| Vermont |
 |
|
| Labor
Market |
May 08 |
Mar 09 |
Apr 09 |
May 09 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Unemployment
Rate (%) |
4.5 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
-- |
-- |
|
Nonfarm Employment (1,000) |
308.8 |
295.0 |
295.4 |
295.5 |
0.0 |
-4.3 |
| Mfg.
Employment (1,000) |
35.1 |
31.2 |
31.1 |
30.9 |
-0.6 |
-12.0 |
| Mfg.
Avg. Hourly Earnings ($) |
16.48 |
16.33 |
16.37 |
16.42 |
0.3 |
-0.4 |
| Economic
Activity |
May 08 |
Mar 09 |
Apr 09 |
May 09 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Housing
Permits |
131 |
60 |
94 |
94 |
-- |
-28.2 |
| Per-Capita
Income ($) |
1998
24,629
|
2005
32,736
|
2006
35,166
|
2007
37,483
|
2008
38,880
|
-- |
| Med.
Household Income ($) |
2003-05
51,525 |
2004-06
53,087 |
2005-07
51,566 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Gross
Domestic Product (millions$) |
2004
21,839
|
2005
22,755
|
2006
23,672
|
2007
24,627 |
2008
25,442
|
-- |
| Total
Exports (1,000$) |
2004
3,341,295
|
2005
4,672,095
|
2006
3,874,100
|
2007
3,684,920
|
2008
3,596,426
|
-2.4 |
| Government
Spending |
Fiscal
03 |
Fiscal
04 |
Fiscal
05 |
Fiscal
06 |
Fiscal
07 |
-- |
| Fed.
Spending (millions$) |
4,443 |
4,633 |
4,645 |
5,274 |
5,579 |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Spending ($) |
7,176 |
7,456 |
7,495 |
8,496 |
8,980 |
-- |
| Total
Tax Burden (millions$) |
3,481 |
3,693 |
4,085 |
NA |
NA |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Tax Burden ($) |
5,623 |
5,943 |
6,592 |
NA |
NA |
-- |
| Return
on Fed. Tax Dollar ($) |
1.13 |
1.11 |
1.09 |
NA |
NA |
-- |
| Demographics |
1980 |
1998 |
2007 |
2008 |
Annual
%Change |
Decade
%Change |
| Population
(1,000) |
511 |
591 |
621 |
621 |
0.0 |
5.2 |
| Poverty
Rate (%) |
2003-05
8.0 |
2004-06
7.7 |
2004-06
8.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Educational
Attainment
Census 2000 (%) |
High
School |
Bachelor
Degree |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 86.4 |
29.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Groups |
0-17 |
18-24 |
25-64 |
65+ |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Distributions (total, 2007) |
133,389 |
62,215 |
345,338 |
82,966 |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Distributions (%, 2007) |
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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