March 23rd, 2021
In the Hudson Valley, in total over 460,000 men over the age 16 are full time employees versus under 350,000 women. There are more men than women in every industry sector in the region with the exception of one: Educational services and healthcare/social assistance. Men vastly outnumber women in some of the higher paying sectors: Construction, Manufacturing, and Professional/scientific/management & administrative/waste management services. In every sector men’s earnings are higher than that of women. In all New York State industries together, women’s earnings are 76.6% that of men.
