Joblessness in 2011

Vermont’s average annual unemployment rate dropped in 2011, to 5.6 percent. The decrease was seen across most of the state. But about a quarter of Vermont towns (23 percent) saw unemployment rise last year.

Average rates ranged from 0 percent in Averill and Buel’s Gore to more than 22 percent in Norton, according to the latest data from the Vermont Department of Labor. Just over half the towns had rates below the state average. A dozen had 10 percent unemployment or higher.

The map shows the annual unemployment rate for towns with a labor force of at least 20 people—that is, employed or unemployed and actively seeking work. The rates reflect individuals’ place of residence, not their place of employment.

Alburgh -- 8.7% Highgate -- 4.1% Franklin -- 5.4% Berkshire -- 3.1% Richford -- 9.6% Jay -- 5.2% Troy -- 9% Newport Town -- 5.1% Derby -- 6.8% Holland -- 3.1% Norton -- 22.6% Canaan -- 6.9% Swanton -- 6.8% Isle La Motte -- 12.6% Lemington -- 3.1% Bloomfield -- 5.3% Brunswick -- 13.1% Maidstone -- 6.3% Granby -- 4.3% East Haven -- 10.3% Enosburg -- 9.7% Sheldon -- 5.1% Fairfield -- 6.7% St. Albans City -- 9.3% North Hero -- 6.2% Bakersfield -- 3.9% Montgomery -- 7.8% Westfield -- 8.1% Lowell -- 9.5% Albany -- 5.6% Irasburg -- 7.8% Barton -- 11.8% Glover -- 7.5% Sheffield -- 7.6% Greensboro -- 8% Wheelock -- 2.8% Stannard -- 1.6% Walden -- 2% Hardwick -- 7.6% Wolcott -- 6.5% Craftsbury -- 5.8% Eden -- 10% Hyde Park -- 6.2% Belvidere -- 7.3% Johnson -- 7% Averill -- 0% Ferdinand -- no data Lewis -- no data Warners Grant, Warren Gore & Averys Gore -- no data Brighton -- 9.7% Newark -- 3% Westmore -- 2.5% Morgan -- 6.4% Charleston -- 6.6% Brownington -- 7.1% Coventry -- 3.2% Newport City -- 13.6% Sutton -- 6.6% Burke -- 8.9% Victory -- 2.7% Lunenburg -- 6.3% Guildhall -- 6.1% Concord -- 8.3% Waterford -- 4.1% St. Johnsbury -- 6.9% Lyndon -- 7.6% Kirby -- 2.2% Barnet -- 5.7% Peacham -- 3.2% Cabot -- 4.6% Elmore -- 4.3% Morristown -- 6.4% Stowe -- 4.8% Worcester -- 4.9% Calais -- 5.8% Marshfield -- 5.1% Groton -- 10% Ryegate -- 6.7% Woodbury -- 4.5% Danville -- 5.8% St. Albans Town -- 2.2% Grand Isle -- 5.7% South Hero -- 5.6% Georgia -- 1.9% Milton -- 5.7% Colchester -- 4.6% Fairfax -- 4.7% Westford -- 3.1% Essex -- 4.1% Fletcher -- 1.7% Waterville -- 6.4% Cambridge -- 6.9% Underhill -- 3.7% Plainfield -- 6.8% East Montpelier -- 4.1% Montpelier -- 5% Middlesex -- 3.3% Waterbury -- 4.8% Bolton -- 2% Richmond -- 4.5% Jericho -- 3.8% Williston -- 3.8% Winooski -- 6% Burlington -- 4.7% South Burlington -- 4% Shelburne -- 3.8% Charlotte -- 3.4% St. George -- 4.9% Hinesburg -- 4.8% Huntington -- 4.2% Duxbury -- 3.5% Moretown -- 4.2% Berlin -- 5% Barre City -- 9.4% Barre Town -- 4.1% Orange -- 5.5% Topsham -- 8.3% Newbury -- 6.4% Bradford -- 5.9% Corinth -- 7.6% Washington -- 5.8% Williamstown -- 6.7% Northfield -- 6.3% Waitsfield -- 6.2% Fayston -- 1.8% Buel's Gore -- 0% Starksboro -- 5.5% Monkton -- 2.2% Ferrisburgh -- 1.8% Fairlee -- 4% West Fairlee -- 4% Vershire -- 5.3% Chelsea -- 7.1% Brookfield -- 5.5% Roxbury -- 6% Warren -- 4% Lincoln -- 4.5% Bristol -- 6.6% Ripton -- 3.9% Thetford -- 3.3% Strafford -- 3.4% Tunbridge -- 4.8% Randolph -- 6% Braintree -- 5.5% Granville -- 7.8% Hancock -- 6.7% Rochester -- 6.4% Bethel -- 7.5% Royalton -- 5.1% Sharon -- 3.5% Norwich -- 2.7% Hartford -- 4% Pomfret -- 3.2% Barnard -- 2.5% Stockbridge -- 5.2% Pittsfield -- 12.2% Hartland -- 3.6% Woodstock -- 4.6% Bridgewater -- 8.5% Killington -- 16.1% Mendon -- 4.7% Windsor -- 5.5% West Windsor -- 4.8% Reading -- 3.9% Plymouth -- 7% Shrewsbury -- 5.6% Clarendon -- 5.2% Ira -- 3.4% Weathersfield -- 5.3% Baltimore -- 3.7% Cavendish -- 7.3% Ludlow -- 8.9% Mount Holly -- 6.2% Wallingford -- 5.9% Middletown Springs -- 5.8% Wells -- 8.6% Springfield -- 6.9% Chester -- 7.5% Andover -- 5.7% Weston -- 6.1% Mount Tabor -- 3.7% Danby -- 6.3% Pawlet -- 6.5% Rockingham -- 6.1% Grafton -- 5.3% Windham -- 4.2% Londonderry -- 7.7% Landgrove -- 3.6% Peru -- 6.2% Dorset -- 5.3% Rupert -- 3.6% Westminster -- 3.5% Athens -- 6.2% Brookline -- 3.7% Townshend -- 7.2% Jamaica -- 6.7% Winhall -- 7.1% Manchester -- 5.8% Sandgate -- 4.9% Arlington -- 7.5% Sunderland -- 3.6% Stratton -- 5.9% Shaftsbury -- 4.8% Glastenbury -- no data Somerset -- no data Bennington -- 7.5% Woodford -- 6.8% Searsburg -- 5% Wilmington -- 8.8% Marlboro -- 3.2% Brattleboro -- 5.2% Pownal -- 6.6% Stamford -- 6.7% Readsboro -- 5.8% Whitingham -- 6.7% Halifax -- 4.8% Guilford -- 4.9% Vernon -- 6% Wardsboro -- 5.5% Dover -- 11.7% Newfane -- 4.8% Putney -- 5.9% Dummerston -- 3.5% Vergennes -- 7.9% Panton -- 2.6% Addison -- 4.3% Bridport -- 5.5% Shoreham -- 4.6% Orwell -- 4.6% Benson -- 5.9% West Haven -- 4.9% Fair Haven -- 9.3% Tinmouth -- 4.8% Poultney -- 7.6% Castleton -- 6.7% Hubbardton -- 2.5% Sudbury -- 5% Whiting -- 10.9% Cornwall -- 3.1% Weybridge -- 3.4% West Rutland -- 9.9% Proctor -- 6.5% Rutland City -- 7.3% Rutland -- 2.6% Brandon -- 6.8% Pittsford -- 4.7% Chittenden -- 5.2% Leicester -- 4.7% Salisbury -- 5.5% Middlebury -- 5.5% New Haven -- 5.3% Waltham -- 2% Goshen -- 2.4%

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