Windsor County, VT jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Windsor County’s unemployment rate is 2.6%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 20 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Windsor County economy

2.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.5% the month before
28,481
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
57,968
people in Windsor County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$75,247
median household income
Source: Census ACS
48%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Windsor County ranks

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

November 2026

#11Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in New England48% · of 42
#17Counties with the lowest unemployment in New England2.6% · of 42
#22Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Northeast2.6% · of 100

Windsor 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 0.0% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 0.7% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 2.6%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
Sectors losing the most jobs: hotels & food (−408 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

Windsor County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Windsor 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 Windsor 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.

Albertsons Companies2 open roles
Safeway2 open roles
Vail Resorts2 open roles
Veterans Health Administration2 open roles
ARIS Solutions1 open role
Dartmouth Health1 open role
DSG Global1 open role
ESR Healthcare1 open role
Guided Search Partners1 open role
King Arthur Baking Company1 open role

Colleges in Windsor County

Colleges in Windsor County
College	City	Type	Students
Vermont Law and Graduate School	South Royalton	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Windsor 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

Springfield Resource Center, Vermont Department of Labor
Springfield · Affiliate · 802-289-0999
Virtual Only on Monday 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday- 9am to 12pm and 1pm to 3pm- open for walk-ins and virtual appointments.
White River Junction Job Center
White River Junction · Affiliate · 802-295-8805
Wednesdays 9 AM to 12AM reopen from 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 PM. Available on other days by appointment only.

Cities in Windsor 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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