Essex County, VT jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Essex County’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Essex County economy

3.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.6% the month before
2,743
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
5,972
people in Essex County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,985
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Essex County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Essex 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

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Essex County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Office of Workforce Strategy & Development
Serves all of Vermont

Other Vermont counties

All of Vermont

Laid off or looking for work in Essex County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

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.