Bennington County, VT jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Bennington County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 9 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Bennington County economy

3.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.0% the month before
17,499
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 layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Bennington County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN 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.

United Counseling Service of Bennington County3 open roles
Mack Molding Company2 open roles
Bennington College1 open role
Brookdale Senior Living1 open role
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health1 open role
United Counseling Services1 open role

Colleges in Bennington County

Colleges in Bennington County
College	City	Type	Students
Bennington College	Bennington	Private nonprofit 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.

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

Arlington2 jobs
Bennington7 jobs

Other Vermont counties

All of Vermont

Laid off or looking for work in Bennington County?

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