The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program produces monthly employment, unemployment, and labor force data for Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence. The LAUS program is a federal-state cooperative endeavor in which states develop state and sub-state data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). A major source of labor force data estimates, the Current Population Survey (CPS) includes a sample of over 600 Connecticut households each month regarding the labor force status of their occupants.
Labor force measures are based on the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years old and over. People with jobs are counted as employed. People who are jobless, looking for jobs, and available for work are regarded as unemployed, and people who are neither employed nor unemployed are considelightblue not in the labor force. The unemployment rate represents the percentage of the labor force that is unemployed. Annual average data is published after benchmark revisions are made.
July 2025 - Current Monthly Data (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2025 (2024 Benchmark)
CONNECTICUT LABOR FORCE DATA BY PLACE OF
RESIDENCE
LABOR MARKET AREAS
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
BRIDGEPORT-STAMFORD-DANBURY
Labor Force
517,100
511,300
517,100
519,400
519,600
520,400
531,400
Employment
497,500
489,200
496,800
502,400
499,900
503,500
510,100
Unemployment
19,600
22,100
20,300
16,900
19,700
16,900
21,300
Unemployment Rate
3.8
4.3
3.9
3.3
3.8
3.2
4
HARTFORD-WEST HARTFORD-EAST HARTFORD
Labor Force
614,600
610,500
614,800
615,900
616,900
613,400
617,200
Employment
590,300
583,400
589,700
594,700
592,600
592,400
590,700
Unemployment
24,300
27,100
25,100
21,200
24,200
21,000
26,500
Unemployment Rate
3.9
4.4
4.1
3.4
3.9
3.4
4.3
NEW HAVEN
Labor Force
316,900
317,700
316,900
319,400
319,700
317,100
320,700
Employment
304,600
304,200
304,200
308,600
307,100
306,300
306,900
Unemployment
12,300
13,500
12,700
10,800
12,600
10,900
13,800
Unemployment Rate
3.9
4.3
4
3.4
3.9
3.4
4.3
NORWICH-NEW LONDON-WILLIMANTIC
Labor Force
144,000
143,100
143,800
143,900
145,000
144,700
146,000
Employment
138,400
136,900
138,200
139,300
139,500
139,900
140,000
Unemployment
5,700
6,200
5,600
4,600
5,500
4,800
6,000
Unemployment Rate
3.9
4.4
3.9
3.2
3.8
3.3
4.1
PUTNAM-NORTHEAST
Labor Force
42,200
41,800
42,100
42,700
42,800
43,100
42,300
Employment
40,400
39,700
40,300
41,100
41,100
41,600
40,500
Unemployment
1,800
2,000
1,900
1,600
1,700
1,400
1,800
Unemployment Rate
4.2
4.8
4.4
3.7
3.9
3.3
4.3
TORRINGTON-NORTHWEST
Labor Force
46,400
45,700
46,200
46,600
46,800
47,000
46,700
Employment
44,500
43,600
44,200
45,100
45,100
45,500
44,900
Unemployment
1,900
2,100
2,000
1,500
1,700
1,500
1,800
Unemployment Rate
4.1
4.6
4.3
3.3
3.6
3.1
3.9
WATERBURY-SHELTON
Labor Force
242,100
240,500
241,700
242,400
242,600
242,400
244,600
Employment
231,000
228,200
230,400
232,900
232,100
233,300
233,400
Unemployment
11,100
12,200
11,300
9,400
10,400
9,100
11,200
Unemployment Rate
4.6
5.1
4.7
3.9
4.3
3.7
4.6
STATEWIDE
Labor Force
1,947,900
1,934,900
1,947,200
1,955,100
1,958,100
1,953,100
1,973,700
Employment
1,870,500
1,848,600
1,867,400
1,888,300
1,881,500
1,886,900
1,890,400
Unemployment
77,400
86,300
79,800
66,800
76,600
66,200
83,200
Unemployment Rate
4.0
4.5
4.1
3.4
3.9
3.4
4.2
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