Spring/Summer 2010 Business Travel Guide

Just the facts

Population by county 2006 2008
Chittenden 150,069 152,872
Rutland 63,641 63,331
Washington 59,564 58,829
Windsor 57,653 56,566
Franklin 48,187 47,949
Windham 43,898 43,176
Addison 37,057 36,617
Bennington 36,929 36,382
Caledonia 30,842 30,470
Orange 29,440 28,917
Orleans 27,718 27,189
Lamoille 24,592 24,833
Grand Isle 7,751 7,729
Essex 6,567 6,500
Statewide (49th in United States)
623,908 621,270
Area (43rd in nation) 9,276 square miles
Burlington (largest city) 2006: 38,358
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
Government
Capital: Montpelier
Governor: James Douglas (R)
Legislature: 150 representatives, 30 senators
Labor force by county (2009)
% Unemployment
2009 2008
Addison 21,250   6.5 6.0
Bennington 21,450 7.0 6.7
Caledonia 17,500 7.3 7.2
Chittenden 87,950 5.3 5.0
Essex 3,400 11.0 8.4
Franklin 26,000 6.8 6.4
Grand Isle 4,250 9.1 8.3
Lamoille 16,050 8.1 7.2
Orange 16,800 6.1 5.5
Orleans 15,600 9.2 9.6
Rutland 32,450 8.2 6.5
Washington 34,650 6.3 5.7
Windham 25,250 6.2 5.4
Windsor 34,400 5.7 4.5
Statewide 357,000 6.6 6.0
(Not seasonally adjusted. Source:
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area
Unemployment Statistics, and
Vermont Department of Labor)
Per capita income
2006 2008
Vermont $34,871 $36,686
United States 36,714 40,208
Vermont percentage
of National 95% 96%
(Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis-Estimate)
Per capita income per county
County 2006 2007
Addison $32,035 $34,771
Bennington 37,624 40,758
Caledonia 28,828 30,777
Chittenden 39,621 42,594
Essex 21,446 21,764
Franklin 30,489 32,261
Grand Isle 33,410 35,021
Lamoille 34,590 38,352
Orange 29,442 31,354
Orleans 28,116 29,780
Rutland 33,727 35,664
Washington 36,383 39,146
Windham 34,194 37,105
Windsor 37,310 40,645
(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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