ROCKLAND’S UNEMPLOYEMENT RATE ON THE RISE by Ken Mahoney

ROCKLAND’S UNEMPLOYEMENT RATE ON THE RISE by Ken Mahoney

Rockland’s unemployment rate is slowly creeping closer to New York City’s at 4.9% for the month of October. This latest Labor Department report reflects a 1.2% rise year over year. Figures for the month of November may go up further in light of this week’s layoff announcements out of Wyeth Pharmaceutical of Pearl River and U.S Gypsum of Stony Point. The city still leads most Hudson River counties with at 5.7% jobless rate.