Department of Labor

Labor Statistics for the North Country Region Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties

For the 12-month period ending November 2020, the private sector job count in the North Country fell by 9,200, or 8.3 percent, to 101,200.  Job losses were centered in leisure and hospitality (-3,400), educational and health services (-1,700), trade, transportation and utilities (-1,400), other services (-800), manufacturing (-600), natural resources, mining and construction (-600) and professional and business services (-500). 

Of Special Interest to the North Country Region:

• Significant Industries in the North Country Region
• STEM Facts
• Inflation Calculator.
• Occupations With the Most Expected Hiring in the North Country.
• Why go to school?
• Ask a labor law question.

Anthony Hayden
NYS Department of Labor
The North Elba Town Hall, Room 302 
2693 Main Street
Lake Placid, NY 12946
Phone: (518) 523-7157
Fax: (518) 523-8957
E-mail: [email protected]