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  Unemployment Rate / Residents Unemployed - State of Connecticut Last Updated: October 22, 2024
The preliminary September 2024 unemployment rate for Connecticut was estimated by the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics program (LAUS) to be 3.2% (seasonally adjusted). This 0.2% monthly decline is considered statistically significant for the fourth month in a row. The unemployment rate is down eight-tenths of one percent compared to the September 2023 level of 4.0%. The state jobless rate has declined 1.1% since May 2024. The U.S. unemployment rate for September 2024 was 4.1%, lower by one-tenth of a percentage point from the August 2024 rate of 4.2% but is higher over the year from 3.8% in September 2023. The CT jobless rate is nine-tenths of a percentage point lower than the U.S. unemployment rate.

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.

Unemployment Rates for States - Monthly Rankings

Month 2006 Y/Y 2007 Y/Y 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
Jan 4.6 4.3 4.8 7.1 9.5 9.4 8.4 8.3 7.2 6.0 5.2 4.6 4.2 3.7 3.8 7.1 4.9 3.6 4.4
Feb 4.5 4.3 4.9 7.4 9.6 9.4 8.3 8.3 7.1 5.9 5.2 4.5 4.1 3.6 3.8 7.1 4.6 3.5 4.5
Mar 4.5 4.3 5.0 7.7 9.7 9.3 8.3 8.2 6.9 5.8 5.1 4.5 4.1 3.6 3.9 7.0 4.4 3.4 4.5
Apr 4.4 4.3 5.1 7.9 9.6 9.2 8.4 8.2 6.8 5.8 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 8.3 7.1 4.3 3.3 4.4
May 4.4 4.3 5.3 8.1 9.6 9.2 8.4 8.1 6.7 5.7 4.9 4.4 3.9 3.5 11.8 6.9 4.1 3.3 4.3
Jun 4.4 4.4 5.5 8.3 9.5 9.1 8.4 8.1 6.6 5.6 4.9 4.4 3.9 3.5 11.5 6.8 4.0 3.4 3.9
Jul 4.4 4.4 5.7 8.4 9.5 9.0 8.4 8.0 6.6 5.6 4.8 4.4 3.8 3.5 11.7 6.5 3.9 3.6 3.6
Aug 4.4 4.5 5.9 8.6 9.5 9.0 8.4 7.9 6.5 5.5 4.7 4.4 3.8 3.6 9.6 6.2 3.8 3.8 3.4
Sep 4.4 4.6 6.0 8.8 9.5 8.8 8.4 7.8 6.4 5.4 4.7 4.4 3.7 3.6 8.8 5.9 3.8 4.0 3.2
Oct 4.4 4.6 6.3 9.0 9.6 8.7 8.3 7.6 6.3 5.4 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.6 7.9 5.6 3.8 4.2
Nov 4.4 4.7 6.5 9.2 9.6 8.6 8.3 7.5 6.2 5.4 4.6 4.3 3.7 3.7 7.5 5.3 3.8 4.2
Dec 4.3 4.7 6.8 9.4 9.5 8.5 8.3 7.4 6.1 5.3 4.6 4.3 3.7 3.7 7.4 5.1 3.7 4.2
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 1989 1990 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
Jan 3.0 4.3 5.9 7.2 7.1 5.8 5.3 5.2 5.2 3.8 2.7 2.2 2.3 3.6 5.2 5.3 4.9 4.6 4.3 4.8 7.1 9.5 9.4 8.4 8.3 7.2 6.0 5.2 4.6 4.2 3.7 3.8 7.1 4.9 3.6 4.4
Feb 3.1 4.4 6.0 7.3 7.1 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.2 3.7 2.6 2.2 2.4 3.8 5.3 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.9 7.4 9.6 9.4 8.3 8.3 7.1 5.9 5.2 4.5 4.1 3.6 3.8 7.1 4.6 3.5 4.5
Mar 3.2 4.5 6.2 7.3 6.9 5.7 5.3 5.2 5.1 3.6 2.6 2.1 2.5 3.9 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.5 4.3 5.0 7.7 9.7 9.3 8.3 8.2 6.9 5.8 5.1 4.5 4.1 3.6 3.9 7.0 4.4 3.4 4.5
Apr 3.3 4.6 6.3 7.4 6.8 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.0 3.5 2.5 2.1 2.6 4.1 5.5 5.2 4.9 4.4 4.3 5.1 7.9 9.6 9.2 8.4 8.2 6.8 5.8 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 8.3 7.1 4.3 3.3 4.4
May 3.4 4.7 6.4 7.4 6.7 5.6 5.4 5.2 4.9 3.4 2.5 2.1 2.7 4.2 5.5 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.3 5.3 8.1 9.6 9.2 8.4 8.1 6.7 5.7 4.9 4.4 3.9 3.5 11.8 6.9 4.1 3.3 4.3
Jun 3.5 4.8 6.6 7.4 6.6 5.5 5.4 5.2 4.8 3.2 2.5 2.1 2.8 4.3 5.6 5.1 4.8 4.4 4.4 5.5 8.3 9.5 9.1 8.4 8.1 6.6 5.6 4.9 4.4 3.9 3.5 11.5 6.8 4.0 3.4 3.9
Jul 3.7 4.9 6.7 7.4 6.4 5.5 5.4 5.2 4.7 3.2 2.4 2.0 2.9 4.5 5.6 5.1 4.8 4.4 4.4 5.7 8.4 9.5 9.0 8.4 8.0 6.6 5.6 4.8 4.4 3.8 3.5 11.7 6.5 3.9 3.6 3.6
Aug 3.8 5.1 6.7 7.4 6.3 5.5 5.3 5.2 4.5 3.1 2.4 2.0 3.0 4.6 5.6 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.5 5.9 8.6 9.5 9.0 8.4 7.9 6.5 5.5 4.7 4.4 3.8 3.6 9.6 6.2 3.8 3.8 3.4
Sep 3.9 5.2 6.8 7.4 6.1 5.5 5.3 5.2 4.4 3.0 2.4 2.1 3.1 4.8 5.5 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.6 6.0 8.8 9.5 8.8 8.4 7.8 6.4 5.4 4.7 4.4 3.7 3.6 8.8 5.9 3.8 4.0 3.2
Oct 4.0 5.4 6.9 7.3 6.0 5.4 5.3 5.2 4.3 2.9 2.3 2.1 3.3 4.9 5.5 4.9 4.7 4.4 4.6 6.3 9.0 9.6 8.7 8.3 7.6 6.3 5.4 4.7 4.3 3.7 3.6 7.9 5.6 3.8 4.2
Nov 4.1 5.6 7.0 7.3 5.9 5.4 5.2 5.2 4.1 2.8 2.3 2.1 3.4 5.0 5.4 4.9 4.7 4.4 4.7 6.5 9.2 9.6 8.6 8.3 7.5 6.2 5.4 4.6 4.3 3.7 3.7 7.5 5.3 3.8 4.2
Dec 4.2 5.7 7.1 7.2 5.9 5.3 5.2 5.2 4.0 2.7 2.3 2.2 3.5 5.1 5.3 4.9 4.6 4.3 4.7 6.8 9.4 9.5 8.5 8.3 7.4 6.1 5.3 4.6 4.3 3.7 3.7 7.4 5.1 3.7 4.2
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Month 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Jan 79.8 89.8 133.8 180.0 181.1 160.2 154.7 135.4 113.3 98.9 87.9 80.0 70.8 73.4 129.0 94.4 67.7 82.9
Feb 79.8 91.3 139.5 182.3 179.4 159.0 154.1 132.9 111.9 97.5 87.3 78.9 69.8 74.3 127.8 89.2 65.8 86.1
Mar 79.9 93.3 144.6 183.6 177.6 158.7 153.3 130.6 110.7 96.0 86.8 77.7 68.6 74.9 126.8 84.7 64.2 85.4
Apr 80.1 96.1 149.0 184.0 176.1 159.0 152.3 128.7 109.4 94.5 86.2 76.5 67.7 151.9 127.4 82.3 63.2 83.4
May 80.5 99.5 152.8 183.5 175.0 159.3 151.4 127.0 108.0 93.2 85.6 75.3 67.2 224.9 124.1 79.8 63.2 81.8
Jun 81.2 103.2 156.3 182.7 174.1 159.3 150.6 125.5 106.5 92.0 85.0 74.2 67.3 217.3 124.3 77.1 64.5 74.6
Jul 82.1 106.8 159.6 182.3 173.0 158.7 149.7 124.1 105.0 90.9 84.6 73.2 68.1 221.6 119.9 74.3 67.4 69.3
Aug 83.4 110.3 162.9 182.6 171.4 157.8 148.2 122.8 103.7 89.8 84.2 72.5 69.1 178.0 115.9 71.2 71.6 65.5
Sep 84.7 113.8 166.3 183.2 169.3 157.0 145.8 121.5 102.7 89.0 83.7 72.1 69.9 162.9 110.4 71.9 76.1 61.4
Oct 86.1 117.9 169.7 183.7 166.8 156.3 143.0 119.7 101.8 88.6 83.1 72.0 70.6 143.8 106.5 71.9 79.6
Nov 87.4 122.7 173.2 183.6 164.3 155.7 140.4 117.5 101.0 88.1 82.5 71.9 71.5 136.8 101.4 71.1 80.3
Dec 88.5 128.2 176.8 182.6 162.0 155.2 137.9 115.2 100.1 87.7 81.6 71.5 72.5 134.1 97.9 69.6 79.9
Month 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Jan 53.6 78.2 106.7 131.7 128.9 103.0 92.5 90.8 91.8 66.9 46.4 39.1 40.9 64.0 93.5 94.5 87.5 83.0
Feb 54.6 80.2 109.7 132.6 127.2 101.7 92.2 90.9 90.8 64.6 45.4 38.4 42.7 66.4 95.0 93.6 87.7 82.0
Mar 55.9 82.0 112.7 133.3 125.1 100.3 92.3 91.0 89.2 62.4 44.7 37.6 44.4 69.0 96.4 93.0 87.6 81.2
Apr 57.6 83.8 115.4 133.9 122.8 99.0 92.7 91.0 87.5 60.2 44.2 37.1 45.9 71.7 97.6 92.3 87.3 80.9
May 59.7 85.7 117.8 134.3 120.3 97.8 93.1 90.8 85.8 58.3 43.6 36.6 47.3 74.4 98.7 91.5 86.7 80.8
Jun 62.0 87.7 119.9 134.5 117.9 97.0 93.2 90.5 84.0 56.5 43.0 36.2 48.8 77.1 99.6 90.6 86.2 80.8
Jul 64.5 90.0 121.7 134.5 115.4 96.5 93.0 90.2 82.1 55.0 42.5 36.0 50.5 79.7 99.9 89.7 85.9 80.7
Aug 67.0 92.6 123.4 134.2 112.7 96.4 92.5 90.3 79.9 53.5 41.9 35.9 52.5 82.3 99.7 88.8 85.8 80.6
Sep 69.4 95.3 125.1 133.6 110.1 96.1 91.9 90.7 77.3 52.2 41.4 36.1 54.7 84.9 98.9 88.0 85.7 80.5
Oct 71.7 98.3 126.9 132.7 107.7 95.4 91.5 91.4 74.6 50.6 41.0 36.6 57.0 87.5 97.7 87.5 85.4 80.4
Nov 73.8 101.2 128.8 131.6 105.7 94.3 91.1 92.0 72.0 49.1 40.5 37.6 59.3 89.8 96.6 87.2 84.8 80.2
Dec 76.0 103.9 130.5 130.4 104.3 93.2 90.8 92.3 69.4 47.6 39.8 39.1 61.6 91.8 95.5 87.3 84.0 80.0
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Month 2007 Y/Y 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
 Jan 79,800 89,800 133,800 180,000 181,100 160,200 154,700 135,400 113,300 98,900 87,900 80,000 70,800 73,400 129,000 94,400 67,700 82,900
 Feb 79,800 91,300 139,500 182,300 179,400 159,000 154,100 132,900 111,900 97,500 87,300 78,900 69,800 74,300 127,800 89,200 65,800 86,100
 Mar 79,900 93,300 144,600 183,600 177,600 158,700 153,300 130,600 110,700 96,000 86,800 77,700 68,600 74,900 126,800 84,700 64,200 85,400
 Apr 80,100 96,100 149,000 184,000 176,100 159,000 152,300 128,700 109,400 94,500 86,200 76,500 67,700 151,900 127,400 82,300 63,200 83,400
 May 80,500 99,500 152,800 183,500 175,000 159,300 151,400 127,000 108,000 93,200 85,600 75,300 67,200 224,900 124,100 79,800 63,200 81,800
 Jun 81,200 103,200 156,300 182,700 174,100 159,300 150,600 125,500 106,500 92,000 85,000 74,200 67,300 217,300 124,300 77,100 64,500 74,600
 Jul 82,100 106,800 159,600 182,300 173,000 158,700 149,700 124,100 105,000 90,900 84,600 73,200 68,100 221,600 119,900 74,300 67,400 69,300
 Aug 83,400 110,300 162,900 182,600 171,400 157,800 148,200 122,800 103,700 89,800 84,200 72,500 69,100 178,000 115,900 71,200 71,600 65,500
 Sep 84,700 113,800 166,300 183,200 169,300 157,000 145,800 121,500 102,700 89,000 83,700 72,100 69,900 162,900 110,400 71,900 76,100 61,400
 Oct 86,100 117,900 169,700 183,700 166,800 156,300 143,000 119,700 101,800 88,600 83,100 72,000 70,600 143,800 106,500 71,900 79,600
 Nov 87,400 122,700 173,200 183,600 164,300 155,700 140,400 117,500 101,000 88,100 82,500 71,900 71,500 136,800 101,400 71,100 80,300
 Dec 88,500 128,200 176,800 182,600 162,000 155,200 137,900 115,200 100,100 87,700 81,600 71,500 72,500 134,100 97,900 69,600 79,900
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