People Make the Difference

In Ulster, we believe our greatest natural resource is our people.

Here you’ll find a well educated and growing workforce who are ready to work for your business. This fact is reinforced by the 2006 Ulster County Area Workforce Report, compiled by The Pathfinders. The report focuses upon workforce availability, cost, skills, and quality that a new or current employer can expect in the Ulster County Area.

Available and Diverse Talents and Skills

The Greater Ulster Area (GUA) primary labor supply is drawn from a six county radius that comprise the “labor shed”. When recruiting a workforce you can expect to attract interest from as far away as the Capital District in the north and Westchester and Rockland Counties in the southern Hudson Valley.

Labor Highlights include:

	486,300 GUA civilian workers
	1.1 million Regional workforce
	21,200 unemployed workers
	32,600 currently underemployed in the GUA
	52,100 are underemployed in the Region
	16,400 unemployed would accept the right job
	95,000 workers in Ulster County
	33% commute out-of-county daily
	24,000 regional colleges graduates annually
	20,000 regional high school graduate annually

More Impressive Facts...

	Hudson Valley workers are among the highest value-add in the nation – generating $5.89 for every wage dollar.
	Manufacturing productivity is 20% higher than the national average and ranks 9th nationally.
	County wages are over 20% less than the New York and other metro areas.
	A steady migration north from the NY/NJ metro area provides another work-ready resource.

Access the latest workforce and employment data from:

	Ulster County Pathfinders Report
	Ulster County New York Department of Labor
	Ulster County Planning Department