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Latest Unemployment Press Release
January 22, 2010
"All our labor market indicators were down in December, resulting in a fairly large increase in Vermont's unemployment rate.  For example, there were a number of previously announced layoff events that took affect in late November and early December.  December typically has the highest number of payroll jobs of any month.  While we saw an unadjusted increase in jobs this month, it was below typical levels.  Since job levels and unemployment rates have been stable for several months now, we will have to wait and see if December was an anomaly."
Patricia Moulton Powden
Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Labor
 
Vermont Labor Force Statistics
Seasonally Adjusted
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Total Labor Force 357,800 359,900 356,700 -2,100 1,100
  Employment 333,100 336,800 335,700 -3,700 -2,600
  Unemployment 24,700 23,100 21,000 1,600 3,700
  Rate 6.9% 6.4% 5.9% 0.5 1.0
jobs, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted
Unemployment Press Release Dates through January 2011
 
What's new?
  • Vermont Labor Market - December PDF
    • In a difficult recession, why is Vermont’s unemployment rate so low?
    • 2010 Workforce/Workplace Forcast
    • November job numbers
    • News from VOSHA
    Jan-11-2010
  • Economic and Travel Indicators - December PDF
    A monthly series on labor market & business activity, state tax revenues, travel & tourism, rooms & meals business receipts and seasonal indicators. View the latest issue. Past issues available at Publications
    Feb-5-2010
  • Unemployment Weekly Report - February 3 PDF
    Find the latest information on claims, unemployment insurance statistics and unemployment rates for New England states and the U.S.  This and more UI reports are at Publications.
    Feb-3-2010
  • Alternative Unemployment Rates - 2009
    Alternative measures of the unemployment rate that are more narrowlly or broadly defined than the traditional estimate (part of Labor Force & Unemployment Rate at Unemployment).
    Feb-01-2010
  • Current Employment Statistics - December PDF
    Latest monthly employment estimates for Vermont industries. The November survey can be found at Publications or access all years at Nonfarm Employment.
    Jan-22-2009
  • 2010 Unemployment Press Release Schedule
    Release dates for the Unemployment Press Release are now available from January 2010 through January 2011.
    Jan-7-2010
  • Quarterly Workforce Indicators - 4th Quarter 2008
    Latest Vermont data at QWI Online is now 4th quarter 2008. These economic / demographic measures are produced by U.S. Census, Local Employment Dynamics.
    Dec-14-2009
  • Gross Job Gains and Losses - 1st quarter 2009
    Vermont data and graphs for quarter and annual changes to 1st quarter 2009 are now available at Business Employment Dynamics.
    Nov-30-2009
  • Size Class by Industry or County - 2008
    Find the number of establishments or jobs by size of establishment across the state, an industry or a county. Available at Covered Employment.
    Sep-22-2008
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    Vermont's minimum wage will remain $8.06 per hour during 2010. View the Press Release or the Minimum Wage Poster.
    Oct-19-2009
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    Preliminary data for the 2nd Quarter 2009 show total jobs contracted 3.7% from a year earlier. First quarter data was revised downwards slightly (-.1%).
    Dec-2-2009
    Our most popular publication of state, county and town economic data has been updated and expanded. Now includes maps of county commuting patterns along with other regional information on income, population, housing, and employment.
    Dec-2-2009
    Officially known as Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, these 5 additional measures provide a more narrow or broad definition of unemployment.
    Sep-15-2009
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    Unemployment Rate
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    Vermont 6.9 6.4 5.9
    New England n/a 8.5 6.4
    United States 10.0 10.0 7.4
     
    Consumer Price Index
    United States
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    Index 215.949 216.330
    Annual % Chg 2.7 1.8
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