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.
August 2025 - Current Monthly Data (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2025 (2024
Benchmark)
CONNECTICUT
LABOR FORCE DATA BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE
LABOR MARKET
AREAS
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
BRIDGEPORT-STAMFORD-DANBURY
Labor Force
511,300
517,100
519,400
519,600
520,400
531,400
520,000
Employment
489,200
496,800
502,400
499,900
503,500
510,100
501,500
Unemployment
22,100
20,300
16,900
19,700
16,900
21,300
18,500
Unemployment Rate
4.3
3.9
3.3
3.8
3.2
4
3.6
HARTFORD-WEST
HARTFORD-EAST HARTFORD
Labor Force
610,500
614,800
615,900
616,900
613,400
617,200
608,900
Employment
583,400
589,700
594,700
592,600
592,400
590,700
585,000
Unemployment
27,100
25,100
21,200
24,200
21,000
26,500
23,800
Unemployment Rate
4.4
4.1
3.4
3.9
3.4
4.3
3.9
NEW
HAVEN
Labor Force
317,700
316,900
319,400
319,700
317,100
320,700
315,200
Employment
304,200
304,200
308,600
307,100
306,300
306,900
302,900
Unemployment
13,500
12,700
10,800
12,600
10,900
13,800
12,300
Unemployment Rate
4.3
4
3.4
3.9
3.4
4.3
3.9
NORWICH-NEW
LONDON-WILLIMANTIC
Labor Force
143,100
143,800
143,900
145,000
144,700
146,000
143,800
Employment
136,900
138,200
139,300
139,500
139,900
140,000
138,500
Unemployment
6,200
5,600
4,600
5,500
4,800
6,000
5,300
Unemployment Rate
4.4
3.9
3.2
3.8
3.3
4.1
3.7
PUTNAM-NORTHEAST
Labor Force
41,800
42,100
42,700
42,800
43,100
42,300
50,700
Employment
39,700
40,300
41,100
41,100
41,600
40,500
48,700
Unemployment
2,000
1,900
1,600
1,700
1,400
1,800
2,000
Unemployment Rate
4.8
4.4
3.7
3.9
3.3
4.3
4.0
TORRINGTON-NORTHWEST
Labor Force
45,700
46,200
46,600
46,800
47,000
46,700
45,900
Employment
43,600
44,200
45,100
45,100
45,500
44,900
44,300
Unemployment
2,100
2,000
1,500
1,700
1,500
1,800
1,600
Unemployment Rate
4.6
4.3
3.3
3.6
3.1
3.9
3.5
WATERBURY-SHELTON
Labor Force
240,500
241,700
242,400
242,600
242,400
244,600
241,000
Employment
228,200
230,400
232,900
232,100
233,300
233,400
230,500
Unemployment
12,200
11,300
9,400
10,400
9,100
11,200
10,400
Unemployment Rate
5.1
4.7
3.9
4.3
3.7
4.6
4.3
STATEWIDE
Labor Force
1,934,900
1,947,200
1,955,100
1,958,100
1,953,100
1,973,700
1,941,200
Employment
1,848,600
1,867,400
1,888,300
1,881,500
1,886,900
1,890,400
1,866,800
Unemployment
86,300
79,800
66,800
76,600
66,200
83,200
74,400
Unemployment Rate
4.5
4.1
3.4
3.9
3.4
4.2
3.8
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