| VERMONT LABOR FORCE AND UNEMPLOYMENT | |||||||||||||
| LABOR MARKET AREAS BY RESIDENCE (Not Seasonally Adjusted) | |||||||||||||
| January 2010 Estimates | |||||||||||||
| Total | Number | Number | Jan-10 | Dec-09 | Jan-09 | ||||||||
| Area | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Rate (%) | Rate (%) | Rate (%) | |||||||
| Barre-Montpelier | 29,450 | 26,900 | 2,500 | 8.6 | 6.7 | 8.3 | |||||||
| Bennington | 13,200 | 12,150 | 1,050 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 9.3 | |||||||
| Bradford | 4,950 | 4,450 | 500 | 10.1 | 8.0 | 9.4 | |||||||
| Brattleboro | 24,550 | 22,900 | 1,650 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.2 | |||||||
| Burlington-South Burlington | 112,300 | 105,100 | 7,150 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 6.1 | |||||||
| Hartford | 19,850 | 18,850 | 1,000 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.3 | |||||||
| Manchester | 12,550 | 11,600 | 950 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 7.5 | |||||||
| Middlebury | 18,000 | 16,550 | 1,450 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 7.6 | |||||||
| Morristown-Stowe | 20,750 | 19,000 | 1,750 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.4 | |||||||
| Newport | 14,200 | 12,650 | 1,550 | 11.0 | 9.2 | 10.6 | |||||||
| Randolph | 8,650 | 7,850 | 750 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 7.9 | |||||||
| Rutland | 28,200 | 26,000 | 2,200 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.4 | |||||||
| Springfield | 13,350 | 12,350 | 1,000 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 6.5 | |||||||
| St. Johnsbury | 14,700 | 13,400 | 1,300 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 8.4 | |||||||
| Swanton-Enosburg | 14,150 | 12,900 | 1,250 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 9.0 | |||||||
| Warren-Waitsfield | 4,600 | 4,400 | 200 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | |||||||
| Woodstock | 3,500 | 3,300 | 200 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | |||||||
| Vermont Total | 359,200 | 332,350 | 26,800 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 7.1 | |||||||
| Note: Rate is unemployed divided by total labor force, expressed as a percent. | |||||||||||||
| Source: | |||||||||||||
| Vermont Department of Labor in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||||||||||||