Sources & References
Metro Job Market Pulse · VT NONMETROPOLITAN AREA · 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
Vermont unemployment rate held at 2.6% in August 2026, third-lowest nationally
Vermont Department of Labor — Statewide seasonally-adjusted unemployment data
Statewide average weekly wages rose 3.0% year-over-year to $1,322
Bureau of Labor Statistics — County and state wage data, Q1 2026
This Month's Takeaways
State government lost 600 jobs (-3.2%), local government lost 400 (-1.3%)
Vermont Department of Labor — Industry employment trend data
Vermont WARN notices up 88% in 2026, led by dairy manufacturing layoffs
Vermont Department of Labor / WARN Act filings — WARN notice tracking, St. Albans Creamery, Franklin Foods, Perrigo
Local Economic Conditions
Vermont labor force declined 7,800+ workers (2.2%) year-over-year
Vermont Department of Labor — Commissioner statement on labor force trends
Looking Ahead
November ballot includes Right to Collective Bargaining Amendment, 65% polling support
Vermont state polling data — September 2026 ballot measure polling
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