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Counties in Vermont by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Essex County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 14 counties in 2023, at 5.6%. Caledonia County had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for Vermont was 3.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest5.6Essex County
Lowest2.6Caledonia County
Median3.714 counties
Vermont3.7History

Map of counties, 2023

Addison County: 3.8 %Bennington County: 4.2 %Caledonia County: 2.6 %Chittenden County: 3.7 %Essex County: 5.6 %Franklin County: 2.8 %Grand Isle County: 3.4 %Lamoille County: 3.6 %Orange County: 2.8 %Orleans County: 5.2 %Rutland County: 4.1 %Washington County: 3 %Windham County: 4.3 %Windsor County: 3.8 %
  • Under 2.9
  • 2.9 to 3.6
  • 3.6 to 3.8
  • 3.8 to 4.2
  • 4.2 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Essex County: 5.6 %Essex County5.6Orleans County: 5.2 %Orleans County5.2Windham County: 4.3 %Windham County4.3Bennington County: 4.2 %Bennington County4.2Rutland County: 4.1 %Rutland County4.1Windsor County: 3.8 %Windsor County3.8Addison County: 3.8 %Addison County3.8Chittenden County: 3.7 %Chittenden County3.7Lamoille County: 3.6 %Lamoille County3.6Grand Isle County: 3.4 %Grand Isle County3.4Washington County: 3 %Washington County3Orange County: 2.8 %Orange County2.8Franklin County: 2.8 %Franklin County2.8Caledonia County: 2.6 %Caledonia County2.6Essex County: 5.6 %Essex County5.6Orleans County: 5.2 %Orleans County5.2Windham County: 4.3 %Windham County4.3Bennington County: 4.2 %Bennington County4.2Rutland County: 4.1 %Rutland County4.1Windsor County: 3.8 %Windsor County3.8Addison County: 3.8 %Addison County3.8Chittenden County: 3.7 %Chittenden County3.7Lamoille County: 3.6 %Lamoille County3.6Grand Isle County: 3.4 %Grand Isle County3.4Washington County: 3 %Washington County3Orange County: 2.8 %Orange County2.8Franklin County: 2.8 %Franklin County2.8Caledonia County: 2.6 %Caledonia County2.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Essex County5.6+0.2 pts
2Orleans County5.2-0.9 pts
3Windham County4.3-0.1 pts
4Bennington County4.20 pts
5Rutland County4.1-0.1 pts
6Windsor County3.8+0.1 pts
7Addison County3.8-0.3 pts
8Chittenden County3.7-0.2 pts
9Lamoille County3.6-0.3 pts
10Grand Isle County3.4-0 pts
11Washington County30 pts
12Orange County2.8-0.3 pts
13Franklin County2.8-0.5 pts
14Caledonia County2.6-0 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Vermont by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Vermont by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/vermont-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Vermont by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/vermont-counties?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Vermont by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/vermont-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Essex County, with 5.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Caledonia County, with 2.6% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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