Vermont’s unemployment rate remained steady at 3.6 percent in June, the ninth consecutive month without an increase, state labor officials said.
That compares to the national average of 5.3 percent, according to a news release from the Vermont Department of Labor.
“We are pleased to see the bounce back in the employment numbers,” Labor Commissioner Annie Noonan said in a statement. “Overall, in the past 12-months, the private sector in Vermont has added an estimated 4,000 jobs. This growth in the Vermont economy has not been found in just one industry but across many business sectors. The industry diversity of the Vermont economy continues to be a source of stability as broad based growth is easier to sustain than following the ups and downs of any one particular industry.”
The lowest unemployment rate, 2.9 percent, was found in the Burlington-South Burlington. The highest was 5.3 percent in Derby and White River Junction, according to a news release.
According to the release, there are 12,600 unemployed people in Vermont out of a civilian work force of 353,050.
