Windham County, VT jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meWindham County economy
2.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.8% the month before
22,905
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
45,913
people in Windham County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,021
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Windham County ranks
Where Windham County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
Windham 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 6.1% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 1.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.8%, unchanged from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+598 jobs), hotels & food (+577 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−362 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Windham 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 Windham 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.
Windham County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Windham 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.
Employers hiring most in Windham 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.
- G.S. Precision2 open roles
- Windham Southeast Supervisory Union2 open roles
- Beacon Mobility1 open role
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital1 open role
- Chroma Technology1 open role
- CompHealth1 open role
- Lactalis American Group1 open role
- Masemp1 open role
- MLee Healthcare Staffing and Recruiting1 open role
- New Chapter1 open role
Colleges in Windham County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark College | Putney | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| SIT Graduate Institute | Brattleboro | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Windham 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
Brattleboro Career Resource Center, Vermont Department of Labor
Brattleboro · Affiliate · 802-254-4555
In Person (Walk-in & By Appt): M-Thurs 9am-12pm; 1pm-3pm Virtual: Fridays 9am-12pm; 1pm-4:30pm By Appt
Cities in Windham County
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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