Unemployment Rate in Vermont

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
3.5% −33.1% vs nat'l
Rank #6 of 52
90th %ile

How Vermont Compares

Vermont
3.5%
National
5.3%
33.1% below

State Ranking

Rank State Value
#3 Nebraska 3.0%
#4 Wisconsin 3.2%
#5 New Hampshire 3.3%
#6 Vermont 3.5%
#7 Utah 3.5%
#8 Iowa 3.6%
#9 Montana 3.6%
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Highest Unemployment Counties in Vermont

# County Unemployment
1 Caledonia County 2.2%
2 Orange County 2.3%
3 Washington County 2.7%
4 Grand Isle County 3.1%
5 Franklin County 3.1%
6 Chittenden County 3.2%
7 Lamoille County 3.3%
8 Addison County 3.8%
9 Rutland County 4.1%
10 Windsor County 4.4%

Lowest Unemployment Counties in Vermont

# County Unemployment
14 Orleans County 5.3%
13 Essex County 4.8%
12 Windham County 4.8%
11 Bennington County 4.4%
10 Windsor County 4.4%
9 Rutland County 4.1%
8 Addison County 3.8%
7 Lamoille County 3.3%
6 Chittenden County 3.2%
5 Franklin County 3.1%

Unemployment Rate in Vermont

Vermont has a unemployment rate of 3.5%, ranking #6 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 33.1% below the national value of 5.3%.

Across Vermont's 14 counties, unemployment rate ranges from 5.3% to 2.2%. The county with the highest value is Caledonia County at 2.2%.

Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.