Unemployment

Labor Force & Unemployment Rate
The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program provides the most recent resident Vermont Labor Force & Unemployment estimates. View monthly estimates of labor force, employment, unemployment, and unemployment rates for the state, counties, labor market areas (LMAs) and towns. Historical data from 1976.

2007 Benchmark Revisions
Each Spring, historical labor force estimates are revised to reflect updated input data. This year, estimates are being revised from 2007 back to 2003. For release dates, see 2007 Benchmark.
Data files
Data tool
Statistical reliability measures
Check the range of the unemployment rate estimate or see if the monthly change is significant.

Latest Monthly tables

- State, seasonally adjusted
- Labor Market Areas & State
- Counties & State
- Towns, unemployment rates only
- 12 Month Area table XLS
county, labor markets & Vermont

Annual Summaries PDF
- County 2002-2006
- Labor Market Area 2002-2006
Labor Market Area definitions PDF
Map and list of towns in each Labor Market Area, based on 2000 Census.

County Gender and Age Information
Labor Force & Unemployment Information from Census 2000

Explore many other detailed tables from the Census 2000 Summary File 3.

Other Labor Force Information
from Current Population Survey (CPS)

Vt Gender & Youth
labor force participation & unemployment rates
Vt Agriculture and Self Employment
Vt Part Time and Full Time Employment

More information is available in U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment.

Job Seekers & Job Openings
Find, by occupation or area, the characteristics of job seekers and wage rates of job openings at VDOL. Go to Labor Exchange Information.

U.S. Unemployment Statistics
Unemployment information for the U.S. or for other states or metropolitan areas can be found at the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Local Area Unemployment Statistics home page.