Fall/Winter 2009 Business Travel Guide

Just the facts

Population by county 2005 2006
Chittenden 149,613 150,069
Rutland 63,743 63,641
Washington 59,478 59,564
Windsor 58,028 57,653
Franklin 47,914 48,187
Windham 44,143 43,898
Bennington 36,999 36,929
Addison 36,965 37,057
Caledonia 30,440 30,842
Orange 29,287 29,440
Orleans 27,640 27,718
Lamoille 24,495 24,592
Grand Isle 7,703 7,751
Essex 6,602 6,567
Statewide (49th in United States) 623,050 623,908
Area (43rd in nation) 9,276 square miles
Burlington (largest city) 38,531 (2005)
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
Government
Capital: Montpelier
Governor: James Douglas (R)
Legislature: 150 representatives, 30 senators
Labor force by county (Dec. 2008)
Unemployment Rate
Addison 21,150 6.0%
Bennington 20,600 6.7
Caledonia 16,800 7.2
Chittenden 88,200 5.0
Essex 3,250 8.4
Franklin 26,500 6.4
Grand Isle 4,400 8.3
Lamoille 15,250 7.2
Orange 16,600 5.5
Orleans 14,750 9.6
Rutland 36,950 6.5
Washington 34,400 5.7
Windham 24,300 5.4
Windsor 33,150 4.5
Statewide 356,250 6.0
(Not seasonally adjusted. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics and Vermont Department of Employment & Training)
Per capita income
2005 2006
Vermont $32,833 $34,871
United States 34,757 36,714
Vermont percentage of National 94% 95%
(Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis-Estimate)
Per capita income per county
County 2005 2006
Addison $30,033 $32,035
Bennington 34,977 37,624
Caledonia 27,428 28,828
Chittenden 37,335 39,621
Essex 20,378 21,446
Franklin 29,177 30,489
Grand Isle 30,915 33,410
Lamoille 32,357 34,590
Orange 27,850 29,442
Orleans 26,797 28,116
Rutland 31,950 33,727
Washington 34,393 36,383
Windham 32,265 34,194
Windsor 34,407 37,310
(Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis)

Links to sources:

State of Vermont

Office of the Governor

Vermont Legislative Directory

Vermont Department of Labor

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Data

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