New Hampshire & Vermont Lead in "Great Resignation" - A dubious distinction but according to this report by CBS News, New Hampshire and Georgia are tied as being the states with the highest "quit rate" of workers with Vermont coming in at second place. See report here.
And Nationwide ....According to the US Census Bureau Small Business Pulse survey taken between Jan 10-16 2022, 30.1% of U.S small businesses experienced difficulties hiring paid employees in the last week. For responses collected 1/3/22-1/9/22, this statistic was 28.2%.
Vermont Updates
EMBRACE Grants for Micro Businesses - In response to COVID-19, the Vermont Community Action Partnership and the Micro Business Development Program came together to establish the EMBRACE (Economic Micro Business Recovery Assistance for the COVID-19 Epidemic) direct grant program.
EMBRACE issues $5,000 grants to businesses with five or fewer employees.
