Vermont state Economy Profile

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Vermont state Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Vermont equals 238,678. Government workers comprise 14.19% of workers in Vermont. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 10.26% of Vermont labor force. There are nine hundred unpaid family workers in Vermont.

six point six seven percent of population are involved in construction, fifteen point zero six percent are in manufacturing, and three point one two percent are in wholesale trade. Seven point zero seven percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Vermont. Eight point five nine percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Vermont.

sixty-nine point two seven percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Vermont. 75.16% of Vermont workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Five point six six percent of Vermont residents work at home. 0.71% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	Vermont	%, Vermont	United States
Population 16 years and over	479,140		217,168,077
In labor force	331,892	69.27%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	331,131	69.11%	63.39%
- - Employed	317,134	66.19%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	13,997	2.92%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	761	0.16%	0.53%
Not in labor force	147,248	30.73%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	247,284	51.61%	51.66%
In labor force	158,916	33.17%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	158,838	33.15%	29.65%
- - Employed	152,497	31.83%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	40,561	8.47%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	27,634		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	311,839		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	234,388	75.16%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	37,191	11.93%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	2,208	0.71%	4.73%
Walked	17,554	5.63%	2.93%
Other means	2,847	0.91%	1.19%
Worked at home	17,651	5.66%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	21.6	0.01%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	317,134		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	115,136	36.31%	33.65%
Service occupations	46,384	14.63%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	77,608	24.47%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	4,160	1.31%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	29,562	9.32%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	44,284	13.96%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	9,643	3.04%	1.87%
Construction	21,155	6.67%	6.78%
Manufacturing	47,767	15.06%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	9,901	3.12%	3.6%
Retail trade	38,027	11.99%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	11,783	3.72%	5.2%
Information	8,425	2.66%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	14,819	4.67%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	22,437	7.07%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	76,381	24.08%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	27,237	8.59%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	14,963	4.72%	4.87%
Public administration	14,596	4.6%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	238,678	75.26%	78.47%
Government workers	45,010	14.19%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	32,546	10.26%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	900	0.28%	0.31%

	Vermont	%, Vermont	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	240,744		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	19,552	8.12%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	15,240	6.33%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	33,768	14.03%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	33,422	13.88%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	44,871	18.64%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	49,824	20.7%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	23,051	9.57%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	13,775	5.72%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,679	1.53%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	3,562	1.48%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	40,856		41,994
With earnings	197,897	41.3%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	48,871		56,604
With Social Security income	63,726	13.3%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,173		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	9,954	2.08%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,239		6,320
With public assistance income	11,610	2.42%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,780		3,032
With retirement income	37,434	7.81%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,449		17,376
Families	158,684		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	6,265	3.95%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,128	3.86%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	17,127	10.79%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	20,785	13.1%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	31,646	19.94%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	39,598	24.95%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	19,083	12.03%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	11,817	7.45%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,145	1.98%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	3,090	1.95%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	48,625		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	20,625		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	32,457		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	25,322		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	9,925		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	7,788	78.47%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	3,444	34.7%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	5,107		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	4,778	93.56%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	2,163	42.35%	42.27%
Individuals	55,506		33,899,812
18 years and over	38,911	70.1%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	6,217	11.2%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	15,442	27.82%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	10,966	19.76%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	24,924	44.9%	31.63%

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