Jobless rate in Hudson Valley rises in 2012
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Unemployment rates in the Hudson Valley edged up in 2012, despite an overall gain in jobs statewide, according to figures released by the state Department of Labor on Thursday.
The Department of Labor divides the Hudson Valley into two metropolitan areas -- Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, where unemployment rates increased to 7.4 percent at the end of November 2012 from 7.2 percent at the...
