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.
May 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
BRIDGEPORT-STAMFORD-DANBURY
L.F
517,100
511,300
517,100
519,400
519,700
EMP
497,500
489,200
496,800
502,400
500,100
UNEMP
19,600
22,100
20,300
16,900
19,600
%
3.8
4.3
3.9
3.3
3.8
HARTFORD-WEST
HARTFORD-EAST HARTFORD
L.F
614,600
610,500
614,800
615,900
616,400
EMP
590,300
583,400
589,700
594,700
592,200
UNEMP
24,300
27,100
25,100
21,200
24,100
%
3.9
4.4
4.1
3.4
3.9
NEW HAVEN
L.F
316,900
317,700
316,900
319,400
319,600
EMP
304,600
304,200
304,200
308,600
307,000
UNEMP
12,300
13,500
12,700
10,800
12,500
%
3.9
4.3
4.0
3.4
3.9
NORWICH-NEW
LONDON-WILLIMANTIC
L.F
144,000
143,100
143,800
143,900
145,000
EMP
138,400
136,900
138,200
139,300
139,600
UNEMP
5,700
6,200
5,600
4,600
5,400
%
3.9
4.4
3.9
3.2
3.8
PUTNAM-NORTHEAST
L.F
42,200
41,800
42,100
42,700
42,800
EMP
40,400
39,700
40,300
41,100
41,100
UNEMP
1,800
2,000
1,900
1,600
1,700
%
4.2
4.8
4.4
3.7
3.9
TORRINGTON-NORTHWEST
L.F
46,400
45,700
46,200
46,600
46,800
EMP
44,500
43,600
44,200
45,100
45,100
UNEMP
1,900
2,100
2,000
1,500
1,700
%
4.1
4.6
4.3
3.3
3.6
WATERBURY-SHELTON
L.F
242,100
240,500
241,700
242,400
242,600
EMP
231,000
228,200
230,400
232,900
232,200
UNEMP
11,100
12,200
11,300
9,400
10,400
%
4.6
5.1
4.7
3.9
4.3
STATEWIDE
L.F
1,947,900
1,934,900
1,947,200
1,955,100
1,957,700
EMP
1,870,500
1,848,600
1,867,400
1,888,300
1,881,400
UNEMP
77,400
86,300
79,800
66,800
76,300
%
4.0
4.5
4.1
3.4
3.9
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