| VERMONT LABOR FORCE AND UNEMPLOYMENT | ||||||
| LABOR MARKET AREAS BY RESIDENCE (Not Seasonally Adjusted) | ||||||
| June 2008 Estimates | ||||||
| Total | Number | Number | Jun-08 | May-08 | Jun-07 | |
| Area | Labor Force | Employed | Unemployed | Rate (%) | Rate (%) | Rate (%) |
| Barre-Montpelier | 28,950 | 27,550 | 1,400 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 |
| Bennington | 12,850 | 12,300 | 600 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| Bradford | 4,850 | 4,650 | 250 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
| Brattleboro | 23,950 | 22,650 | 1,250 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
| Burlington-South Burlington | 113,400 | 108,650 | 4,750 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| Hartford | 19,650 | 19,050 | 650 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Manchester | 12,250 | 11,650 | 600 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| Middlebury | 18,650 | 17,900 | 800 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| Morristown-Stowe | 20,250 | 19,300 | 950 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 3.9 |
| Newport | 13,900 | 13,050 | 850 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| Randolph | 9,150 | 8,700 | 450 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 |
| Rutland | 29,250 | 27,450 | 1,750 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 4.9 |
| Springfield | 11,850 | 11,300 | 600 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| St. Johnsbury | 15,100 | 14,300 | 750 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| Swanton-Enosburg | 14,300 | 13,550 | 750 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| Warren-Waitsfield | 3,700 | 3,600 | 150 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| Woodstock | 3,700 | 3,550 | 150 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| Vermont Total | 358,050 | 341,300 | 16,750 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| 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 | ||||||