Sources & References
Metro Job Market Pulse · Burlington-South Burlington, VT MSA · October 2026
Every advertised-pay, job-posting and industry figure in this briefing comes from WageScape's own database of active job postings. The sources below back the external facts cited in the written analysis.
Sources cited in this report
Key Indicators
Chittenden County average weekly wage reached $1,521 in Q1 2026, up 3.4%
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
This Month's Takeaways
State government employment down 3.2%, local government down 1.3% in Vermont
Vermont Department of Labor — State employment situation report
Local Economic Conditions
Chittenden County employment declined 1.8% year-over-year through March 2026
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — County employment and wages (QCEW) data
Looking Ahead
UVM Health Network WARN notice affecting 142 workers filed June 2026
Vermont WARN Act Notices — WARN Act layoff disclosure tracking
Housing supply shortage flagged as region's top economic issue, no relief until 2027-28
VermontBiz — Chittenden County economic report, July 2026
National nonfarm payrolls added 29,000 jobs in September, below 12-month average
Bureau of Labor Statistics — National employment situation report
How the numbers are calculated
- Advertised pay is the median of the pay ranges employers publish in active job postings in this metro. It is not survey or payroll data.
- Percent changes compare the latest six full months with the six months before that, for the same metro and sector.
- Sectors group postings by the employer's industry (NAICS) classification into ten sectors. Where a metro has too few postings in a sector, the state figure is used instead.
- Role pay trends use the same comparison windows. "Stable" means a change of less than 3%; "moderate" 3–10%; "significant" more than 10%.
Official data for comparison