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In February 2024, Vermont had 17,000 job openings, at a rate of 5.2 percent. The unemployed-per-job-opening ratio was 0.5.
Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were up 0.7 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Employment rose 1.9 percent in Vermont’s largest county, Chittenden, from September 2022 to September 2023.
Data Series | Back Data |
Oct 2023 |
Nov 2023 |
Dec 2023 |
Jan 2024 |
Feb 2024 |
Mar 2024 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)353.0 | (r)353.2 | (r)353.4 | 354.2 | 354.9 | (p)355.7 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)344.9 | (r)345.2 | (r)345.4 | 346.1 | 346.9 | (p)348.0 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)8.1 | (r)8.1 | (r)8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | (p)7.8 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)2.3 | (r)2.3 | (r)2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | (p)2.2 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
309.0 | 309.8 | 309.6 | 312.2 | 312.9 | (p)312.7 | |
12-month % change |
1.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | (p)1.0 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | (p)0.8 | |
12-month % change |
-11.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)-11.1 | |
Construction(3) |
15.6 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 15.9 | (p)15.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.3 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.3 | (p)0.0 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
27.8 | 27.9 | 27.8 | 27.9 | 28.0 | (p)28.1 | |
12-month % change |
-5.1 | -4.5 | -4.5 | -4.8 | -3.8 | (p)-3.1 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
53.0 | 52.8 | 52.5 | 53.1 | 53.2 | (p)53.4 | |
12-month % change |
1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | (p)2.1 | |
Information(3) |
4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | (p)4.5 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -2.2 | -2.2 | (p)-2.2 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
12.0 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.2 | (p)12.1 | |
12-month % change |
-1.6 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | (p)0.8 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
33.1 | 33.1 | 32.9 | 33.6 | 33.5 | (p)33.4 | |
12-month % change |
1.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | (p)-0.3 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
63.4 | 63.8 | 63.6 | 63.4 | 63.6 | (p)63.7 | |
12-month % change |
2.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | (p)2.4 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
33.8 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.9 | 34.9 | (p)34.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.2 | (p)0.9 | |
Other Services(3) |
10.1 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.1 | (p)10.3 | |
12-month % change |
3.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | (p)2.0 | |
Government(3) |
54.9 | 55.0 | 55.2 | 55.6 | 56.1 | (p)55.8 | |
12-month % change |
1.7 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 2.9 | (p)1.8 | |
Footnotes |