Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Burlington fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2012 to 4.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than the Vermont rate. The unemployment rate in Burlington peaked in June 2009 at 6.2% and is now 2.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.0% in December 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Burlington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Vermont	4.8%	-0.1	-1.0
Burlington	4.0%	0.0	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Burlington, Vermont, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Burlington, Vermont Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Burlington peaked in June 2009 at 7,131. There are now 2,414 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,690 in January 2012, the number of unemployed has now grown by 27. Burlington employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Burlington, Vermont) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Burlington	4,717	-23	-453

Number of Unemployed Persons

Burlington, Vermont Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Vermont Unemployment Rate	Burlington Unemployment Rate	Burlington Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	4.6%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	4.8%	4.0%	4,717
February 2012	8.3%	4.9%	4.0%	4,740
January 2012	8.3%	5.1%	4.0%	4,690
December 2011	8.5%	5.2%	4.0%	4,725
November 2011	8.7%	5.3%	4.1%	4,869
October 2011	8.9%	5.4%	4.4%	5,199
September 2011	9.0%	5.5%	4.6%	5,495
August 2011	9.1%	5.6%	4.7%	5,551
July 2011	9.1%	5.6%	4.6%	5,421
June 2011	9.1%	5.6%	4.5%	5,261
May 2011	9.0%	5.6%	4.4%	5,130
April 2011	9.0%	5.7%	4.4%	5,101