Vermont Layoffs — July 2025

Employers in Vermont logged 5 WARN Act notices in July 2025, involving roughly 207 workers — climbing above June and up 180% versus July 2024. The average filing covered 41 workers, with 0 closures among the notices.

Industry Breakdown

Industry	Notices	Workers
Education	2	120

The Education sector dominated layoff filings with 120 workers across 2 notices.

Geographic Hotspots

County	Notices	Workers
Chittenden	5	207

Chittenden felt the sharpest impact, accounting for 100% of all affected workers with 207 workers across 5 notices.

City	Notices	Workers
Burlington	5	207

Layoff Type Analysis

Layoff type classification was not available for filings in Vermont this month.

Largest Layoffs

Company	City	Workers	Type	Date
America's Gardening Resouces inc, dba Gardeners Supply	Burlington	60		2025-07-24
University of Vermont Health Network	Burlington	60		2025-07-29
University of Vermont Health Network	Burlington	60		2025-07-29
Howard Center	Burlington	27		2025-07-07
America's Gardening Resouces inc, dba Gardeners supply	Burlington	N/A		2025-07-24

The biggest impact was at America's Gardening Resouces inc, dba Gardeners Supply at its Burlington facility, reporting 60 affected workers. University of Vermont Health Network followed with 60 workers.

Trend & Outlook

This marks the third consecutive month of rising layoff activity.

This data points to mounting pressure on the Vermont labor market, with activity running above both recent and year-ago benchmarks. The Education sector warrants close attention heading into the next period.

This analysis is based on official WARN Act filings reported by Vermont. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100+ employees to provide 60-day advance notice of mass layoffs and plant closings. Data is updated daily by WARN Firehose. View all Vermont WARN notices, browse layoffs by state, or download the full dataset.