Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Vermont
Unemployment rates, while significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, remain a subject of concern, notably as bandy around the idea of a by 2023. The last economic recession鈥攖he Great Recession of 2008-2010鈥攕ent rates up to 10% as of October 2009. It was that unemployment finally went down to the same level it sits at now.
As of October of this year, national unemployment is at 3.7%, 0.2% higher than in September. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state demonstrate , ranging from just 2.0% in Minnesota, to 4.5% in Illinois and 4.7% in the District of Columbia. Further breakdown by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows yet another county-based spectrum within each state.
To that end, compiled a list of counties with the highest unemployment rate in Vermont using data from the . Counties are ranked by unemployment rate in September 2022.
#14. Grand Isle County
--- 1 month change: -0.6%
--- 1 year change: -1.2%
- Total labor force: 4,027 (66 unemployed)
#13. Addison County
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: -0.3%
- Total labor force: 20,610 (359 unemployed)
#12. Chittenden County
--- 1 month change: +0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.7%
- Total labor force: 96,183 (1,752 unemployed)
#11. Franklin County
--- 1 month change: -0.4%
--- 1 year change: -1.6%
- Total labor force: 27,383 (503 unemployed)
#10. Orange County
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: -0.6%
- Total labor force: 15,559 (283 unemployed)
#9. Windsor County
--- 1 month change: +0.1%
--- 1 year change: -0.7%
- Total labor force: 28,090 (509 unemployed)
#8. Washington County
--- 1 month change: +0.1%
--- 1 year change: -0.8%
- Total labor force: 33,453 (632 unemployed)
#7. Caledonia County
--- 1 month change: -0.1%
--- 1 year change: -0.8%
- Total labor force: 14,287 (331 unemployed)
#6. Lamoille County
--- 1 month change: +0.2%
--- 1 year change: -0.8%
- Total labor force: 13,731 (333 unemployed)
#5. Windham County
--- 1 month change: +0.1%
--- 1 year change: -1.2%
- Total labor force: 20,547 (488 unemployed)
#4. Bennington County
--- 1 month change: +0.1%
--- 1 year change: -1.1%
- Total labor force: 17,238 (442 unemployed)
#3. Rutland County
--- 1 month change: +0.2%
--- 1 year change: -1.4%
- Total labor force: 29,097 (801 unemployed)
#2. Orleans County
--- 1 month change: 0.0%
--- 1 year change: -0.8%
- Total labor force: 12,716 (397 unemployed)
#1. Essex County
--- 1 month change: -0.3%
--- 1 year change: -0.2%
- Total labor force: 2,608 (86 unemployed)
