The local economy of Vermont and its counties, metro areas and cities, from official US government data, plus daily local gas prices for the state, its counties and metro areas.
Unemployment rate
2.6%
0.0 ptsvs a year ago
Counties: lowest Addison County 2.3%, highest Bennington County 3.3%.
August 2026, seasonally adjusted, preliminary
Average weekly pay
$1,322
+3.0%vs a year ago
304,184 jobs at 33,374 business locations.
Q1 2026, all jobs
New homes permitted
2,231
-16.4%this year vs last year
Most in Chittenden County 946, Washington County 179.
Homes in the last 12 months, to August 2026
People moving in
+27
+0.1 per 1,000residents
17,182 moved in and 17,155 moved out. Most newcomers came from New York.
Net people, 2022 to 2023, the newest year published
Vermont gas price
$4.42
+$1.26vs a year ago
Counties: lowest Bennington County $4.30, highest Grand Isle County $4.51. Counties and metro areas
Regular, per gallon, Vermont, October 10, 2026
Newest data: -. Not seasonally adjusted: compare with the same month a year earlier. Click a row for the history of that area.
The state, its counties and metro areas, updated daily. A separate series from the weekly survey prices above.
Business locations, employees and payroll by industry, 2023. Click an industry for its US report.
Business locations
21K
-0.1%vs 2022
2023, places with paid employees
Employees
256K
+0.8%vs 2022
Largest sector: Health Care and Social Assistance (18.9%).
2023, mid-March
Annual payroll
$14.4B
Wages and salaries paid during the year.
2023, all industries
Average pay
$55,981
Highest sector: Utilities $122,005.
Per employee per year
Share of Vermont's employees, 2023
| Industry | Employees | Average pay |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places | 17,288 | $26,275 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 13,856 | $81,607 |
| Traveler Accommodation | 11,908 | $30,788 |
| Grocery Stores | 9,481 | $28,366 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 8,332 | $34,789 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | 5,741 | $58,505 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | 5,690 | $24,958 |
| Individual and Family Services | 4,967 | $42,049 |
| Offices of Physicians | 4,885 | $82,437 |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings | 4,680 | $35,908 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | 4,516 | $65,630 |
| Depository Credit Intermediation | 3,864 | $74,399 |
Most values are changed slightly to protect the privacy of single businesses; a few are withheld and shown as a range. Counties and metro areas have the same numbers in the area card above (Industries).
Offered pay in certified work-visa filings, fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025). Click a company for its jobs and salaries.
In fiscal year 2025, employers offered a median of $94,124 a year in 290 certified H-1B filings for jobs in Vermont, up 19.3% from 2024 (US: $120,000). The largest job group was Software Developers. Fiscal year 2026 so far covers filings decided through Jun 30, 2026.
Median offered pay
$94,124
+19.3%vs 2024
Middle half: $70,066 to $121,416.
H-1B, fiscal year 2025
H-1B filings
290
+21.8%vs 2024
865 positions asked for.
Certified, full-time, fiscal year 2025
Top job group
$128,100
Software Developers, 20 filings.
Median offered pay of the largest job group
Green card jobs
$38,418
-53.5%vs 2024
86 PERM filings.
PERM median, fiscal year 2025
Median and middle half of the offers in Vermont, next to the US median. Hover a year for the numbers.
| Job group | Filings | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 20 | $128,100 |
| Physicians, All Other | 20 | $317,902 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 18 | $94,247 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | 18 | $66,186 |
| Registered Nurses | 15 | $80,371 |
| Electrical Engineers | 9 | $115,877 |
| Data Scientists | 9 | $107,016 |
| Occupational Therapists | 9 | $68,453 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 8 | $113,402 |
| Physical Therapists | 7 | $75,546 |
| Employer | Filings | Cities |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Vermont | 43 | 2 |
| The President & Fellows of Middlebury College | 24 | 2 |
| University of Vermont Health Network Medical Group, Inc. | 23 | 2 |
| Beta Technologies, Inc. | 15 | 2 |
| Grandison Management | 14 | 6 |
| University of Vermont Health Network - University of Vermont Medical Center | 13 | 1 |
| GlobalFoundries U.S. 2, LLC | 10 | 1 |
| HTC Global Services INC | 7 | 1 |
| University of Vermont Medical Health Network Medical Group, Inc. | 7 | 1 |
| Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union | 6 | 1 |
| City | Filings | Median pay | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington | 104 | $94,247 | $69,613 to $157,476 |
| Middlebury | 26 | $68,776 | $66,186 to $92,000 |
| South Burlington | 26 | $108,689 | $91,266 to $133,500 |
| Bennington | 17 | $68,453 | $57,887 to $85,600 |
| Essex Junction | 14 | $115,086 | $108,002 to $125,398 |
| Montpelier | 12 | $95,750 | $72,592 to $119,522 |
| Rutland | 10 | $79,477 | $76,320 to $100,958 |
| St. Albans | 9 | $81,286 | $78,000 to $90,150 |
| Berlin | 9 | $107,016 | $89,045 to $122,699 |
| Barre | 9 | $69,000 | $67,746 to $72,966 |
Yearly pay that employers offered in certified work-visa filings (H-1B, E-3 and PERM green card), from official public data. Pay is the lower end of the offered pay range, for full-time positions only. These are offered pay figures for positions in work-visa filings, not the pay of all employees. A filing is an offer for a position, not a hire, and one person can appear in several filings. Fiscal years run from October to September. Groups with fewer than 3 filings show counts only. Employers are ranked by filings in the cities of Vermont added up.
Declared disasters and flood insurance claims: what happened, from official public data.
Vermont has had 62 declared disasters and emergencies since 1963, 44 of them since 2000, most often Severe Storm. Flood insurance has paid $118.2 million on 3,726 claims since 1978; the biggest year was 2011 ($54.8 million).
Declared disasters
44
38 major disasters. Most often Severe Storm (29 since 1963).
Since 2000, all types; 62 since 1963
Flood claims paid
$54.8M
1,066 claims. Biggest year 2011 ($54.8M).
2016 to 2025, flood insurance
Policies in force
3,850
Average premium $1,594 a year.
2025, flood insurance policies
Most-declared county
29
Lamoille County, latest Sep 11, 2024.
Declarations since 2000
Declarations for Vermont, 1963 to today
Claims paid in Vermont by the year of the flood, US dollars
Declarations since 1963
Declarations naming the county since 2000; statewide ones not counted
All years since 1978; policies are a yearly average. Top 14 of 14.
| # | County | Claims | Paid | Policies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington County | 1,234 | $49.8M | 835 |
| 2 | Windsor County | 511 | $24.9M | 612 |
| 3 | Windham County | 312 | $10.9M | 386 |
| 4 | Caledonia County | 271 | $6.14M | 128 |
| 5 | Lamoille County | 174 | $5.65M | 132 |
| 6 | Rutland County | 284 | $4.84M | 326 |
| 7 | Chittenden County | 256 | $4.01M | 313 |
| 8 | Orleans County | 102 | $2.62M | 76 |
| 9 | Franklin County | 177 | $2.50M | 150 |
| 10 | Orange County | 84 | $1.87M | 144 |
| 11 | Addison County | 99 | $1.61M | 131 |
| 12 | Bennington County | 112 | $1.53M | 337 |
| 13 | Grand Isle County | 59 | $789K | 80 |
| 14 | Essex County | 13 | $350K | 24 |
A declaration opens federal help after a disaster; it can name counties or the whole state. Flood insurance numbers count insured losses only (most homes have no flood insurance) and are not adjusted for inflation; the current year is data so far. For the flood-zone risk of a place, open the area on the real estate map.
Environmental compliance records, workplace safety inspections and greenhouse gas reports of facilities in Vermont, from official public data.
Official public data lists 1,796 facilities in Vermont with records since 2010, 1,789 of them with environmental compliance records. In 2022 to 2026, the largest penalties were at Student Transporation of Vermont INC in Middlebury ($325,000). 13 large facilities reported 293,263 metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2023, down 30.5% from 2022.
Facilities with records
1,796
1,789 with environmental records.
Since 2010
Largest penalties
$325K
Student Transporation of Vermont INC, Middlebury.
One facility, 2022 to 2026
Greenhouse gases
293K t
-30.5%vs 2022
13 reporting facilities.
Metric tons CO2e, 2023
Largest emitter
142K t
Ibm Systems & Technology Semiconductor Facility, Essex Junction.
Metric tons CO2e, 2023
| Facility | Penalties | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| Student Transporation of Vermont INC Middlebury | $325,000 | 0 |
| Student Transportation of Vermont, INC - Rutland Rutland | $325,000 | 0 |
| Student Transportation of Vermont, INC - White River Junction White River Junction | $325,000 | 0 |
| Student Transportation of Vermont, INC - Milton Milton | $325,000 | 0 |
| Brattleboro Salvage CO LLC Brattleboro | $62,627 | 0 |
| Isovolta INC Rutland | $13,750 | 8 |
| Testamerica Laboratories South Burlington | $7,118 | 4 |
| Facility | Metric tons CO2e |
|---|---|
| Ibm Systems & Technology Semiconductor Facility Essex Junction | 142,165 |
| Nesvt Landfill & Gas-To-Electricity Plant Coventry | 62,902 |
| Rock-Tenn Missisquoi Coated Mill Sheldon | 31,830 |
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Burlington | 26,908 |
| Omya INC. (Verpol) Florence | 25,020 |
| Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. South Burlington | 4,101 |
| Vermont Electric Power Company Rutland | 337 |
Large facilities in Vermont, metric tons of CO2 equivalent. Hover a year for the number.
Their facilities in Vermont, 2022 to 2026. Click a company for its Risk & Compliance tab.
| Company | Facilities | Penalties | CO2e (t) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smurfit Westrock Plc SW | 1 | $0 | 32K |
Official public data on environmental compliance records, workplace safety inspections and greenhouse gas reports, summarized by facility and year since 2010. A record does not mean a site is unsafe today; penalties and violations vary a lot by industry and size. Penalties are the amounts assessed (after settlements), not amounts paid. Recent years can still change.
Cost, students and graduate earnings of the colleges in the state, from official public data.
The newest unemployment rate, pay, new home permits, moves and gas price for Vermont, updated as new official numbers come out.
Unemployment for Vermont is seasonally adjusted; for its counties, metro areas and cities it is not, so compare a month with the same month a year earlier. Pay covers all jobs that pay into unemployment insurance. Building permits count homes approved to be built, not homes sold. Moves count households by where they filed their tax returns in two years in a row. Daily gas prices are average pump prices for Vermont, its counties and metro areas on the day shown. The weekly gas prices in the explorer come from a separate weekly survey that publishes a price for only some states, so a state without one shows the price of its region there; the two series are never combined.
The unemployment rate in Vermont was 2.6% in August 2026 (seasonally adjusted, preliminary), compared with 2.6% a year earlier. 329,224 people were employed out of a labor force of 337,925. Among its counties, Addison County had the lowest rate (2.3%) and Bennington County the highest (3.3%, not seasonally adjusted).
Average weekly pay in Vermont was $1,322 in Q1 2026, up 3.0% from a year earlier, across 304,184 jobs at 33,374 business locations.
Building permits were issued for 146 new homes in Vermont in August 2026 (124 single-family and 10 in buildings with 5 or more units). From January to August the total was 1,105, down 16.4% from the same months last year, and 2,231 in the last 12 months. The most homes were permitted in Chittenden County (946), Washington County (179), Franklin County (167) over the last 12 months.
Yes. From 2022 to 2023, 17,182 people moved to Vermont and 17,155 moved away, a net gain of 27 (+0.1 per 1,000 residents). Most newcomers came from New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and most people who left went to New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts.
Regular gasoline in Vermont averaged $4.42 per gallon on October 10, 2026, up $1.26 from a year earlier. Diesel averaged $6.39. Among its counties, Bennington County had the lowest regular price ($4.30) and Grand Isle County the highest ($4.51).
Health Care and Social Assistance (48,409 employees), Retail Trade (37,491 employees), Accommodation and Food Services (32,546 employees) were the largest sectors in Vermont in 2023. In all, 20,841 business locations employed 256,460 people at an average pay of $55,981 a year.
$94,124 a year was the median pay offered in 290 certified H-1B filings for jobs in Vermont in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), up 19.3% from 2024. The middle half of the offers ranged from $70,066 to $121,416. The US median was $120,000. These are offered pay figures in work-visa filings, not the pay of all workers.
The University of Vermont (43), The President & Fellows of Middlebury College (24), University of Vermont Health Network Medical Group, Inc. (23), Beta Technologies, Inc. (15), Grandison Management (14) had the most certified H-1B filings for jobs in Vermont in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).
Software Developers (20 filings, median $128,100), Physicians, All Other (20 filings, median $317,902), Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary (18 filings, median $94,247) were the largest job groups in certified H-1B filings in Vermont in fiscal year 2025.
$94,247 was the median offered pay in Burlington, the highest among the Vermont cities with the most H-1B filings in fiscal year 2025 (104 filings).
$38,418 a year was the median pay offered in 86 certified PERM green card filings for jobs in Vermont in fiscal year 2025.
62 disasters and emergencies have been declared for Vermont since 1963, 44 of them since 2000 (38 major disasters). The most common type is Severe Storm (29 declarations).
Lamoille County, with 29 declarations since 2000, followed by Orleans County (26) and Essex County (25). Statewide declarations are not counted for single counties.
$118.2 million on 3,726 flood insurance claims since 1978. The biggest year was 2011, with $54.8 million paid on 1,459 claims. Washington County received the most ($49.8 million).
$1,594 a year in 2025, across 3,850 flood insurance policies in Vermont. Most homes have no flood insurance; the premium depends on the home's flood risk and coverage.