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Labor Market Information - State of Connecticut Most Recent Labor Force Data by Labor Market Area (LMA)
   Current Labor Force Data for Labor Market Area (LMA) - State of Connecticut Last Updated: July 18, 2025
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.

June 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
BRIDGEPORT-STAMFORD-DANBURY Labor Force         517,100         511,300         517,100         519,400         519,600         520,000
Employment         497,500         489,200         496,800         502,400         499,900         503,600
Unemployment           19,600           22,100           20,300           16,900           19,700           16,400
Unemployment Rate 3.8% 4.3% 3.9% 3.3% 3.8% 3.2%
HARTFORD-WEST HARTFORD-EAST HARTFORD Labor Force         614,600         610,500         614,800         615,900         616,900         613,300
  Employment         590,300         583,400         589,700         594,700         592,600         592,000
  Unemployment           24,300           27,100           25,100           21,200           24,200           21,200
  Unemployment Rate 3.9% 4.4% 4.1% 3.4% 3.9% 3.5%
NEW HAVEN Labor Force         316,900         317,700         316,900         319,400         319,700         317,800
Employment         304,600         304,200         304,200         308,600         307,100         306,900
Unemployment           12,300           13,500           12,700           10,800           12,600           10,900
Unemployment Rate 3.9% 4.3% 4.0% 3.4% 3.9% 3.4%
NORWICH-NEW LONDON-WILLIMANTIC Labor Force         144,000         143,100         143,800         143,900         145,000         144,800
  Employment         138,400         136,900         138,200         139,300         139,500         140,000
  Unemployment             5,700             6,200             5,600             4,600             5,500             4,800
  Unemployment Rate 3.9% 4.4% 3.9% 3.2% 3.8% 3.3%
PUTNAM-NORTHEAST Labor Force           42,200           41,800           42,100           42,700           42,800           42,900
Employment           40,400           39,700           40,300           41,100           41,100           41,400
Unemployment             1,800             2,000             1,900             1,600             1,700             1,500
Unemployment Rate 4.2% 4.8% 4.4% 3.7% 3.9% 3.4%
TORRINGTON-NORTHWEST Labor Force           46,400           45,700           46,200           46,600           46,800           47,100
  Employment           44,500           43,600           44,200           45,100           45,100           45,600
  Unemployment             1,900             2,100             2,000             1,500             1,700             1,500
  Unemployment Rate 4.1% 4.6% 4.3% 3.3% 3.6% 3.1%
WATERBURY-SHELTON Labor Force         242,100         240,500         241,700         242,400         242,600         242,300
Employment         231,000         228,200         230,400         232,900         232,100         233,200
Unemployment           11,100           12,200           11,300             9,400           10,400             9,100
Unemployment Rate 4.6% 5.1% 4.7% 3.9% 4.3% 3.8%
STATEWIDE Labor Force      1,947,900      1,934,900      1,947,200      1,955,100      1,958,100      1,953,200
  Employment      1,870,500      1,848,600      1,867,400      1,888,300      1,881,500      1,887,000
  Unemployment           77,400           86,300           79,800           66,800           76,600           66,200
  Unemployment Rate 4.0% 4.5% 4.1% 3.4% 3.9% 3.4%
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