Vermont is considering legislation to...

...prohibit work on state contracts from being performed overseas?
YES, does not include foreign call centers

... require overseas call centers to identify their location over the phone to consumers? NO

Rate of unemployment (April 2004):
3.6%, below national average

Higher unemployment (as of April 2004) since recession began in March 2001? YES

Pending bills and their descriptions, quoted from TechsUnite.org:

House Bill 647, introduced Feb. 3, 2004, "prohibits the state form contracting with a call center outside of the United States."

House Bill 702, also introduced Feb. 3, 2004, "requires state contracts to be preformed only in the U.S. by U.S. citizens or legal residents of the United States."

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Sources: TechsUnite.org, The Economic Policy Institute, CNN/Money, CNet News.Com