JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | Annual Average | ||
BRIDGEPORT LMA | Labor Force | 223,740 | 220,672 | 222,851 | 222,756 | 223,820 | 226,380 | 229,462 | 226,904 | 221,059 | 222,424 | 222,616 | 221,558 | 223,687 |
Employed | 207,147 | 204,934 | 207,900 | 209,046 | 209,837 | 211,817 | 213,832 | 212,357 | 208,529 | 210,204 | 210,181 | 209,053 | 209,570 | |
Unemployed | 16,593 | 15,738 | 14,951 | 13,710 | 13,983 | 14,563 | 15,630 | 14,547 | 12,530 | 12,220 | 12,435 | 12,505 | 14,117 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.3 | |
Ansonia | Labor Force | 9,050 | 8,886 | 8,933 | 8,996 | 9,113 | 9,252 | 9,372 | 9,279 | 8,954 | 9,015 | 8,979 | 8,908 | 9,062 |
Employed | 8,299 | 8,211 | 8,330 | 8,376 | 8,407 | 8,487 | 8,567 | 8,508 | 8,355 | 8,422 | 8,421 | 8,376 | 8,397 | |
Unemployed | 751 | 675 | 603 | 620 | 706 | 765 | 805 | 771 | 599 | 593 | 558 | 532 | 665 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 8.3 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 7.3 | |
Beacon Falls | Labor Force | 3,127 | 3,102 | 3,131 | 3,124 | 3,145 | 3,171 | 3,216 | 3,159 | 3,101 | 3,121 | 3,129 | 3,116 | 3,137 |
Employed | 2,918 | 2,886 | 2,928 | 2,944 | 2,955 | 2,983 | 3,012 | 2,991 | 2,937 | 2,961 | 2,960 | 2,944 | 2,952 | |
Unemployed | 209 | 216 | 203 | 180 | 190 | 188 | 204 | 168 | 164 | 160 | 169 | 172 | 185 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.9 | |
Bridgeport | Labor Force | 61,994 | 60,861 | 61,436 | 61,040 | 61,255 | 61,852 | 62,809 | 62,004 | 60,396 | 60,664 | 60,795 | 60,610 | 61,310 |
Employed | 55,060 | 54,471 | 55,260 | 55,564 | 55,775 | 56,301 | 56,836 | 56,444 | 55,427 | 55,872 | 55,866 | 55,566 | 55,704 | |
Unemployed | 6,934 | 6,390 | 6,176 | 5,476 | 5,480 | 5,551 | 5,973 | 5,560 | 4,969 | 4,792 | 4,929 | 5,044 | 5,606 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 11.2 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.1 | |
Derby | Labor Force | 6,563 | 6,488 | 6,519 | 6,523 | 6,550 | 6,686 | 6,748 | 6,665 | 6,492 | 6,461 | 6,489 | 6,506 | 6,558 |
Employed | 6,053 | 5,988 | 6,075 | 6,109 | 6,132 | 6,190 | 6,248 | 6,205 | 6,093 | 6,142 | 6,142 | 6,109 | 6,124 | |
Unemployed | 510 | 500 | 444 | 414 | 418 | 496 | 500 | 460 | 399 | 319 | 347 | 397 | 434 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 7.8 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.6 | |
Easton | Labor Force | 3,224 | 3,180 | 3,227 | 3,228 | 3,254 | 3,295 | 3,319 | 3,296 | 3,215 | 3,235 | 3,229 | 3,227 | 3,244 |
Employed | 3,081 | 3,048 | 3,092 | 3,109 | 3,121 | 3,151 | 3,180 | 3,159 | 3,102 | 3,127 | 3,126 | 3,109 | 3,117 | |
Unemployed | 143 | 132 | 135 | 119 | 133 | 144 | 139 | 137 | 113 | 108 | 103 | 118 | 127 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | |
Fairfield | Labor Force | 27,108 | 26,795 | 27,119 | 27,215 | 27,351 | 27,639 | 27,934 | 27,730 | 27,162 | 27,381 | 27,487 | 27,282 | 27,351 |
Employed | 25,992 | 25,714 | 26,086 | 26,230 | 26,329 | 26,578 | 26,830 | 26,645 | 26,165 | 26,375 | 26,372 | 26,231 | 26,296 | |
Unemployed | 1,116 | 1,081 | 1,033 | 985 | 1,022 | 1,061 | 1,104 | 1,085 | 997 | 1,006 | 1,115 | 1,051 | 1,055 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | |
Milford | Labor Force | 27,311 | 27,002 | 27,259 | 27,308 | 27,444 | 27,795 | 28,040 | 27,776 | 27,136 | 27,346 | 27,313 | 27,218 | 27,412 |
Employed | 25,613 | 25,339 | 25,706 | 25,848 | 25,945 | 26,190 | 26,439 | 26,257 | 25,784 | 25,991 | 25,988 | 25,848 | 25,912 | |
Unemployed | 1,698 | 1,663 | 1,553 | 1,460 | 1,499 | 1,605 | 1,601 | 1,519 | 1,352 | 1,355 | 1,325 | 1,370 | 1,500 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.5 | |
Monroe | Labor Force | 9,865 | 9,777 | 9,893 | 9,876 | 9,907 | 10,024 | 10,166 | 10,086 | 9,774 | 9,869 | 9,828 | 9,731 | 9,900 |
Employed | 9,379 | 9,279 | 9,414 | 9,465 | 9,501 | 9,591 | 9,682 | 9,615 | 9,442 | 9,518 | 9,517 | 9,466 | 9,489 | |
Unemployed | 486 | 498 | 479 | 411 | 406 | 433 | 484 | 471 | 332 | 351 | 311 | 265 | 411 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 4.2 | |
Oxford | Labor Force | 5,016 | 4,981 | 5,038 | 5,035 | 5,042 | 5,106 | 5,161 | 5,093 | 4,948 | 4,994 | 4,982 | 4,979 | 5,031 |
Employed | 4,714 | 4,663 | 4,731 | 4,757 | 4,775 | 4,820 | 4,866 | 4,832 | 4,745 | 4,783 | 4,783 | 4,757 | 4,769 | |
Unemployed | 302 | 318 | 307 | 278 | 267 | 286 | 295 | 261 | 203 | 211 | 199 | 222 | 262 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 | |
Seymour | Labor Force | 8,033 | 7,922 | 7,958 | 7,984 | 8,019 | 8,110 | 8,290 | 8,166 | 7,971 | 7,950 | 7,969 | 7,967 | 8,028 |
Employed | 7,484 | 7,404 | 7,511 | 7,552 | 7,581 | 7,652 | 7,725 | 7,672 | 7,534 | 7,594 | 7,593 | 7,552 | 7,571 | |
Unemployed | 549 | 518 | 447 | 432 | 438 | 458 | 565 | 494 | 437 | 356 | 376 | 415 | 457 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.7 | |
Shelton | Labor Force | 20,010 | 19,762 | 20,000 | 19,924 | 19,997 | 20,272 | 20,629 | 20,381 | 19,740 | 19,909 | 19,940 | 19,811 | 20,031 |
Employed | 18,689 | 18,490 | 18,757 | 18,861 | 18,932 | 19,111 | 19,293 | 19,159 | 18,814 | 18,965 | 18,963 | 18,861 | 18,908 | |
Unemployed | 1,321 | 1,272 | 1,243 | 1,063 | 1,065 | 1,161 | 1,336 | 1,222 | 926 | 944 | 977 | 950 | 1,123 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.6 | |
Stratford | Labor Force | 25,870 | 25,501 | 25,738 | 25,856 | 26,026 | 26,284 | 26,691 | 26,372 | 25,692 | 25,854 | 25,849 | 25,691 | 25,952 |
Employed | 24,103 | 23,846 | 24,191 | 24,324 | 24,416 | 24,647 | 24,881 | 24,710 | 24,264 | 24,459 | 24,456 | 24,325 | 24,385 | |
Unemployed | 1,767 | 1,655 | 1,547 | 1,532 | 1,610 | 1,637 | 1,810 | 1,662 | 1,428 | 1,395 | 1,393 | 1,366 | 1,567 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 6.0 | |
Trumbull | Labor Force | 16,571 | 16,413 | 16,601 | 16,645 | 16,716 | 16,897 | 17,086 | 16,897 | 16,479 | 16,625 | 16,626 | 16,511 | 16,673 |
Employed | 15,762 | 15,594 | 15,820 | 15,907 | 15,967 | 16,118 | 16,271 | 16,159 | 15,868 | 15,995 | 15,993 | 15,907 | 15,947 | |
Unemployed | 809 | 819 | 781 | 738 | 749 | 779 | 815 | 738 | 611 | 630 | 633 | 604 | 726 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |