Vermont Unemployment Rate Report

Vermont Unemployment by County

Vermont Current Unemployment 2.0%

Vermont Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Vermont has ranged from 1.7% in October 2018 to 16.8% in April 2020. The current unemployment rate for Vermont is 2.0% for August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

VT Highest Unemployment by County

Essex, VT unemployment rate

3.6%

Orleans, VT unemployment rate

3.1%

Rutland, VT unemployment rate

2.7%

Caledonia, VT unemployment rate

2.5%

Bennington, VT unemployment rate

2.5%

Windham, VT unemployment rate

2.3%

Grand Isle, VT unemployment rate

2.2%

Lamoille, VT unemployment rate

2.2%

Franklin, VT unemployment rate

2.2%

Orange, VT unemployment rate

1.8%

VT Unemployment City Links

Burlington, VT Unemployment Report

South Burlington, VT Unemployment Report

Rutland, VT Unemployment Report

Essex Junction, VT Unemployment Report

Barre, VT Unemployment Report

Bennington, VT Unemployment Report

Montpelier, VT Unemployment Report

Brattleboro, VT Unemployment Report

Winooski, VT Unemployment Report

St. Albans, VT Unemployment Report

VT Unemployment Rate by Month

2012 VT Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2022	3.5%	4.0%
2/2022	2.8%	3.8%
3/2022	2.4%	3.6%
4/2022	2.4%	3.6%
5/2022	2.1%	3.6%
5/2022	2.1%	3.6%
6/2022	2.5%	3.6%
7/2022	2.1%	3.5%
8/2022	2.0%	3.7%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2021	3.7%	6.3%
2/2021	3.1%	6.2%
3/2021	3.3%	6.0%
4/2021	3.0%	6.1%
5/2021	2.6%	5.8%
6/2021	3.5%	5.9%
7/2021	3.3%	5.4%
8/2021	3.2%	5.2%
9/2021	2.9%	4.7%
10/2021	2.2%	4.6%
11/2021	2.5%	4.2%
12/2021	2.5%	3.9%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2020	3.0%	3.6%
2/2020	2.6%	3.5%
3/2020	3.4%	4.4%
4/2020	16.8%	14.7%
5/2020	12.7%	13.3%
6/2020	9.5%	11.1%
7/2020	8.2%	10.2%
8/2020	4.6%	8.4%
9/2020	4.2%	7.9%
10/2020	2.4%	6.9%
11/2020	3.2%	6.7%
12/2020	3.3%	6.7%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2019	2.9%	4.0%
2/2019	2.7%	3.8%
3/2019	2.7%	3.8%
4/2019	2.5%	3.6%
5/2019	2.2%	3.6%
6/2019	2.5%	3.7%
7/2019	2.4%	3.7%
8/2019	2.3%	3.7%
9/2019	2.3%	3.5%
10/2019	1.7%	3.6%
11/2019	2.3%	3.5%
12/2019	2.1%	3.5%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2018	3.2%	4.1%
2/2018	3.0%	4.1%
3/2018	3.0%	4.0%
4/2018	2.8%	3.9%
5/2018	2.5%	3.8%
6/2018	2.7%	4.0%
7/2018	2.5%	3.9%
8/2018	2.4%	3.8%
9/2018	2.4%	3.7%
10/2018	1.7%	3.8%
11/2018	2.2%	3.7%
12/2018	2.1%	3.9%
12/2018	2.1%	3.9%
12/2018	2.1%	3.9%
12/2018	2.1%	3.9%
12/2018	2.1%	3.9%
12/2018	2.1%	3.9%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2017	3.6%	4.7%
2/2017	3.5%	4.7%
3/2017	3.4%	4.4%
4/2017	3.2%	4.4%
5/2017	2.8%	4.4%
6/2017	3.0%	4.3%
7/2017	2.9%	4.3%
8/2017	2.8%	4.4%
9/2017	2.8%	4.2%
10/2017	2.1%	4.1%
11/2017	2.6%	4.2%
12/2017	2.4%	4.1%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2016	3.9%	4.9%
2/2016	3.7%	4.9%
3/2016	3.6%	5.0%
4/2016	3.5%	5.0%
5/2016	3.1%	4.8%
6/2016	3.3%	4.9%
7/2016	3.2%	4.8%
8/2016	3.1%	4.9%
9/2016	3.1%	5.0%
10/2016	2.4%	4.9%
11/2016	2.9%	4.7%
12/2016	2.8%	4.7%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2015	4.3%	5.7%
2/2015	4.1%	5.5%
3/2015	4.0%	5.4%
4/2015	3.8%	5.4%
5/2015	3.4%	5.6%
6/2015	3.6%	5.3%
7/2015	3.5%	5.2%
8/2015	3.4%	5.1%
9/2015	3.4%	5.0%
10/2015	2.8%	5.0%
11/2015	3.2%	5.1%
12/2015	3.1%	5.0%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2014	4.7%	6.6%
2/2014	4.3%	6.7%
3/2014	4.3%	6.7%
4/2014	4.3%	6.2%
5/2014	3.7%	6.3%
6/2014	3.9%	6.1%
7/2014	4.0%	6.2%
8/2014	3.8%	6.1%
9/2014	4.0%	5.9%
10/2014	3.4%	5.7%
11/2014	3.7%	5.8%
12/2014	3.6%	5.6%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2013	5.3%	8.0%
2/2013	4.9%	7.7%
3/2013	4.8%	7.5%
4/2013	4.7%	7.6%
5/2013	4.2%	7.5%
6/2013	4.5%	7.5%
7/2013	4.4%	7.3%
8/2013	4.1%	7.2%
9/2013	4.3%	7.2%
10/2013	3.7%	7.2%
11/2013	4.1%	6.9%
12/2013	3.8%	6.7%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2012	5.9%	8.3%
2/2012	5.5%	8.3%
3/2012	5.4%	8.2%
4/2012	5.3%	8.2%
5/2012	4.8%	8.2%
6/2012	5.0%	8.2%
7/2012	4.9%	8.2%
8/2012	4.7%	8.1%
9/2012	4.7%	7.8%
10/2012	4.2%	7.8%
11/2012	4.5%	7.7%
12/2012	4.4%	7.9%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2011	6.6%	9.1%
2/2011	6.2%	9.0%
3/2011	6.2%	9.0%
4/2011	6.0%	9.1%
5/2011	5.3%	9.0%
6/2011	5.3%	9.1%
7/2011	5.3%	9.0%
8/2011	5.0%	9.0%
9/2011	5.2%	9.0%
10/2011	4.8%	8.8%
11/2011	5.0%	8.6%
12/2011	4.8%	8.5%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2010	7.0%	9.8%
2/2010	6.9%	9.8%
3/2010	7.0%	9.9%
4/2010	6.6%	9.9%
5/2010	5.9%	9.6%
6/2010	6.1%	9.4%
7/2010	5.9%	9.4%
8/2010	5.6%	9.5%
9/2010	5.6%	9.5%
10/2010	5.1%	9.4%
11/2010	5.7%	9.8%
12/2010	5.7%	9.3%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2009	6.8%	7.8%
2/2009	7.1%	8.3%
3/2009	7.6%	8.7%
4/2009	7.5%	9.0%
5/2009	6.8%	9.4%
6/2009	6.9%	9.5%
7/2009	6.6%	9.5%
8/2009	6.2%	9.6%
9/2009	6.0%	9.8%
10/2009	5.5%	10.0%
11/2009	6.0%	9.9%
12/2009	6.1%	9.9%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2008	5.0%	5.0%
2/2008	4.9%	4.9%
3/2008	5.1%	5.1%
4/2008	5.0%	5.0%
5/2008	4.2%	5.4%
6/2008	4.5%	5.6%
7/2008	4.4%	5.8%
8/2008	4.3%	6.1%
9/2008	4.5%	6.1%
10/2008	4.1%	6.5%
11/2008	4.9%	6.8%
12/2008	5.3%	7.3%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2007	4.6%	4.6%
2/2007	4.5%	4.5%
3/2007	4.6%	4.4%
4/2007	4.4%	4.5%
5/2007	3.7%	4.4%
6/2007	3.9%	4.6%
7/2007	3.8%	4.7%
8/2007	3.7%	4.6%
9/2007	3.8%	4.7%
10/2007	3.4%	4.7%
11/2007	3.8%	4.7%
12/2007	3.9%	5.0%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2006	4.3%	4.7%
2/2006	4.2%	4.8%
3/2006	4.2%	4.7%
4/2006	3.8%	4.7%
5/2006	3.3%	4.6%
6/2006	3.7%	4.6%
7/2006	3.6%	4.7%
8/2006	3.5%	4.7%
9/2006	3.5%	4.5%
10/2006	3.1%	4.4%
11/2006	3.5%	4.5%
12/2006	3.5%	4.4%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2005	4.2%	5.3%
2/2005	4.1%	5.4%
3/2005	4.1%	5.2%
4/2005	3.8%	5.2%
5/2005	3.1%	5.1%
6/2005	3.4%	5.0%
7/2005	3.3%	5.0%
8/2005	3.2%	4.9%
9/2005	3.2%	5.0%
10/2005	2.9%	5.0%
11/2005	3.2%	5.0%
12/2005	3.2%	4.9%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2004	4.8%	5.7%
2/2004	4.5%	5.6%
3/2004	4.5%	5.8%
4/2004	4.1%	5.6%
5/2004	3.4%	5.6%
6/2004	3.6%	5.6%
7/2004	3.4%	5.5%
8/2004	3.2%	5.4%
9/2004	3.2%	5.4%
10/2004	2.8%	5.5%
11/2004	3.3%	5.4%
12/2004	3.3%	5.4%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2003	5.1%	5.8%
2/2003	5.0%	5.9%
3/2003	5.0%	5.9%
4/2003	4.8%	6.0%
5/2003	4.0%	6.1%
6/2003	4.2%	6.3%
7/2003	4.1%	6.2%
8/2003	3.8%	6.1%
9/2003	4.1%	6.1%
10/2003	3.4%	6.0%
11/2003	3.9%	5.8%
12/2003	3.8%	5.7%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2002	4.4%	5.7%
2/2002	4.4%	5.7%
3/2002	4.5%	5.7%
4/2002	4.2%	5.9%
5/2002	3.6%	5.8%
6/2002	3.9%	5.8%
7/2002	3.8%	5.8%
8/2002	3.8%	5.7%
9/2002	3.8%	5.7%
10/2002	3.4%	5.7%
11/2002	4.1%	5.9%
12/2002	4.0%	6.0%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2001	3.7%	4.2%
2/2001	3.6%	4.2%
3/2001	3.7%	4.3%
4/2001	3.6%	4.4%
5/2001	3.0%	4.3%
6/2001	3.3%	4.5%
7/2001	3.2%	4.6%
8/2001	3.1%	4.9%
9/2001	3.1%	5.0%
10/2001	2.8%	5.3%
11/2001	3.5%	5.5%
12/2001	3.4%	5.7%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/2000	3.4%	4.0%
2/2000	3.2%	4.1%
3/2000	3.1%	4.0%
4/2000	3.0%	3.8%
5/2000	2.5%	4.0%
6/2000	2.8%	4.0%
7/2000	2.7%	4.0%
8/2000	2.6%	4.1%
9/2000	2.7%	3.9%
10/2000	2.3%	3.9%
11/2000	2.8%	3.9%
12/2000	2.6%	3.9%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/1999	3.9%	4.3%
2/1999	3.7%	4.4%
3/1999	3.6%	4.2%
4/1999	3.1%	4.3%
5/1999	2.7%	4.2%
6/1999	3.0%	4.3%
7/1999	2.9%	4.3%
8/1999	2.6%	4.2%
9/1999	2.6%	4.2%
10/1999	2.3%	4.1%
11/1999	2.6%	4.1%
12/1999	2.4%	4.0%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/1998	4.4%	4.6%
2/1998	4.1%	4.6%
3/1998	4.1%	4.7%
4/1998	3.7%	4.3%
5/1998	3.2%	4.4%
6/1998	3.4%	4.5%
7/1998	3.2%	4.5%
8/1998	3.1%	4.5%
9/1998	3.0%	4.6%
10/1998	2.7%	4.5%
11/1998	3.0%	4.4%
12/1998	2.8%	4.4%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/1997	4.9%	5.3%
2/1997	4.7%	5.2%
3/1997	4.7%	5.2%
4/1997	4.5%	5.1%
5/1997	3.8%	4.9%
6/1997	3.9%	5.0%
7/1997	3.6%	4.9%
8/1997	3.4%	4.8%
9/1997	3.4%	4.9%
10/1997	3.1%	4.7%
11/1997	3.5%	4.6%
12/1997	3.4%	4.7%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/1996	5.2%	5.6%
2/1996	5.0%	5.5%
3/1996	5.0%	5.5%
4/1996	4.8%	5.6%
5/1996	4.2%	5.6%
6/1996	4.3%	5.3%
7/1996	4.1%	5.5%
8/1996	3.9%	5.1%
9/1996	3.9%	5.2%
10/1996	3.5%	5.2%
11/1996	4.1%	5.4%
12/1996	3.8%	5.4%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/1995	5.1%	5.6%
2/1995	5.0%	5.4%
3/1995	4.9%	5.4%
4/1995	4.6%	5.8%
5/1995	4.2%	5.6%
6/1995	4.2%	5.6%
7/1995	4.1%	5.7%
8/1995	3.9%	5.7%
9/1995	3.9%	5.6%
10/1995	3.6%	5.5%
11/1995	4.2%	5.6%
12/1995	3.9%	5.6%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/1994	5.8%	6.6%
2/1994	5.5%	6.6%
3/1994	5.4%	6.5%
4/1994	5.3%	6.4%
5/1994	4.6%	6.1%
6/1994	4.5%	6.1%
7/1994	4.2%	6.1%
8/1994	4.0%	6.0%
9/1994	4.0%	5.9%
10/1994	3.6%	5.8%
11/1994	4.0%	5.6%
12/1994	3.9%	5.5%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/1993	6.4%	7.3%
2/1993	6.2%	7.1%
3/1993	6.1%	7.0%
4/1993	5.9%	7.1%
5/1993	5.1%	7.1%
6/1993	5.1%	7.0%
7/1993	4.7%	6.9%
8/1993	4.5%	6.8%
9/1993	4.5%	6.7%
10/1993	4.2%	6.8%
11/1993	4.7%	6.6%
12/1993	4.6%	6.5%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/1992	7.5%	7.3%
2/1992	7.3%	7.4%
3/1992	7.3%	7.4%
4/1992	7.1%	7.4%
5/1992	6.4%	7.6%
6/1992	6.0%	7.8%
7/1992	5.6%	7.7%
8/1992	5.3%	7.6%
9/1992	5.3%	7.6%
10/1992	4.9%	7.3%
11/1992	5.4%	7.4%
12/1992	5.2%	7.4%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/1991	7.4%	6.4%
2/1991	7.6%	6.6%
3/1991	7.7%	6.8%
4/1991	8.0%	6.7%
5/1991	7.0%	6.9%
6/1991	6.9%	6.9%
7/1991	6.3%	6.8%
8/1991	5.5%	6.9%
9/1991	5.5%	6.9%
10/1991	5.1%	7.0%
11/1991	5.9%	7.0%
12/1991	6.1%	7.3%

Month/Year	VT %	National %
1/1990	5.2%	5.4%
2/1990	5.3%	5.3%
3/1990	5.4%	5.2%
4/1990	5.3%	5.4%
5/1990	4.8%	5.4%
6/1990	4.7%	5.2%
7/1990	4.5%	5.5%
8/1990	4.4%	5.7%
9/1990	4.6%	5.9%
10/1990	4.4%	5.9%
11/1990	5.7%	6.2%
12/1990	5.8%	6.3%