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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Northeast > Vermont

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News Releases:
Sep
04
County Employment and Wages in Vermont — First Quarter 2026

Employment declined 1.8 percent in Vermont’s only large county, Chittenden, from March 2025 to March 2026.

Aug
12
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — July 2026

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region was unchanged in July.

Jul
14
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — June 2026

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region fell 0.2 percent in June.

Vermont Economy at a Glance:
Vermont
Data Series Back
Data		 Feb
2026		 Mar
2026		 Apr
2026		 May
2026		 June
2026		 July
2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 344.0 342.5 341.1 339.9 338.8 (p)338.1

Employment(1)

 334.9 333.6 332.2 331.0 330.0 (p)329.3

Unemployment(1)

 9.1 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.8 (p)8.8

Unemployment Rate(2)

 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 (p)2.6

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 311.5 311.2 310.8 310.3 310.6 (p)310.9

12-month % change

 -0.4 -0.4 -0.3 0.0 -0.2 (p)0.4

Mining and Logging(3)

 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 (p)0.9

12-month % change

 0.0 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 (p)28.6

Construction(3)

 16.5 16.3 16.4 16.4 16.5 (p)16.3

12-month % change

 1.2 0.0 0.6 0.6 1.2 (p)0.0

Manufacturing(3)

 27.5 27.5 27.6 27.7 27.9 (p)27.9

12-month % change

 0.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.4 2.2 (p)1.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 50.8 50.7 51.0 51.2 50.9 (p)50.9

12-month % change

 -2.5 -2.7 -1.5 -1.5 -1.4 (p)-1.0

Information(3)

 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 (p)4.3

12-month % change

 -4.4 -4.5 -2.3 -2.3 -2.3 (p)-4.4

Financial Activities(3)

 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.2 (p)11.1

12-month % change

 0.0 0.9 0.0 -0.9 -2.6 (p)-2.6

Professional & Business Services(3)

 32.2 32.3 31.9 31.8 31.8 (p)31.4

12-month % change

 -2.4 -1.8 -2.7 -3.9 -2.8 (p)-3.7

Education & Health Services(3)

 65.8 65.8 65.9 65.7 65.5 (p)65.7

12-month % change

 1.1 1.1 1.2 2.0 0.6 (p)0.9

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 36.2 35.8 35.3 35.1 35.1 (p)35.1

12-month % change

 2.8 2.0 2.0 -0.6 0.0 (p)0.0

Other Services(3)

 9.9 9.8 9.7 9.9 10.0 (p)10.1

12-month % change

 -2.0 -3.0 -4.9 -2.0 -1.0 (p)0.0

Government(3)

 56.0 56.3 56.3 56.0 56.5 (p)57.2

12-month % change

 -0.9 -0.4 -0.2 2.0 0.5 (p)3.8

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2026
Northeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Sep 2026
Northeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2026
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Northeast Consumer price indexes Table Sep 2026
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — July 2026 Consumer price indexes News Release Aug 2026
County Employment and Wages in Vermont — First Quarter 2026 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2026
Consumer Price Index Northeast (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table May 2022
Consumer Price Index US City Average (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2021
Burlington, VT, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Burlington-South Burlington — May 2025 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2026
Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in Vermont — 2020 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2022
Union Members in Vermont — 2023 Employment News Release Feb 2024
Vermont Job Openings and Labor Turnover — December 2025 Employment News Release Feb 2026
Fatal Work Injuries in Vermont — 2023 Workplace fatalities News Release Feb 2025
Business Employment Dynamics in Vermont — Third Quarter 2025 Employment News Release May 2026
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Vermont — 2025 Unemployment News Release Mar 2026