Vermont’s unemployment rate again holds at 2.6% in September - Vermont Business Magazine

by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine Today, the Vermont Department of Labor that the seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment rate for September was 2.6 percent. This reflects no change from the prior month’s revised estimate. Vermont is tied with New Hampshire for the third lowest rate in the nation. South (2.0%) and North Dakota (2.2%) are lowest, and California and Connecticut are highest at 5.1%. The US rate is up one-tenth to 4.2%. The civilian labor force participation rate in Vermont also held steady in September, remaining at 62.1 percent, which is down from 66.0% in July 2024 and 72.8% in July 2009. TD Bank Economist Andrew Foran discussed the Vermont economy at the VermontBiz2Biz Expo on October 15.