BLS LAUS · August 2026 preliminary · not seasonally adjusted
Vermont Unemployment Rate by County
Vermont statewide was 2.5% in August 2026, against 2.6% in August 2025; the United States was 4.3% on the same basis. The 14 counties and equivalents below are listed alphabetically, each with its August 2026 rate and the change from August 2025. They are not ranked: county estimates carry model error BLS does not publish, so an order would compare noise.
14 areas · rate August 2026 · change from August 2025
- Addison County2.3% · −0.1 pts
- Bennington County3.3% · +0.3 pts
- Caledonia County2.4% · −0.2 pts
- Chittenden County2.3% · −0.1 pts
- Essex County3.1% · −0.5 pts
- Franklin County2.9% · +0.1 pts
- Grand Isle County3.0% · −0.1 pts
- Lamoille County2.4% · −0.1 pts
- Orange County2.4% · −0.3 pts
- Orleans County3.2% · 0.0 pts
- Rutland County2.8% · 0.0 pts
- Washington County2.4% · 0.0 pts
- Windham County2.7% · −0.1 pts
- Windsor County2.4% · 0.0 pts