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New England and State Unemployment — July 2017
The New England unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
County Employment and Wages in Vermont – Fourth Quarter 2016
Employment in Vermont’s only large county, Chittenden, decreased 0.6 percent from December 2015 to December 2016, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
New England and State Unemployment - 2016
The annual average unemployment rate in New England, at 4.1 percent in 2016, was down 0.8 percentage point over the year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Vermont Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Mar 2017 |
Apr 2017 |
May 2017 |
June 2017 |
July 2017 |
Aug 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
347.5 | 347.3 | 346.4 | 344.8 | 343.8 | (p)344.3 |
Employment(1) |
|
336.9 | 336.6 | 335.5 | 333.9 | 333.2 | (p)333.8 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
10.6 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.6 | (p)10.4 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | (p)3.0 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
315.0 | 315.0 | 313.9 | 315.0 | 316.6 | (p)316.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | (p)0.6 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | (p)0.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
16.0 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 14.9 | (p)15.0 |
12-month % change |
|
3.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -2.6 | (p)-2.0 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
28.9 | 29.1 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 28.8 | (p)28.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.7 | -3.0 | -4.7 | -4.7 | -3.4 | (p)-4.4 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
55.3 | 55.5 | 55.7 | 56.1 | 55.9 | (p)56.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.7 | -0.9 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | (p)0.7 |
Information(3) |
|
4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | (p)4.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.1 | -2.2 | 0.0 | -4.3 | -4.3 | (p)-4.3 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
11.7 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.8 | (p)11.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.5 | -4.2 | -2.5 | -3.3 | -2.5 | (p)-0.8 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
27.9 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 28.7 | (p)27.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 2.9 | (p)-0.4 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
64.8 | 64.9 | 65.3 | 65.0 | 66.2 | (p)65.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.3 | (p)2.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
37.9 | 38.3 | 37.5 | 37.6 | 38.4 | (p)38.6 |
12-month % change |
|
6.8 | 10.4 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 3.5 | (p)4.9 |
Other Services(3) |
|
11.0 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 10.8 | (p)11.0 |
12-month % change |
|
5.8 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 2.9 | (p)4.8 |
Government(3) |
|
56.1 | 55.6 | 55.8 | 56.0 | 55.9 | (p)56.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -3.0 | (p)-0.4 |
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