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News Releases:
Nov
22
Average Energy Prices, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — October 2022

Gasoline prices averaged $3.728 a gallon in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area in October 2022, up 40.4 cents compared to October 2021.

Sep
21
Average Energy Prices, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — August 2022

Gasoline prices averaged $4.387 a gallon in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area in August 2022, up $1.264 compared to August 2021.

Jul
27
Occupational Employment and Wages in Burlington-South Burlington — May 2021

Workers in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.27 in May 2021, compared to the nationwide average of $28.01

Vermont Economy at a Glance:
Vermont
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Data
Nov
2023
Dec
2023
Jan
2024
Feb
2024
Mar
2024
Apr
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

(r)353.2 (r)353.4 354.2 354.9 355.7 (p)356.6

Employment(1)

(r)345.2 (r)345.4 346.1 346.9 348.0 (p)349.0

Unemployment(1)

(r)8.1 (r)8.0 8.1 8.1 7.8 (p)7.6

Unemployment Rate(2)

(r)2.3 (r)2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 (p)2.1

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

309.8 309.6 312.2 312.9 313.7 (p)314.7

12-month % change

0.9 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.3 (p)1.7

Mining and Logging(3)

0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 (p)0.8

12-month % change

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -11.1 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

15.5 15.8 15.9 15.9 15.8 (p)15.7

12-month % change

0.0 1.9 0.6 1.3 0.0 (p)-0.6

Manufacturing(3)

27.9 27.8 27.9 28.0 28.1 (p)27.8

12-month % change

-4.5 -4.5 -4.8 -3.8 -3.1 (p)-3.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

52.8 52.5 53.1 53.2 53.4 (p)52.8

12-month % change

1.1 0.6 1.5 1.7 2.1 (p)1.0

Information(3)

4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 (p)4.5

12-month % change

0.0 0.0 -2.2 -2.2 -2.2 (p)-2.2

Financial Activities(3)

12.1 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.2 (p)12.2

12-month % change

0.0 0.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 (p)1.7

Professional & Business Services(3)

33.1 32.9 33.6 33.5 33.6 (p)34.1

12-month % change

2.5 1.5 1.8 0.3 0.3 (p)2.7

Education & Health Services(3)

63.8 63.6 63.4 63.6 63.7 (p)63.8

12-month % change

2.2 3.2 1.8 1.9 2.4 (p)2.4

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

34.3 34.3 34.9 34.9 35.4 (p)36.4

12-month % change

0.6 0.9 1.7 1.2 2.6 (p)5.5

Other Services(3)

10.0 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.2 (p)10.3

12-month % change

1.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 (p)4.0

Government(3)

55.0 55.2 55.6 56.1 56.0 (p)56.3

12-month % change

1.7 3.2 1.5 2.9 2.2 (p)2.4

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Northeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Jul 2024
Northeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jul 2024
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Northeast Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2024
New England and State Unemployment - 2016 Unemployment News Release Apr 2017
New England and State Unemployment — September 2017 Unemployment News Release Nov 2017
County Employment and Wages in Vermont – Third Quarter 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2021
Consumer Price Index Northeast (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table May 2022
Consumer Price Index US City Average (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2021
Burlington, VT, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Feb 2023
STEM OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES IN NEW ENGLAND-MAY 2014 Pay News Release Feb 2016
Occupational Employment and Wages in Burlington-South Burlington — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in Vermont — 2020 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2022