Vermont initial weekly unemployment claims more than doubled last week to nearly 800. #vtlabor #vteconomy
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The data are clear: to become a place of broad-based opportunity and affordability, Brattleboro needs more working-age people. The town is aging faster than Vermont as a whole. #vteconomy #vtlabor
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Total claims were 4,276, down 54 from the week before and are up 193 from last year at this time. #vtlabor #vteconomy
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This program expansion is made possible through the support of The Curtis Fund, whose mission is to offer scholarship support for postsecondary college and career training for Vermonters in need. #vtcommunity #vtschools #vtlabor
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Vermont has the third-lowest rate in the nation behind a tie behind Hawaii and South Dakota (2.2%). California has the highest rate at 5.5%. #vtlabor #vteconomy
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Manufacturers who hire apprentices through Registered Apprenticeship programs can receive $3,500 per apprentice after they complete a 90-day probationary period. #vtmanufacturing #vtlabor
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Economists expect the Fed will keep its benchmark overnight interest rate in the 3.50%-3.75% range at its January 27-28 meeting; however, reductions in borrowing costs are anticipated this year to safeguard the labor market. #vtlabor #vteconomy
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Monthly employment reached an all-time high in January 2025, at 348,340. Then it dropped every month through November. #vtlabor #vteconomy
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The Vermont DOL also is reminding employers that beginning January 1, 2026, Vermont’s minimum wage will increase from $14.01 to $14.42 per hour - an increase of $0.41. #vteconomy #vtlabor
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The number of employed persons decreased by 1,414 and the number of unemployed persons increased by 77 over the same time period. #vteconomy #vtlabor
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Half of single adult Vermonters and a third of families with kids do not have enough income to meet basic needs. #vtlabor #vteconomy
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New claims were down 56 from the week before and are up 27 from last year at this time. #vteconomy #vtlabor
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For the week, Vermont total unemployment insurance claims were 3,672 (up 700 for the week and up 378 from this time last year). #vtlabor #vteconomy
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Vermont has the second lowest rate in the nation, tied with Hawaii and five-tenths below South Dakota. California is highest at 5.6%. See data tables below. #vtlabor #vteconomy
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For the week ending November 29, 2025, new claims reached 600 and have steadily increased since mid-September. #vtlabor #vteconomy
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“Year-End Planning: What To Do Before the Clock Runs Out,” on Tuesday, December 9 from 12:00–1:00 p.m. #vteconomy #vtlabor
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New claims were 418, up 5 claims from the week before and up 96 from last year at this time. Claims were 186 in late September. #vteconomy #vtlabor
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The Vermont Department of Labor has released an easy-to-use tool to help find local Registered Apprenticeship programs! #vtlabor #vteconomy
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These employer partners, like Vermont Mechanical, rely on VTSU’s registered apprenticeship program to provide the classroom education that goes hand-in-hand with the on-the-job training apprentices receive with their employer. #vteconomy #vtcolleges #vtlabor
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The top concerns were workforce, taxes and fees, housing and healthcare. #vteconomy #vtlabor #vtinsurance #vthealth #vthousing #vttaxes
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With one-in-five Americans having a diagnosed learning difference, neuroinclusivity is a key component of how companies can improve retention and productivity. #vthealth #vtlabor #vtcolleges
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The Department’s Veteran Services staff provides one-on-one guidance, helping individuals identify career paths, enhance job readiness, and connect with employers who recognize the value of military experience. #vtveterans #vtlabor
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Many programs operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so “non-traditional” work schedules are available. #vtlabor #vteconomy
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Vermont boasts nearly 82,000 small businesses, which represent 99% of all businesses in the state, and employ over 62% of Vermont’s overall workforce—higher than the national average. #vteconomy #vtlabor #tariffs
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We can’t tell you whether Vermont’s unemployment rate went up or down last month or jobs increased or decreased because the BLS stopped publishing new data when the federal government shut down October 1. #vteconomy #vtlabor #vtpoli
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Vermont weekly unemployment claims for the week ending October 11, 2025, increased by a small amount for the third week. #vteconomy #vtlabor
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If Congress later approves back pay for workers who were furloughed during the shutdown, any UI benefits received will need to be repaid to the state. #vtlabor #shutdown
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The federal government announced today (October 10, 2025) that it would go ahead with layoffs of federal workers. #vtlabor #vteconomy
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Women Can Do, Vermont Works for Women’s signature career exploration conference for high school girls and gender expansive youth, returns to Vermont State University Randolph on Thursday, October 9, 2025. #vteconomy #vtlabor
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