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Senate passes help for long-term jobless

News Release — Sen. Bernie Sanders April 7, 2014 Contact: Michael Briggs (202) 224-5141 WASHINGTON, April 7 – The Senate tonight voted 59-38 to renew benefits for the long-term unemployed. The bill...

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By the numbers: Part-time work casts shadow over low unemployment rating

Vermont’s official unemployment rate may be approaching pre-recessionary lows, but when part-time and other marginally attached workers are factored in, the rate has been slower to budge. At 3.3...

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Unemployment ticked up to 3.7 percent in July

Vermont’s unemployment rate ticked up to 3.7 percent in July, according to the latest monthly estimates from the Vermont Department of Labor. The national rate is 6.2 percent. Vermont is tied with...

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