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  Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury LMA - Current Employment Statistics

 Last Updated: April 7th, 2026
BRIDGEPORT - STAMFORD - DANBURY  (14860)
Not Seasonally Adjusted		 January January CHANGE December
2026 2025 NO. % 2025
TOTAL NONFARM EMPLOYMENT……………………………………… 405,500 402,000 3,500 0.9 413,500
TOTAL PRIVATE……………………………………… 360,300 356,900 3,400 1.0 368,200
  GOODS PRODUCING INDUSTRIES………………………………. 40,200 39,800 400 1.0 41,200
    CONSTRUCTION, NAT. RES. & MINING.…….. 13,000 12,900 100 0.8 14,000
    MANUFACTURING………………………………. 27,200 26,900 300 1.1 27,200
      Durable Goods…………………………………. 19,900 19,800 100 0.5 19,900
  SERVICE PROVIDING INDUSTRIES……………………………… 365,300 362,200 3,100 0.9 372,300
    TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, UTILITIES….. 68,900 68,700 200 0.3 71,900
      Wholesale Trade……………………………… 13,000 13,000 0 0.0 13,100
      Retail Trade………………………………………. 44,700 44,900 -200 -0.4 47,100
      Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities………………………………………. 11,200 10,800 400 3.7 11,700
    INFORMATION……………………………………… 12,500 12,700 -200 -1.6 12,400
    FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES……………………………………… 34,200 34,200 0 0.0 34,700
      Finance and Insurance………………………….. 28,900 29,000 -100 -0.3 29,200
        Credit Intermediation and Related……………………………………………… 6,700 6,700 0 0.0 6,700
        Financial Investments and Related……………………………………………… 16,700 16,800 -100 -0.6 16,800
    PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES 59,700 57,900 1,800 3.1 60,700
      Professional, Scientific………………………….. 29,000 29,500 -500 -1.7 29,300
      Administrative and Support…………………………………….. 20,800 18,500 2,300 12.4 22,000
    EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES……. 86,900 84,600 2,300 2.7 87,800
      Health Care and Social Assistance………………………….. 73,900 71,400 2,500 3.5 74,000
    LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY…………………… 39,400 40,600 -1,200 -3.0 41,000
      Accommodation and Food Services………………………….. 30,700 31,900 -1,200 -3.8 31,600
    OTHER SERVICES……………………………….. 18,500 18,400 100 0.5 18,500
    GOVERNMENT …………………………………….. 45,200 45,100 100 0.2 45,300
      Federal………………………………………………………… 2,500 2,600 -100 -3.8 2,500
      State & Local……………………………………… 42,700 42,500 200 0.5 42,800
Current month's data are preliminary. Prior months' data have been revised. All data are benchmarked to March 2013.
More industry detail data is available for the State and its labor market areas at: https://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/202/202_minorareas_wia.asp. The data published there differ from the data in the preceding tables, in that they are collected from a near-universe count of Connecticut employers covered by unemployment insurance (UI) programs, while the data here is sample-based.The Web site data does not contain estimates of employment not covered by UI programs, and is lagged several months behind the current employment estimates presented here.
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