unemployment
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By the way, July 23, 2026
Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday announced a range of appointments to various boards and commissions that he made during the second quarter of 2026
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By the Way, June 25, 2026
Addison County in May recorded the lowest jobless rate of all the state’s 14 labor markets
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By the way, May 27, 2026
Addison County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.4% in April, up one-tenth of a percentage point from March
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Restaurants’ struggle to find qualified help intensifies
MIDDLEBURY — An ongoing labor shortage is forcing an increasing number of area food-service businesses to either reduce their operating hours, transition to takeout only, or temporarily replace…
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State tells unemployed to ready for end of pandemic payments
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Department of Labor is reminding claimants the federal expansion of unemployment insurance benefits created under the CARES Act will end Sept. 5. This includes…
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Letter to the editor: DOL treating low-income workers unfairly
As the Vermont Department of Labor begins to deny unemployment benefits to people whose job search does not please them, remember some factors.Schools are starting to reopen, but…
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Vt. unemployed to get extra $300 per week, for now
Vermont has received $38.5 million in federal money to provide temporary payments of $300 per week to people collecting unemployment benefits. The new “lost wages” program from the…
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State braces for end of $600 weekly federal unemployment payments
More than $542 million has flowed into Vermont since March, when the federal government started supplementing Vermonters’ unemployment checks with $600 a week to help them through the…
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Scott vows to improve overwhelmed unemployment system
MONTPELIER — As many Vermonters struggle to file unemployment claims, and lawmakers call for the administration to drastically build out the system, Gov. Phil Scott this week vowed…
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Learn about unemployment claims at virtual town meetings this week
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Department of Labor on Monday announced it will continue its Virtual Town Hall events for the week of April 13. The Department announced the…