September 3, 2010
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Average weekly earnings down in Dutchess, Orange, up in Ulster
MID-HUDSON – Average weekly earnings in Dutchess and Orange counties in July were $25 less than the same month last year. They fell by about $1.20 per week in the Putnam-Rockland-Westchester Metropolitan Statistical Area, but rose by $16 per week in Ulster County.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics Regional Commissioner Michael Dolfman said in the Dutchess-Orange and Putnam-Rockland-Westchester areas, jobs are switching from manufacturing to retail and wholesale, but in Ulster, the new solar and computer jobs being introduced are raising weekly earnings.
“We saw an increase in jobs and these are higher paying jobs than the average in the region, and that’s going to have an effect on raising the average weekly wage,” he said. “In comparison, the number of people working in Kingston less is less than in other more affluent parts of the state.”
Therefore, Dolfman said fewer jobs with higher pay drives up the weekly earnings average.
SMA |
July 2009 |
July 2010 |
Net Change |
Percent Change |
Ulster County |
$647.00 |
$663.00 |
$16.00 |
2.5 |
Putnam-Rockland-Westchester |
$973.80 |
$972.61 |
-$1.19 |
-0.1 |
Dutchess-Orange |
$790.26 |
$765.58 |
-$24.68 |
-3.1 |
NYS |
$861.37 |
$882.17 |
$20.80 |
2.4 |
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