Bennington County, VT jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Bennington County’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 18 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Bennington County economy

3.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.0% the month before
17,277
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
37,312
people in Bennington County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,494
median household income
Source: Census ACS
45%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Bennington 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 0.9% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 1.8% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.1%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−386 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Bennington 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

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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.
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Bennington County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Bennington 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 Bennington 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.

Dartmouth Health4 open roles
Brookdale Senior Living2 open roles
Southwestern Vermont Healthcare2 open roles
United Counseling Service of Bennington County2 open roles
AcctPositions1 open role
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health1 open role
Mack Molding1 open role
Mack Molding Company1 open role
Maximus1 open role
Minerals Technologies1 open role

Colleges in Bennington County

Colleges in Bennington County
College	City	Type	Students
Bennington College	Bennington	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Bennington 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

Bennington Resource Center, Vermont Department of Labor
Bennington · Affiliate · 802-442-6376
In Person (Walk-in & By Appt): M-Thurs 9am-12pm; 1pm-4pm Virtual: Fridays 9am-12pm; 1pm-4pm and By Appt

Cities in Bennington County

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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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