The Accolades: Dutchess County, New York

  • Dutchess County ranked 2nd for technology - 6th straight year of top ranking. The Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties - July 2009

  • Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown Metropolitan Statistical Area Ranks Number 12 among The leading 15 “Best Mid-Sized Metros” in the United States. Expansion Management magazine  – December 2007

  • Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown Metropolitan Statistical Area Best Performing Metro Area in New York State and the Northeast out of top 200 in US, based on job growth and wages. Milken Institute  – December 2007

  • Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown Metropolitan Statistical Area Tops among the 13 Such Areas in New York State. Milken Institute as reported by Poughkeepsie Journal – October 2007

  • Gross Domestic Product for Dutchess County MSA Reaches $19.1 Billon – NY Metro Area would rank 10th in the world if it were a country. U.S. Bureau of  Economic Analysis as reported in Poughkeepsie Journal -  September, 2007

  • Dutchess County private-sector job growth increased 1.2% in May 2007 as Compared to 2006. New York State Department of Labor Bureau of Statistics, June 2007

  • Dutchess County ranked in the top 10% of large counties for wage growth. U.S. Department of Labor  -  June, 2007

  • Dutchess County unemployment rate for Nov 2007 Remains Low at 3.9% (compared to New York State 4.4%
    and the U.S. rate of 4.7%).     New York State Department of Labor Bureau of Statistics, June 2007

  • Poughkeepsie ranked 10th North American City “Top ten micro cities of the future". Foreign Direct Investment   -  April/May, 2007

  • Poughkeepsie ranked 53rd out of 200 in Forbes “Best Places for Business and Careers”. Forbes  -  April, 2007

  • Poughkeepsie ranked 27th out of 100 in Forbes “Best Cities for Jobs”. Forbes  -  February, 2007