Vermont stands out as a leader in the employee ownership movement with more worker cooperatives per capita than any other state as well as an impressive number of employee owners working at companies with an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Overall, around 40 Vermont-based companies are owned entirely by their employees, and many other Vermont-based companies are partially employee-owned. In addition, another 20 or so employee-owned companies based elsewhere have a presence in Vermont and contribute to the economic prosperity of our communities.