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Counties in Vermont by unemployment rate

Essex County had the highest unemployment rate of 14 counties in August 2025, at 3.6%. Windsor County had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 2.75% and the figure for Vermont was 2.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest3.6Essex County
Lowest2.4Windsor County
Median2.7514 counties
Vermont2.6History

All counties, August 2025

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Essex CountyEssex County: 3.6 %3.6Orleans CountyOrleans County: 3.2 %3.2Grand Isle CountyGrand Isle County: 3.1 %3.1Bennington CountyBennington County: 3 %3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 2.8 %2.8Rutland CountyRutland County: 2.8 %2.8Windham CountyWindham County: 2.8 %2.8Orange CountyOrange County: 2.7 %2.7Caledonia CountyCaledonia County: 2.6 %2.6Lamoille CountyLamoille County: 2.5 %2.5Addison CountyAddison County: 2.4 %2.4Chittenden CountyChittenden County: 2.4 %2.4Washington CountyWashington County: 2.4 %2.4Windsor CountyWindsor County: 2.4 %2.4
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2025 (%)Change on August 2024
1Essex County3.6+0.6 pts
2Orleans County3.2+0.1 pts
3Grand Isle County3.1+0.7 pts
4Bennington County30 pts
5Franklin County2.8+0.3 pts
5Rutland County2.8-0.1 pts
5Windham County2.8+0.1 pts
8Orange County2.7+0.5 pts
9Caledonia County2.6+0.1 pts
10Lamoille County2.5+0.2 pts
11Addison County2.4+0.2 pts
11Chittenden County2.4+0.2 pts
11Washington County2.4+0.1 pts
11Windsor County2.4+0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Essex County, with 3.6% in August 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Windsor County, with 2.4% in August 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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