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Counties in Vermont by job destruction rate

Essex County had the highest job destruction rate of 14 counties in 2015, at 17.778%. Windsor County had the lowest, at 6.535%. The median was 8.921% and the figure for Vermont was 8.632%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.778Essex County
Lowest6.535Windsor County
Median8.92114 counties
Vermont8.632History

Map of counties, 2015

Addison County: 7.096 %Bennington County: 13.077 %Caledonia County: 10.162 %Chittenden County: 7.67 %Essex County: 17.778 %Franklin County: 7.977 %Grand Isle County: 13.312 %Lamoille County: 7.092 %Orange County: 9.156 %Orleans County: 8.686 %Rutland County: 11.216 %Washington County: 10.098 %Windham County: 8.448 %Windsor County: 6.535 %
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%, 2015. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2015

Essex County: 17.778 %Essex County17.778Grand Isle County: 13.312 %Grand Isle County13.312Bennington County: 13.077 %Bennington County13.077Rutland County: 11.216 %Rutland County11.216Caledonia County: 10.162 %Caledonia County10.162Washington County: 10.098 %Washington County10.098Orange County: 9.156 %Orange County9.156Orleans County: 8.686 %Orleans County8.686Windham County: 8.448 %Windham County8.448Franklin County: 7.977 %Franklin County7.977Chittenden County: 7.67 %Chittenden County7.67Addison County: 7.096 %Addison County7.096Lamoille County: 7.092 %Lamoille County7.092Windsor County: 6.535 %Windsor County6.535Essex County: 17.778 %Essex County17.778Grand Isle County: 13.312 %Grand Isle County13.312Bennington County: 13.077 %Bennington County13.077Rutland County: 11.216 %Rutland County11.216Caledonia County: 10.162 %Caledonia County10.162Washington County: 10.098 %Washington County10.098Orange County: 9.156 %Orange County9.156Orleans County: 8.686 %Orleans County8.686Windham County: 8.448 %Windham County8.448Franklin County: 7.977 %Franklin County7.977Chittenden County: 7.67 %Chittenden County7.67Addison County: 7.096 %Addison County7.096Lamoille County: 7.092 %Lamoille County7.092Windsor County: 6.535 %Windsor County6.535
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Essex County17.778+6.79 pts
2Grand Isle County13.312-5.76 pts
3Bennington County13.077+0.38 pts
4Rutland County11.216+3.41 pts
5Caledonia County10.162-0.69 pts
6Washington County10.098+0.81 pts
7Orange County9.156-0.35 pts
8Orleans County8.686-0.61 pts
9Windham County8.448-6.14 pts
10Franklin County7.977-0.55 pts
11Chittenden County7.67-1.95 pts
12Addison County7.096+0.55 pts
13Lamoille County7.092-0.06 pts
14Windsor County6.535-1.49 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Vermont by job destruction rate, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Vermont by job destruction rate, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/vermont-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Vermont by job destruction rate, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/vermont-counties?period=2015.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Vermont by job destruction rate, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/vermont-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Essex County, with 17.778% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Windsor County, with 6.535% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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