Colchester, VT jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Colchester

• Client Service Manager (Captives)Marsh & Mclennan Companies
• Water Resources ManagerTown of Colchester
• Procurement ManagerUniversal Business Team
• Tax ManagerA. M. Peisch & Company, LLP CPAs
• Administrative Assistant & PT INPRUS Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
• TRAINING OFFICER (GS-11)Army National Guard Units
• MANAGEMENT ANALYST (GS-9)Army National Guard Units
• HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALIST (MILITARY) (GS-9)Army National Guard Units
• EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST (GS-9)Army National Guard Units
• PROGRAM ANALYST (GS-9)Army National Guard Units

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Employers hiring most in Colchester

1. Army National Guard Units5 open roles
2. A. M. Peisch & Company, LLP CPAs1 open role
3. Marsh & Mclennan Companies1 open role
4. Red Barn Media Group1 open role
5. Town of Colchester1 open role
6. Universal Business Team1 open role
7. University of Vermont Medical Center1 open role
8. US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants1 open role

Colchester layoffs

• 1

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 66

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 1

  employer

All layoff notices in the state

Colleges in Colchester

Job fairs and business events in Colchester

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Colchester.

• Starting a businessNov 16, 2026 · Colchester, VT

  From International Student, to Global Profession: Majo Castro

  College: Saint Michael's College

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 Colchester. 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 Colchester

• 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 Colchester. 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

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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