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Counties in Vermont by job destruction rate

Essex County had the highest job destruction rate of 14 counties in 2016, at 15.984%. Rutland County had the lowest, at 7.965%. The median was 9.576% and the figure for Vermont was 9.534%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.984Essex County
Lowest7.965Rutland County
Median9.57614 counties
Vermont9.534History

Map of counties, 2016

Addison County: 8.58 %Bennington County: 12.851 %Caledonia County: 11.159 %Chittenden County: 9.627 %Essex County: 15.984 %Franklin County: 8.225 %Grand Isle County: 15.623 %Lamoille County: 10.199 %Orange County: 8.811 %Orleans County: 9.525 %Rutland County: 7.965 %Washington County: 9.394 %Windham County: 9.761 %Windsor County: 8.876 %
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  • 8.7 to 9.4
  • 9.4 to 9.7
  • 9.7 to 12
  • 12 and over
%, 2016. 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, 2016

Essex County: 15.984 %Essex County15.984Grand Isle County: 15.623 %Grand Isle County15.623Bennington County: 12.851 %Bennington County12.851Caledonia County: 11.159 %Caledonia County11.159Lamoille County: 10.199 %Lamoille County10.199Windham County: 9.761 %Windham County9.761Chittenden County: 9.627 %Chittenden County9.627Orleans County: 9.525 %Orleans County9.525Washington County: 9.394 %Washington County9.394Windsor County: 8.876 %Windsor County8.876Orange County: 8.811 %Orange County8.811Addison County: 8.58 %Addison County8.58Franklin County: 8.225 %Franklin County8.225Rutland County: 7.965 %Rutland County7.965Essex County: 15.984 %Essex County15.984Grand Isle County: 15.623 %Grand Isle County15.623Bennington County: 12.851 %Bennington County12.851Caledonia County: 11.159 %Caledonia County11.159Lamoille County: 10.199 %Lamoille County10.199Windham County: 9.761 %Windham County9.761Chittenden County: 9.627 %Chittenden County9.627Orleans County: 9.525 %Orleans County9.525Washington County: 9.394 %Washington County9.394Windsor County: 8.876 %Windsor County8.876Orange County: 8.811 %Orange County8.811Addison County: 8.58 %Addison County8.58Franklin County: 8.225 %Franklin County8.225Rutland County: 7.965 %Rutland County7.965
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Essex County15.984-1.79 pts
2Grand Isle County15.623+2.31 pts
3Bennington County12.851-0.23 pts
4Caledonia County11.159+1 pts
5Lamoille County10.199+3.11 pts
6Windham County9.761+1.31 pts
7Chittenden County9.627+1.96 pts
8Orleans County9.525+0.84 pts
9Washington County9.394-0.7 pts
10Windsor County8.876+2.34 pts
11Orange County8.811-0.35 pts
12Addison County8.58+1.48 pts
13Franklin County8.225+0.25 pts
14Rutland County7.965-3.25 pts

Other periods

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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Essex County, with 15.984% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Rutland County, with 7.965% in 2016.

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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