The Town of Monroe, with 22 percent unemployment in April, had the highest percentage of joblessness in the Hudson Valley, according to the State Labor Department.

The Town of Haverstraw had the second highest rate at 19 percent. The City of Yonkers was rated third with 18.6 percent joblessness.

That was followed by the City of Middletown with 17.5 percent unemployment with the City of Newburgh right behind with 17.3 percent and the City of Mount Vernon with 17.1 percent. The City of Poughkeepsie recorded 16.3 percent joblessness.

The Hudson Valley’s regional unemployment for the month was 14.2 percent.

The Town of Ramapo, with 10.2 percent, had the smallest amount of increase. That was followed by the Town of Mamaroneck at 10.8 percent.

Municipality	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemployment Rate (%)
Monroe Town	7,800	6,100	1,700	22.0
Haverstraw (T)	19,500	15,800	3,700	19.0
Yonkers City	94,600	77,000	17,600	18.6
Middletown (C)	13,500	11,100	2,400	17.5
Newburgh (C)	11,900	9,800	2,100	17.3
Mt. Vernon (C)	32,000	26,500	5,400	17.1
Poughkeepsie (C)	13,500	11,300	2,200	16.3
New Windsor (T)	13,900	11,600	2,300	16.2
Wappinger (T)	14,600	12,300	2,400	16.1
Wallkill (T)	14,400	12,100	2,300	16.1