Dear Editor, Nearly half of the governors—23 and counting—have decided to end federal supplemental unemployment benefits for workers in their states. Evidently, they never heard the old adage: “Don’t cut off your nose to spite your face.” In these bizarre […]
Tag: Unemployment
State News
Unemployment fraud shuts down portal
A massive surge of fraudulent activity has struck the Vermont Department of Labor. The department announced Friday, April 30, that it had shut down its online portal for filing unemployment claims last Wednesday after finding that up to 90% of entries coming through […]
State News
Unemployment rate falls slightly in July
By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger Vermont’s economy added 1,700 jobs in July, causing the unemployment rate to fall from 3.2 percent to 3.1 percent. Just as it has been for several years, the state unemployment rate continues to be far lower than […]
State News
Vermont unemployment rate holds steady in June
The Vermont Department of Labor announced today that the seasonally-adjusted statewide unemployment rate for June was 3.2 percent. This reflects no change from the revised May rate. (The national rate in June was 4.4 percent.) Vermont’s overall unemployment rate was […]
Local News
Vt. unemployment rate held steady for May
The Vermont Department of Labor announced that the seasonally-adjusted statewide unemployment rate for May was 3.1 percent. This reflects no change from the revised April rate. The national rate in May was 4.3 percent. As of the prior month’s preliminary […]
State News
State unemployment rate is lowest in eight years
By Erin Mansfield, VTDigger.org The state’s unemployment rate dipped to 3.9 percent in February, marking its lowest rate since May 2007. The lowest unemployment rates were 3.0 percent and 3.3 percent in the Burlington-South Burlington and White River Junction areas, […]