WHITE PLAINS – The Hudson Valley lost another 18,300 jobs year over year in June, bringing to 746,400 the number of people who have become unemployed in the last 12 months, the state Labor Department reported Thursday.

Putnam is feeling the least relative pain, with a 7 percent jobless rate last month.  At the bottom, Sullivan and Greene, close to 9 percent.

Employment gains were seen only in educational and health services, where 3,400 new jobs were created.

Labor Department analyst John Nelson said we have not yet hit rock bottom. “As we move forward as those layoff announcements continue to mount, it’s definitely a clear sign that this market deterioration is far from over,” he said.

The largest declines were in trade, transportation and utilities with 6,200 jobs lost; manufacturing, where 3,600 cuts were made; professional and business services, which lost 3,100 jobs; leisure and hospitality, which lost 2,500 jobs; construction, were 2,400 positions were cut; financial activities, were 2,100 jobs were lost; and information, which saw 1,100 job losses.

The government sector added 300 jobs over the year.