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| Unemployment Rate / Residents Unemployed - State of Connecticut | Last Updated: April 7th, 2026 |
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The preliminary January 2026 unemployment rate for Connecticut was estimated by the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics program (LAUS) to be 4.5% (seasonally adjusted after the recent annual processing). CT's unemployment rate is now up two-tenths of percentage point from the December 2025 rate (4.3%) and nine-tenths percentage point from a year ago (3.6%).
For additional insight into the Connecticut labor market during the COVID-19 pandemic please see the analysis linked here: https://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/claimsdata.asp. Please note that there are conceptual, coverage, and scope differences between the two data sources. |
| Month | 2008 | Y/Y | 2009 | Y/Y | 2010 | Y/Y | 2011 | Y/Y | 2012 | Y/Y | 2013 | Y/Y | 2014 | Y/Y | 2015 | Y/Y | 2016 | Y/Y | 2017 | Y/Y | 2018 | Y/Y | 2019 | Y/Y | 2020 | Y/Y | 2021 | Y/Y | 2022 | Y/Y | 2023 | Y/Y | 2024 | Y/Y | 2025 | Y/Y | 2026 | Y/Y |
| Jan | 4.9 |  |
7.1 | |
9.4 | |
9.5 | |
8.3 |  |
8.3 |  |
7.2 | |
6.0 | |
5.3 | |
4.6 | |
4.2 | |
3.7 | |
3.8 | |
7.2 | |
4.8 | |
3.4 | |
3.3 | |
3.6 | |
4.5 | |
| Feb | 4.9 | |
7.4 | |
9.5 | |
9.4 | |
8.3 | |
8.3 | |
7.1 | |
5.9 | |
5.2 | |
4.5 | |
4.2 | |
3.6 | |
3.8 | |
7.2 | |
4.5 | |
3.3 | |
3.2 | |
3.7 | |
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| Mar | 5.0 | |
7.7 | |
9.5 | |
9.3 | |
8.3 | |
8.2 | |
6.9 | |
5.8 | |
5.1 | |
4.5 | |
4.1 | |
3.5 | |
3.9 | |
7.1 | |
4.3 | |
3.2 | |
3.2 | |
3.7 | |
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| Apr | 5.1 | |
7.9 | |
9.5 | |
9.2 | |
8.4 | |
8.2 | |
6.8 | |
5.7 | |
5.0 | |
4.5 | |
4.0 | |
3.5 | |
8.3 | |
7.2 | |
4.2 | |
3.1 | |
3.2 | |
3.8 | |
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| May | 5.3 | |
8.1 | |
9.5 | |
9.2 | |
8.4 | |
8.1 | |
6.7 | |
5.7 | |
5.0 | |
4.4 | |
3.9 | |
3.5 | |
11.9 | |
7.0 | |
4.1 | |
3.1 | |
3.2 | |
3.8 | |
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| Jun | 5.5 | |
8.2 | |
9.5 | |
9.1 | |
8.5 | |
8.1 | |
6.6 | |
5.6 | |
4.9 | |
4.4 | |
3.9 | |
3.5 | |
11.5 | |
6.9 | |
4.0 | |
3.1 | |
3.2 | |
3.9 | |
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| Jul | 5.7 | |
8.4 | |
9.4 | |
9.0 | |
8.5 | |
8.0 | |
6.6 | |
5.5 | |
4.8 | |
4.4 | |
3.8 | |
3.5 | |
11.7 | |
6.6 | |
3.9 | |
3.1 | |
3.3 | |
3.9 | |
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| Aug | 5.8 | |
8.5 | |
9.5 | |
8.9 | |
8.5 | |
7.9 | |
6.5 | |
5.5 | |
4.7 | |
4.4 | |
3.8 | |
3.6 | |
9.6 | |
6.3 | |
3.7 | |
3.1 | |
3.3 | |
4.1 | |
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| Sep | 6.0 | |
8.7 | |
9.5 | |
8.8 | |
8.4 | |
7.8 | |
6.4 | |
5.5 | |
4.7 | |
4.3 | |
3.8 | |
3.6 | |
8.8 | |
5.9 | |
3.7 | |
3.2 | |
3.4 | |
4.2 | |
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| Oct | 6.2 | |
8.9 | |
9.5 | |
8.7 | |
8.4 | |
7.6 | |
6.3 | |
5.4 | |
4.6 | |
4.3 | |
3.7 | |
3.6 | |
7.9 | |
5.6 | |
3.7 | |
3.2 | |
3.4 | |
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| Nov | 6.5 | |
9.0 | |
9.6 | |
8.6 | |
8.3 | |
7.5 | |
6.2 | |
5.4 | |
4.6 | |
4.3 | |
3.7 | |
3.7 | |
7.5 | |
5.3 | |
3.6 | |
3.3 | |
3.5 | |
4.3 | |
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| Dec | 6.8 | |
9.2 | |
9.5 | |
8.4 | |
8.3 | |
7.4 | |
6.1 | |
5.3 | |
4.6 | |
4.3 | |
3.7 | |
3.7 | |
7.4 | |
5.0 | |
3.5 | |
3.3 | |
3.5 | |
4.3 | |
| NOTE: The unemployment rate represents the number unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force. The unemployed are all persons who did not work, but were available for work during the survey week (except for temporary illness) and made specific efforts to find a job in the prior week. Persons waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not be looking for work to be classified. |
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| Month | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
| Jan | 5.7 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.5 |
| Feb | 5.9 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | |
| Mar | 6.1 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 | |
| Apr | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.8 | |
| May | 6.4 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 11.9 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.8 | |
| Jun | 6.5 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.9 | |
| Jul | 6.6 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 11.7 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | |
| Aug | 6.7 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 9.6 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.1 | |
| Sep | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 | |
| Oct | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 8.9 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||
| Nov | 7.0 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 | |
| Dec | 7.1 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
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| Month | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
| Jan | 134.8 | 179.1 | 181.9 | 159.9 | 155.0 | 135.8 | 114.4 | 100.1 | 87.6 | 80.5 | 70.6 | 73.3 | 130.7 | 93.6 | 64.0 | 62.5 | 70.0 | 87.0 |
| Feb | 140.9 | 181.3 | 180.4 | 158.6 | 154.3 | 133.3 | 112.8 | 98.7 | 87.4 | 79.3 | 69.5 | 74.4 | 130.0 | 88.7 | 62.1 | 61.8 | 71.4 | |
| Mar | 146.3 | 182.5 | 178.7 | 158.5 | 153.6 | 131.0 | 111.2 | 97.1 | 87.0 | 78.0 | 68.2 | 75.4 | 129.1 | 84.5 | 60.6 | 61.3 | 72.5 | |
| Apr | 150.8 | 182.7 | 177.0 | 159.1 | 152.7 | 129.0 | 109.6 | 95.7 | 86.4 | 76.7 | 67.2 | 151.9 | 129.8 | 82.4 | 59.4 | 61.3 | 73.4 | |
| May | 154.4 | 182.1 | 175.7 | 159.9 | 151.9 | 127.4 | 108.0 | 94.5 | 85.5 | 75.5 | 66.7 | 225.8 | 126.2 | 80.2 | 58.8 | 61.8 | 74.2 | |
| Jun | 157.4 | 181.3 | 174.6 | 160.4 | 151.1 | 125.9 | 106.3 | 93.4 | 84.6 | 74.4 | 66.9 | 218.0 | 126.4 | 77.6 | 58.6 | 62.6 | 74.9 | |
| Jul | 160.1 | 181.1 | 173.2 | 160.2 | 150.2 | 124.7 | 104.9 | 92.1 | 84.0 | 73.4 | 67.8 | 222.3 | 121.2 | 74.4 | 59.0 | 63.6 | 76.3 | |
| Aug | 162.8 | 181.6 | 171.5 | 159.5 | 148.6 | 123.6 | 104.0 | 90.7 | 83.5 | 72.7 | 68.9 | 178.7 | 116.9 | 70.7 | 60.0 | 64.5 | 78.4 | |
| Sep | 165.7 | 182.6 | 169.4 | 158.6 | 146.2 | 122.4 | 103.4 | 89.6 | 83.1 | 72.3 | 69.8 | 163.5 | 110.9 | 70.6 | 61.2 | 65.4 | 80.8 | |
| Oct | 168.9 | 183.4 | 166.9 | 157.7 | 143.4 | 120.8 | 102.8 | 88.8 | 82.7 | 72.1 | 70.5 | 144.5 | 106.7 | 69.7 | 62.2 | 66.3 | ||
| Nov | 172.4 | 183.7 | 164.4 | 156.7 | 140.8 | 118.6 | 102.3 | 88.2 | 82.2 | 71.9 | 71.3 | 137.6 | 101.1 | 68.1 | 62.9 | 67.3 | 83.5 | |
| Dec | 175.9 | 183.1 | 161.9 | 155.8 | 138.3 | 116.4 | 101.4 | 87.8 | 81.5 | 71.4 | 72.3 | 135.6 | 97.5 | 66.0 | 63.0 | 68.6 | 83.4 | |
| Month | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Jan | 105.0 | 131.1 | 129.0 | 102.6 | 93.1 | 90.5 | 93.0 | 66.1 | 46.7 | 41.2 | 40.7 | 63.1 | 94.2 | 94.4 | 88.3 | 83.6 | 81.4 | 91.8 |
| Feb | 108.3 | 132.2 | 127.2 | 101.3 | 92.7 | 90.8 | 91.9 | 63.8 | 45.9 | 40.0 | 42.9 | 65.3 | 95.8 | 93.4 | 89.0 | 82.2 | 81.4 | 92.9 |
| Mar | 111.5 | 132.9 | 125.2 | 100.1 | 92.7 | 91.0 | 90.3 | 61.6 | 45.3 | 38.9 | 45.1 | 67.7 | 97.1 | 92.7 | 89.3 | 81.1 | 81.5 | 94.7 |
| Apr | 114.4 | 133.5 | 122.9 | 99.0 | 93.0 | 91.0 | 88.4 | 59.5 | 44.7 | 38.1 | 47.1 | 70.3 | 98.2 | 92.0 | 89.2 | 80.7 | 81.8 | 97.4 |
| May | 116.9 | 133.9 | 120.5 | 98.1 | 93.3 | 90.7 | 86.6 | 57.8 | 44.0 | 37.6 | 48.8 | 73.1 | 99.1 | 91.3 | 88.7 | 80.7 | 82.2 | 100.7 |
| Jun | 119.0 | 134.0 | 118.2 | 97.5 | 93.4 | 90.4 | 84.6 | 56.3 | 43.3 | 37.2 | 50.5 | 75.9 | 99.8 | 90.5 | 88.1 | 81.0 | 83.0 | 104.3 |
| Jul | 120.7 | 134.0 | 115.6 | 97.2 | 93.1 | 90.3 | 82.4 | 55.0 | 42.8 | 36.8 | 52.1 | 78.8 | 100.0 | 89.5 | 87.7 | 81.3 | 84.1 | 107.8 |
| Aug | 122.3 | 133.9 | 112.8 | 97.1 | 92.4 | 90.7 | 79.9 | 53.8 | 42.6 | 36.4 | 53.9 | 81.7 | 99.7 | 88.5 | 87.6 | 81.6 | 85.6 | 111.1 |
| Sep | 124.0 | 133.5 | 110.0 | 96.9 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 77.1 | 52.5 | 42.5 | 36.2 | 55.7 | 84.6 | 98.9 | 87.7 | 87.4 | 81.8 | 87.1 | 114.4 |
| Oct | 125.9 | 132.8 | 107.5 | 96.2 | 91.1 | 92.3 | 74.2 | 51.1 | 42.6 | 36.3 | 57.5 | 87.4 | 97.8 | 87.2 | 87.0 | 81.9 | 88.6 | 118.3 |
| Nov | 127.9 | 131.7 | 105.5 | 95.1 | 90.6 | 93.2 | 71.4 | 49.4 | 42.6 | 37.1 | 59.3 | 90.1 | 96.6 | 87.2 | 86.2 | 81.8 | 89.9 | 123.0 |
| Dec | 129.7 | 130.5 | 103.9 | 94.0 | 90.4 | 93.5 | 68.7 | 48.0 | 42.1 | 38.6 | 61.1 | 92.3 | 95.4 | 87.6 | 85.1 | 81.6 | 90.9 | 128.6 |
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| Month | 2009 | Y/Y | 2010 | Y/Y | 2011 | Y/Y | 2012 | Y/Y | 2013 | Y/Y | 2014 | Y/Y | 2015 | Y/Y | 2016 | Y/Y | 2017 | Y/Y | 2018 | Y/Y | 2019 | Y/Y | 2020 | Y/Y | 2021 | Y/Y | 2022 | Y/Y | 2023 | Y/Y | 2024 | Y/Y | 2025 | Y/Y | 2026 | Y/Y |
| Jan | 134,800 | |
179,100 | |
181,900 | |
159,900 | |
155,000 | |
135,800 | |
114,400 | |
100,100 | |
87,600 | |
80,500 | |
70,600 | |
73,300 | |
130,700 | |
93,600 | |
64,000 | |
62,500 | |
70,000 | |
87,000 | |
| Feb | 140,900 | |
181,300 | |
180,400 | |
158,600 | |
154,300 | |
133,300 | |
112,800 | |
98,700 | |
87,400 | |
79,300 | |
69,500 | |
74,400 | |
130,000 | |
88,700 | |
62,100 | |
61,800 | |
71,400 | |
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| Mar | 146,300 | |
182,500 | |
178,700 | |
158,500 | |
153,600 | |
131,000 | |
111,200 | |
97,100 | |
87,000 | |
78,000 | |
68,200 | |
75,400 | |
129,100 | |
84,500 | |
60,600 | |
61,300 | |
72,500 | |
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| Apr | 150,800 | |
182,700 | |
177,000 | |
159,100 | |
152,700 | |
129,000 | |
109,600 | |
95,700 | |
86,400 | |
76,700 | |
67,200 | |
151,900 | |
129,800 | |
82,400 | |
59,400 | |
61,300 | |
73,400 | |
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| May | 154,400 | |
182,100 | |
175,700 | |
159,900 | |
151,900 | |
127,400 | |
108,000 | |
94,500 | |
85,500 | |
75,500 | |
66,700 | |
225,800 | |
126,200 | |
80,200 | |
58,800 | |
61,800 | |
74,200 | |
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| Jun | 157,400 | |
181,300 | |
174,600 | |
160,400 | |
151,100 | |
125,900 | |
106,300 | |
93,400 | |
84,600 | |
74,400 | |
66,900 | |
218,000 | |
126,400 | |
77,600 | |
58,600 | |
62,600 | |
74,900 | |
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| Jul | 160,100 | |
181,100 | |
173,200 | |
160,200 | |
150,200 | |
124,700 | |
104,900 | |
92,100 | |
84,000 | |
73,400 | |
67,800 | |
222,300 | |
121,200 | |
74,400 | |
59,000 | |
63,600 | |
76,300 | |
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| Aug | 162,800 | |
181,600 | |
171,500 | |
159,500 | |
148,600 | |
123,600 | |
104,000 | |
90,700 | |
83,500 | |
72,700 | |
68,900 | |
178,700 | |
116,900 | |
70,700 | |
60,000 | |
64,500 | |
78,400 | |
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| Sep | 165,700 | |
182,600 | |
169,400 | |
158,600 | |
146,200 | |
122,400 | |
103,400 | |
89,600 | |
83,100 | |
72,300 | |
69,800 | |
163,500 | |
110,900 | |
70,600 | |
61,200 | |
65,400 | |
80,800 | |
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| Oct | 168,900 | |
183,400 | |
166,900 | |
157,700 | |
143,400 | |
120,800 | |
102,800 | |
88,800 | |
82,700 | |
72,100 | |
70,500 | |
144,500 | |
106,700 | |
69,700 | |
62,200 | |
66,300 | |
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| Nov | 172,400 | |
183,700 | |
164,400 | |
156,700 | |
140,800 | |
118,600 | |
102,300 | |
88,200 | |
82,200 | |
71,900 | |
71,300 | |
137,600 | |
101,100 | |
68,100 | |
62,900 | |
67,300 | |
83,500 | |
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| Dec | 175,900 | |
183,100 | |
161,900 | |
155,800 | |
138,300 | |
116,400 | |
101,400 | |
87,800 | |
81,500 | |
71,400 | |
72,300 | |
135,600 | |
97,500 | |
66,000 | |
63,000 | |
68,600 | |
83,400 | |
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