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Burlington-South Burlington, VT

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesConsumer spendingBenefitsPayIndustry price indexes
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2026
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — March 2026	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Apr 2026
Burlington, VT, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Apr 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Burlington-South Burlington — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2025

Burlington-South Burlington, VT Economy at a Glance:

Burlington-South Burlington, VT

Data Series	Back Data	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)128.0	(2)126.0	124.8	125.0	(p)124.6
Employment(1)		(2)124.9	(2)123.1	121.4	121.9	(p)121.9
Unemployment(1)		(2)3.1	(2)3.0	3.4	3.1	(p)2.7
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)2.4	(2)2.3	2.7	2.5	(p)2.2
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		125.4	124.9	122.4	123.9	123.5	(p)124.3
12-month % change		-0.5	-0.2	-0.6	-1.0	-0.8	(p)-1.0
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	(p)6.2
12-month % change		-1.6	-1.6	3.4	5.3	3.5	(p)3.3
Manufacturing(4)		11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	(p)11.8
12-month % change		-2.5	-3.3	-2.5	-1.7	-1.7	(p)-0.8
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		21.1	21.4	20.8	20.7	20.7	(p)20.8
12-month % change		-2.8	-2.7	-2.3	-2.8	-2.8	(p)-2.8
Information(4)		2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	(p)2.2
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	-4.3	-4.3	-4.3	(p)-4.3
Financial Activities(4)		4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	(p)4.3
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	-2.3	-2.3	-2.3	(p)-2.3
Professional and Business Services(4)		15.7	15.7	15.3	15.5	15.6	(p)15.4
12-month % change		1.3	2.6	-3.8	-2.5	-1.9	(p)-3.8
Education and Health Services(4)		24.3	24.1	24.0	24.1	24.1	(p)24.2
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	1.3	-0.8	-0.4	(p)-0.4
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		11.1	11.3	11.0	11.1	10.9	(p)10.9
12-month % change		-0.9	0.0	2.8	0.9	1.9	(p)-0.9
Other Services(4)		4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	(p)3.9
12-month % change		0.0	-2.5	-2.5	-2.5	-2.6	(p)0.0
Government(4)		24.6	24.0	23.1	24.3	24.2	(p)24.6
12-month % change		1.2	2.1	0.4	0.0	0.4	(p)1.2
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary