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   Current Labor Force Data for Labor Market Area (LMA) - State of Connecticut

 Last Updated: April 7th, 2026
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.
January 2026 - Current Monthly Data (Not Seasonally Adjusted)

2026  (2025 Benchmark)
CONNECTICUT LABOR FORCE DATA BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE
LABOR MARKET AREAS
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    January
BRIDGEPORT-STAMFORD-DANBURY Labor Force                        509,000
Employed                        482,100
Unemployed                          27,000
Unemployment Rate 5.3%
HARTFORD-WEST HARTFORD-EAST HARTFORD Labor Force                        611,500
  Employed                        578,400
  Unemployed                          33,100
  Unemployment Rate 5.4%
NEW HAVEN Labor Force                        303,500
Employed                        286,700
Unemployed                          16,800
Unemployment Rate 5.50%
NORWICH-NEW LONDON-WILLIMANTIC Labor Force                        141,200
  Employed                        133,600
  Unemployed                            7,600
  Unemployment Rate 5.4%
PUTNAM-NORTHEAST Labor Force                          41,700
Employed                          39,200
Unemployed                            2,500
Unemployment Rate 5.9%
TORRINGTON-NORTHWEST Labor Force                          45,400
  Employed                          42,800
  Unemployed                            2,600
  Unemployment Rate 5.6%
WATERBURY-SHELTON Labor Force                        235,500
Employed                        220,700
Unemployed                          14,900
Unemployment Rate 6.3%
STATEWIDE Labor Force                     1,912,000
  Employed                     1,806,400
  Unemployed                        105,600
  Unemployment Rate 5.5%
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