployment rates in the region as follows:

•Westchester County, 3.9 percent, compared with 3.6 percent in June and 4 percent in July 2006;

•Putnam County, 3.5 percent, compared with 3.3 percent in June and 3.7 percent in July 2006;

•Rockland County, 4 percent, compared with 3.7 percent in June and 4.1 percent in July 2006;

•Orange County, 4.4 percent, compared with 4.2 percent in June and 4.5 percent in July 2006;

•Dutchess County, 4 percent, compared with 3.9 percent in June and 4.1 percent in July 2006;

•Kingston area, 4.4 percent, compared with 4.1 percent in June and 4.5 percent in July 2006.

Westchester Job Market Update

BY JOHN GOLDEN

(Westchester County Business Journal)

Westchester County and the lower Hudson Valley showed modest gains in the number of private-sector jobs in July compared with a year ago, even as unemployment rates in the region rose slightly from June, the state Department of Labor recently reported.

The state’s seasonally adjusted private-sector job count increased by 5,500 from June, a 0.1 percent increase that matched the national job-growth rate in the private sector, said Nancy Dunphy, deputy commissioner for employment security in Albany.

Private-sector jobs in the state totaled 7,248,800, an increase of 87,500 jobs or 1.2 percent from July 2006. The state’s growth rate for that period lagged slightly behind the national rate in July of 1.4 percent.

Nonfarm jobs overall in the state rose to 8,708,700 in the same one-year period, an increase of 95,600 jobs or 1.1 percent. Nationally, the number of nonfarm jobs in July increased by 1.3 percent from July 2006.

From July of the previous year, the Putnam-Rockland-Westchester market expanded to 587,500 nonfarm jobs, an increase of 6,400 jobs, or 1.1 percent. Of that total, private-sector jobs increased by 5,300, or 1.1 percent.

The July count of nonfarm jobs in the Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown market was 257,300, an increase of 2,700 jobs, or 1.1 percent, from July 2006. Private-sector jobs increased by 2,100, or 1 percent.

The Kingston employment market had the highest percentage increase in July from the previous year, 2.2 percent, with 65,800 nonfarm jobs reported there. Private-sector jobs in the area increased by 1,300, or 2.6 percent.

Tarrytown, NY Jobs

The village of Tarrytown is adjacent to the Hudson River. Tarrytown serves as the headquarters for the following large companies: Hitachi, Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics, Kraft Foods, and PGMS, among others.

Emisphere Technologies, Inc has openings for a Sr. Scientist Process Development - Chemistry and for a Project Manager position.

Other Tarrytown openings include: Marketing Manager, Financial Specialist, Master Planner.

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Somers, NY Jobs

The suburban town of Somers is about a 50 minute Metro Commuter Railroad ride from Grand Central Station. Somers is known as the 'cradle of the American circus', as it is where Mr. Bailey brought his first African Elephant, named 'Old Bet.'

IBM has 2 job openings in Somers, one for an engineer/program admin, another for an accountant co-op.

Gary Lerman, CPA, PLLC has an opening for a staff accountant.

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Scarsdale, NY Jobs

Scarsdale is a northern suburb of New York City. It earned a spot on Money Magazine's "Top 25 Earning Towns". Scarsdale is associated with many of the rich and famous, including Liza Minelli, Yoko Ono, and Linda McCartney.

Amari Clinic has an opening for a front desk coordinator, and People's United Bank has openings for financial service associates.

Other opportunities include: field assistant (construction company) and bank teller.

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Rye / Rye Brook, NY Jobs

The city of Rye has a rich history. John Jay, a Founding Father and First Supreme Court Justice, lived in and is buried in Rye. Rye is also home to Playland, a historic amusement park. Playland houses one of the oldest wooden roller coasters in the northeast: the Dragon Coaster.

The village of Rye Brook has been designated as a "Tree City USA", a titled given by the Arbor Day Foundation. Rye Brook has 6 parks and was once the location of the headquarters of Kraft Foods and IBM.

Mary Bolger Personnel has many job openings in Rye, including: trade assistant, powerpoint receptionist, and executive assistant.

There are also openings for a retail pharmacist and a supervising pharmacist.

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Purchase, NY Jobs

Purchase is a hamlet located in the town of Harrison, New York. Purchase is home to the headquarters of Pepsi Co. Inc, Mastercard Worldwide, and Atlas Air, Inc. Purchase is also home to the Westchester County Airport.

The Boyce Group currently has an opening for a relationship manager, and Madison Pension Services is actively seeking a pension consultant.

Other opportunities include: associate brand manager, mutual funds/insurance attorney.

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