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News Releases: County Employment and Wages in Vermont — First Quarter 2026 Occupational Employment and Wages in Burlington-South Burlington — May 2025 Business Employment Dynamics in Vermont — Third Quarter 2025
Vermont Economy at a Glance:
Sep
04
Employment declined 1.8 percent in Vermont’s only large county, Chittenden, from March 2025 to March 2026.
Jun
15
Workers in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $35.75 in May 2025.
May
08
From June 2025 to September 2025, gross job losses among private-sector establishments in Vermont were 19,658, while gross job gains were 16,739.
| Data Series | Back Data |
Apr 2026 |
May 2026 |
June 2026 |
July 2026 |
Aug 2026 |
Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
341.1 | 339.9 | 338.8 | 338.1 | 337.9 | (p)337.9 |
Employment(1) |
|
332.2 | 331.0 | 330.0 | 329.3 | 329.2 | (p)329.1 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
8.9 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | (p)8.7 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | (p)2.6 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
310.8 | 310.3 | 310.6 | 311.0 | 310.8 | (p)311.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.3 | (p)-0.1 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | (p)0.9 |
12-month % change |
|
12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 28.6 | 12.5 | (p)0.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
16.4 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | (p)16.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | (p)0.0 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
27.6 | 27.7 | 27.9 | 27.8 | 28.0 | (p)27.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.2 | (p)1.8 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
51.0 | 51.2 | 50.9 | 51.0 | 51.2 | (p)51.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.5 | -1.5 | -1.4 | -0.8 | 0.0 | (p)-0.6 |
Information(3) |
|
4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | (p)4.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.3 | -2.3 | -2.3 | -4.4 | -6.7 | (p)-4.5 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
11.5 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.0 | (p)11.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -0.9 | -2.6 | -2.6 | -3.5 | (p)-4.3 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
31.9 | 31.8 | 31.8 | 31.4 | 31.5 | (p)31.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.7 | -3.9 | -2.8 | -3.7 | -3.4 | (p)-3.7 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
65.9 | 65.7 | 65.5 | 65.4 | 65.3 | (p)65.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -0.2 | (p)0.8 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
35.3 | 35.1 | 35.1 | 35.2 | 35.6 | (p)35.7 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | (p)1.4 |
Other Services(3) |
|
9.7 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.1 | (p)10.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.9 | -2.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 | -1.0 | (p)-1.0 |
Government(3) |
|
56.3 | 56.0 | 56.5 | 57.3 | 56.5 | (p)56.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 | (p)1.1 |
|
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