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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: January 27, 2024
December 2024 - Current Monthly Data (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

    JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
BRIDGEPORT-STAMFORD L.F 465,263 466,486 469,730 462,610 474,130 472,008 473,878 466,396 465,989 467,852 466,926 471,255
  EMP 441,202 440,323 449,456 446,081 453,486 458,119 456,772 449,479 453,346 455,563 453,434 457,897
  UNEMP 24,061 26,163 20,274 16,529 20,644 13,889 17,106 16,917 12,643 12,289 13,492 13,358
  % 5.2 5.6 4.3 3.6 4.4 2.9 3.6 3.6 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.8
DANBURY L.F 106,330 105,886 107,048 105,214 107,654 107,677 107,243 105,674 106,601 107,134 107,108 108,198
EMP 101,489 100,594 102,988 102,129 103,771 105,091 103,989 102,499 104,282 104,829 104,519 105,639
UNEMP 4,841 5,292 4,060 3,085 3,883 2,586 3,254 3,175 2,319 2,305 2,589 2,559
% 4.6 5.0 3.8 2.9 3.6 2.4 3.0 3.0 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.4
DANIELSON-NORTHEAST L.F 43,246 43,086 43,184 42,629 43,387 43,640 43,414 43,100 43,405 43,638 43,511 43,887
  EMP 41,137 40,787 41,405 41,234 41,723 42,534 42,030 41,757 42,354 42,605 42,345 42,722
  UNEMP 2,109 2,299 1,779 1,395 1,664 1,106 1,384 1,343 1,051 1,033 1,166 1,165
  % 4.9 5.3 4.1 3.3 3.8 2.5 3.2 3.1 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.7
ENFIELD L.F 48,990 48,888 49,154 48,368 49,055 49,252 49,152 48,819 48,906 49,138 48,907 49,251
EMP 46,695 46,418 47,196 46,731 47,171 48,039 47,641 47,332 47,763 48,001 47,650 47,960
UNEMP 2,295 2,470 1,958 1,637 1,884 1,213 1,511 1,487 1,143 1,137 1,257 1,291
% 4.7 5.1 4.0 3.4 3.8 2.5 3.1 3.0 2.3 2.3 2.6 2.6
HARTFORD L.F 623,512 621,417 624,777 614,692 627,639 625,149 620,603 616,587 622,056 624,944 625,780 631,067
  EMP 592,987 588,857 599,104 592,710 602,277 607,823 599,064 595,355 606,479 609,662 608,963 614,218
  UNEMP 30,525 32,560 25,673 21,982 25,362 17,326 21,539 21,232 15,577 15,282 16,817 16,849
  % 4.9 5.2 4.1 3.6 4.0 2.8 3.5 3.4 2.5 2.4 2.7 2.7
NEW HAVEN L.F 335,786 336,747 339,078 334,004 340,442 338,100 337,552 334,641 336,989 338,940 340,479 342,506
EMP 320,070 320,044 325,945 323,106 327,096 329,124 326,360 323,625 328,787 330,955 331,686 333,924
UNEMP 15,716 16,703 13,133 10,898 13,346 8,976 11,192 11,016 8,202 7,985 8,793 8,582
% 4.7 5.0 3.9 3.3 3.9 2.7 3.3 3.3 2.4 2.4 2.6 2.5
NORWICH-NEW LONDON L.F 123,358 122,414 123,365 121,560 124,303 124,286 124,502 123,462 122,684 122,729 122,395 123,277
  EMP 117,352 116,022 118,462 117,282 119,406 121,073 120,476 119,562 119,770 119,861 119,112 120,016
  UNEMP 6,006 6,392 4,903 4,278 4,897 3,213 4,026 3,900 2,914 2,868 3,283 3,261
  % 4.9 5.2 4.0 3.5 3.9 2.6 3.2 3.2 2.4 2.3 2.7 2.6
TORRINGTON-NORTHWEST L.F 46,811 46,679 46,773 46,348 47,659 47,726 47,292 46,734 47,716 47,868 47,386 47,749
EMP 44,504 44,145 44,841 44,908 45,983 46,660 45,929 45,397 46,734 46,908 46,271 46,590
UNEMP 2,307 2,534 1,932 1,440 1,676 1,066 1,363 1,337 982 960 1,115 1,159
% 4.9 5.4 4.1 3.1 3.5 2.2 2.9 2.9 2.1 2.0 2.4 2.4
WATERBURY  L.F 111,227 110,477 111,163 108,739 111,205 110,168 109,996 108,920 109,602 109,894 109,927 111,171
  EMP 104,059 102,956 105,003 103,921 105,675 106,381 105,204 104,203 106,104 106,475 106,202 107,358
  UNEMP 7,168 7,521 6,160 4,818 5,530 3,787 4,792 4,717 3,498 3,419 3,725 3,813
  % 6.4 6.8 5.5 4.4 5.0 3.4 4.4 4.3 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.4
STATEWIDE L.F 1,904,524 1,902,082 1,914,274 1,884,167 1,925,474 1,918,007 1,913,635 1,894,333 1,903,950 1,912,141 1,912,422 1,928,362
  EMP 1,809,496 1,800,147 1,834,400 1,818,103 1,846,588 1,864,845 1,847,467 1,829,210 1,855,621 1,864,861 1,860,184 1,876,324
  UNEMP 95,028 101,935 79,874 66,064 78,886 53,162 66,168 65,123 48,329 47,280 52,238 52,038
  % 5.0 5.4 4.2 3.5 4.1 2.8 3.5 3.4 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.7
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.

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