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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

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Med. Household Income ($) 2003-05
51,525
2004-06
53,087
2005-07
51,566
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Gross Domestic Product (millions$) 2004
21,839
2005
22,755

2006
23,672

2007
24,627
2008
25,442
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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

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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
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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
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