Barre, VT jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Marketing CoordinatorLand O'Lakes
- State's Attorney's Victim Advocate, Washington County, VTState of Vermont
- Civil Engineer III - Structures SectionState of Vermont
- Civil Engineer II - Structures SectionState of Vermont
- Civil Engineer I - Structures SectionState of Vermont
- Principal Assistant - LibrariesState of Vermont
- Grants Specialist - Limited ServiceState of Vermont
- Court Operations ManagerState of Vermont
- Civil Engineer II - Pavement ManagementState of Vermont
- Civil Engineer I - Pavement ManagementState of Vermont
Employers hiring most in Barre
- State of Vermont11 open roles
- Barre Unified Union School District1 open role
- Land O'Lakes1 open role
Barre layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
0
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calmont Beverage | Barre | — | — | State record |
Washington County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 0.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.5%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Barre. Each link goes to the publisher.
- VIP layoffs raise questions about AI’s role in changing Vermont workforceWCAX on MSN · Oct 22, 2026
- A Colchester Tech Firm Has Been Leaning Into AI. It’s Laying Off 66 People.Seven Days · Oct 20, 2026
- Layoffs announced at Vermont Information Processing in ColchesterVTDigger · Oct 20, 2026
- How Vermont is leveraging AI across government, one ‘power tool’ at a timeStateScoop · Oct 2, 2026
Learn and get funded in Barre
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Barre. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Vermont? How to file for unemployment in Vermont (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Office of Workforce Strategy & Development
Serves all of Vermont
Judy.bourbeau@vermont.gov
Barre · Affiliate · 802-476-2600
In Person (Walk-in & By Appt): Monday-Thursday 9am-12pm; 1pm to 4 pm all other times are by appointment
Washington County economy
2.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.4% the month before
31,485
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
59,958
people in Washington County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$79,853
median household income
Source: Census ACS
49%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Vermont’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Vermont unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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