Burlington, VT jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Burlington

• Senior Staff Advanced Packaging Design EngineerMarvell Technology
• Service Manager (Will Train)Rollins
• Director, Global Supply ChainOnLogic
• Head of OperationsKCO Resource Management
• Senior Policy Analyst, Tobacco, Systems of CareAmerican Heart Association
• Consulting Actuary (FCAS) - Atlantic Region P&C - Hybrid U.S.Milliman
• Grant-Funded EMS Project Manager for MIH ProgramsThe University of Vermont Health Network
• Litigation Associate AttorneyOrion Placement
• Litigation Associate Attorney Mentorship & Growth in VTOrionplacement
• Facilities ManagerEnergy Innovation: Policy and Technology

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Employers hiring most in Burlington

1. Champlain College2 open roles
2. WTW2 open roles
3. Aixtron1 open role
4. American Heart Association1 open role
5. Celestial AI1 open role
6. Curri1 open role
7. Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology1 open role
8. Gratz College1 open role
9. Graybar1 open role
10. Human Capital Ventures1 open role

Largest employers headquartered in Burlington

• University of Vermont1,001–5,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Burlington layoffs

• 2

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 321

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 1

  employer

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Colleges in Burlington

Conferences in Burlington

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Burlington. No dates announced yet for the next edition.

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Chittenden 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 up 1.5% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 0.4% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 2.2%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,351 jobs), admin & staffing (+587 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: professional & technical (−798 jobs), retail (−344 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Burlington. 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 Burlington

• 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 Burlington. 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

• Burlington Comprehensive American Job Center

  Burlington · Comprehensive · 802-863-7676

  In Person (Walk-in & By Appt): M-Thurs 9am-12pm; 1pm-4pm Virtual: Fridays 9am-12pm; 1pm-4pm and By Appt

Chittenden County economy

• 2.2%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  2.3% the month before

• 96,362

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 168,831

  people in Chittenden County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $94,310

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 54%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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