| Vermont |
 |
|
| Labor
Market |
Mar 07 |
Jan 08 |
Feb 08 |
Mar 08 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Unemployment
Rate (%) |
4.0 |
5.2 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
-- |
-- |
|
Nonfarm Employment (1,000) |
307.7 |
307.8 |
308.2 |
308.0 |
-0.1 |
0.1 |
| Mfg.
Employment (1,000) |
36.2 |
35.7 |
36.0 |
35.7 |
-0.8 |
-1.4 |
| Mfg.
Avg. Hourly Earnings ($) |
16.42 |
16.41 |
16.36 |
16.43 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
| Economic
Activity |
Mar 07 |
Jan 08 |
Feb 08 |
Mar 08 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Housing
Permits |
253 |
62 |
58 |
138 |
-- |
-45.5 |
| Per-Capita
Income ($) |
1996
21,964
|
2003
30,321
|
2004
31,959
|
2005
32,833
|
2006
34,871
|
-- |
| Med.
Household Income ($) |
2002-04
51,622 |
2003-05
50,104 |
2004-06
48,712 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Gross
Domestic Product (millions$) |
2002
19,553
|
2003
20,575
|
2004
22,002
|
2005
23,056
|
2006
24,213
|
-- |
| Total
Exports (1,000$) |
2003
2,626,922
|
2004
3,283,135
|
2005
4,239,667
|
2006
3,816,784
|
2007
3,434,557
|
-10.0 |
| Government
Spending |
Fiscal
03 |
Fiscal
04 |
Fiscal
05 |
Fiscal
06 |
-- |
-- |
| Fed.
Spending (millions$) |
4,443 |
4,633 |
4,645 |
5,274 |
-- |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Spending ($) |
7,176 |
7,456 |
7,495 |
8,496 |
-- |
-- |
| Total
Tax Burden (millions$) |
3,481 |
3,693 |
4,085 |
NA |
-- |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Tax Burden ($) |
5,623 |
5,943 |
6,592 |
NA |
-- |
-- |
| Return
on Fed. Tax Dollar ($) |
1.13 |
1.11 |
1.09 |
NA |
-- |
-- |
| Demographics |
1980 |
1997 |
2006 |
2007 |
Annual
%Change |
Decade
%Change |
| Population
(1,000) |
511 |
589 |
621 |
621 |
0.1 |
5.5 |
| Poverty
Rate (%) |
2002-04
8.8 |
2003-05
8.0 |
2004-06
7.7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Educational
Attainment
Census 2000 (%) |
High
School |
Bachelor
Degree |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 86.4 |
29.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Groups |
0-17 |
18-24 |
25-64 |
65+ |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Distributions (total, 2006) |
133,389 |
62,215 |
345,338 |
82,966 |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Distributions (%, 2006) |
21.38 |
9.97 |
55.35 |
13.30 |
-- |
-- |
NA=Not yet available.
U.S.
Census Bureau State Profile of Vermont
Bureau
of Economic Analysis Data on Vermont
Vermont Manufacturing Profile
Vermont Economic/Labor/Environment
Web Sites
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