The unemployment numbers for August are out. Despite some improvement, the Rutland area remains the highest in the state at 8.3 percent. The statewide jobless rate for August was 6.8 percent, unchanged from July. Nationally, unemployment climbed from 9.4 percent to 9.7 percent in August.
Vermont Department of Labor commissioner Patricia Moulton Powden said summer youth employment and growth in the health care and social assistance sectors kept Vermont's unemployment rate comparatively low.
Vermont Department of Labor commissioner Patricia Moulton Powden said summer youth employment and growth in the health care and social assistance sectors kept Vermont's unemployment rate comparatively low.
