There were 1,427 new regular benefit claims for Unemployment Insurance in Vermont last week, as claims subsided somewhat after a spike over the holidays. New claims decreased 638 from the week before and are 87 below last year's total.
Altogether 10,597 new and continuing claims were filed, an increase of 731 from a week ago but 3,473 fewer than a year ago. The Department also processed 1,563 First Tier claims for benefits under Emergency Unemployment Compensation, 2008 (EUC08), 7 more than a week ago. In addition, there were 647 Second Tier claims for benefits processed under the EUC08 program, which is 13 more than the week before. The Unemployment Weekly Report can be found at:http://www.vtlmi.info/. Previously released Unemployment Weekly Reports and other UI reports can be found at:http://www.vtlmi.info/lmipub.htm#uc
Vermont's unemployment rate fell three-tenths to 5.3 percent in November. See storyHERE.
Vermont Labor Force Statistics
Seasonally Adjusted
Change to
November 2011 from
November
2011
October
2011
November
2010
October
2011
November
2010
Total Labor Force
363,200
362,800
360,800
400
2,400
Employment
344,100
342,400
339,800
1,700
4,300
Unemployment
19,100
20,300
21,000
-1,200
-1,900
Rate
5.3%
5.6%
5.8%
-0.3
-0.5