Addison County, VT jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Addison County’s unemployment rate is 2.3%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Addison County economy

2.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.3% the month before
20,527
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
37,497
people in Addison County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$88,478
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Addison County ranks

Where Addison County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#13Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Northeast2.3% · of 100
#13Counties with the lowest unemployment in New England2.3% · of 42
#22Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in New England44% · of 42

Addison 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 4.1% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.8% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 2.3%, unchanged from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Addison County. 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 Addison County

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.

Addison County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Addison County in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Addison County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Colleges in Addison County

Colleges in Addison County
College	City	Type	Students
Middlebury College	Middlebury	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Addison County. 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

Vermont Department of Labor
Middlebury · Affiliate · 802-388-4921
7:45am - 4:30pm Mon-Thur and 9:45 -4:30pm Fridays

Cities in Addison County

Middlebury3 jobs

Other Vermont counties

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Vermont’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Vermont unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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