Which counties in Vermont are adding jobs fastest?

Essex County (+11.4%), Franklin County (+7.3%) and Caledonia County (−0.5%) added private-sector jobs fastest in Vermont between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated November 5, 2026

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Vermont counties ranked by private-sector job growth
Rank	County	Change 2018–23	Private jobs 2023	Residents
1	Essex County	+11.4%	586	6,051
2	Franklin County	+7.3%	13,639	51,177
3	Caledonia County	−0.5%	8,746	30,414
4	Washington County	−1.0%	26,122	59,652
5	Addison County	−1.1%	13,471	38,048
6	Lamoille County	−1.6%	11,129	26,294
7	Chittenden County	−1.8%	88,131	169,115
8	Orleans County	−3.0%	8,184	27,600
9	Orange County	−3.9%	6,040	30,002
10	Windsor County	−5.9%	19,255	57,312
11	Windham County	−6.6%	19,316	45,204
12	Rutland County	−6.7%	22,482	59,653
13	Bennington County	−7.1%	14,352	36,630
14	Grand Isle County	−12.4%	673	7,511

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Vermont has the fastest job growth?

Essex County: +11.4%, ahead of Franklin County (+7.3%) and Caledonia County (−0.5%), of 14 Vermont counties ranked.

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