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Almost 10,000 people left the workforce in the past year, according to the latest labor report from the Vermont Department of Labor.
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A new analysis finds that the average renter household now needs 16 years to save for a down payment and closing costs. Rising rents and other costs have consumed a growing share of household budgets.
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The move is aimed at easing near-record high fuel oil prices as New England households prepare for winter.
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Research on past recessions suggests downturns can accelerate automation. That raises the specter of a double whammy for workers.
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Poverty rose in CT when pandemic benefits ended. Federal cuts will make it worse, study says.
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As the cost of diesel heating fuel continues to rise, Vermonters are already having trouble making ends meet.
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For the third time, Vermont Public asked residents how they would advise an 18-year-old on their future. This year’s results were the gloomiest.
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Under federal law, the state is now covering 75% of the program’s administrative costs, up from 50%.
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Vermont’s cost of living was top of mind for poll respondents, and 20% said they had been late or come up short on housing payments in the past year.
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At the Farmington Fair, western Maine residents said they're taking a hit from higher prices, and some are worried how they'll make it through winter.