JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | Annual Average | ||
BRIDGEPORT/NORWALK/ | Labor Force | 404,600 | 401,300 | 405,100 | 404,400 | 406,900 | 414,400 | 419,600 | 414,000 | 401,800 | 403,700 | 403,200 | 402,500 | 406,800 |
Employed | Employed380,600 | 378,500 | 383,300 | 384,400 | 386,500 | 392,900 | 396,500 | 392,200 | 383,000 | 385,200 | 384,200 | 383,300 | 385,900 | |
Unemployed | 24,000 | 22,900 | 21,800 | 19,900 | 20,400 | 21,500 | 23,100 | 21,800 | 18,800 | 18,500 | 19,000 | 19,200 | 20,900 | |
Unemp. Rate% | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | |
BRISTOL/NEW BRITAIN | Labor Force | 121,100 | 120,600 | 121,400 | 119,800 | 120,100 | 120,900 | 122,800 | 120,700 | 117,600 | 118,300 | 117,900 | 116,900 | 119,900 |
Employed | 111,300 | 111,100 | 112,500 | 112,100 | 112,200 | 112,800 | 114,500 | 113,000 | 111,200 | 112,000 | 111,600 | 110,200 | 112,000 | |
Unemployed | 9,800 | 9,500 | 8,900 | 7,700 | 7,900 | 8,100 | 8,300 | 7,700 | 6,400 | 6,300 | 6,300 | 6,700 | 7,800 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 6.5 | |
DANBURY/TORRINGTON | Labor Force | 164,700 | 163,600 | 164,300 | 163,500 | 164,500 | 167,900 | 169,000 | 167,300 | 161,800 | 162,300 | 162,100 | 161,400 | 164,400 |
Employed | 155,700 | 154,700 | 156,000 | 156,400 | 157,500 | 160,400 | 160,900 | 160,000 | 155,900 | 156,500 | 156,200 | 155,100 | 157,100 | |
Unemployed | 9,000 | 8,800 | 8,300 | 7,100 | 7,000 | 7,400 | 8,000 | 7,300 | 5,900 | 5,800 | 5,800 | 6,300 | 7,200 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | |
NORTHEAST | Labor Force | 68,800 | 68,500 | 68,800 | 68,300 | 68,900 | 70,400 | 70,100 | 69,300 | 68,600 | 68,700 | 68,800 | 68,400 | 69,000 |
Employed | 63,700 | 63,800 | 64,400 | 64,500 | 65,000 | 66,100 | 65,400 | 65,000 | 65,100 | 65,200 | 65,100 | 64,300 | 64,800 | |
Unemployed | 5,100 | 4,800 | 4,400 | 3,900 | 3,900 | 4,400 | 4,700 | 4,400 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,700 | 4,100 | 4,200 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.1 | |
HARTFORD | Labor Force | 390,900 | 389,400 | 393,100 | 389,700 | 390,700 | 393,700 | 400,300 | 394,300 | 384,900 | 387,600 | 386,600 | 383,200 | 390,400 |
Employed | 364,900 | 364,400 | 369,000 | 367,700 | 368,100 | 369,900 | 375,500 | 370,600 | 364,600 | 367,200 | 366,000 | 361,400 | 367,400 | |
Unemployed | 26,000 | 25,100 | 24,100 | 22,000 | 22,600 | 23,800 | 24,900 | 23,700 | 20,300 | 20,400 | 20,600 | 21,800 | 22,900 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.9 | |
MERIDEN/MIDDLETOWN | Labor Force | 104,300 | 103,900 | 105,000 | 104,300 | 104,900 | 106,600 | 108,200 | 106,900 | 103,700 | 104,200 | 103,900 | 102,800 | 104,900 |
Employed | 97,300 | 97,200 | 98,500 | 98,500 | 98,700 | 99,900 | 101,300 | 100,300 | 98,200 | 98,800 | 98,300 | 97,200 | 98,700 | |
Unemployed | 7,000 | 6,700 | 6,500 | 5,800 | 6,200 | 6,700 | 6,900 | 6,500 | 5,400 | 5,400 | 5,600 | 5,600 | 6,200 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.9 | |
NEW HAVEN | Labor Force | 225,600 | 226,000 | 227,600 | 227,200 | 226,500 | 230,400 | 234,600 | 232,000 | 225,200 | 226,400 | 225,400 | 222,400 | 227,400 |
Employed | 211,700 | 212,400 | 214,800 | 215,600 | 214,500 | 217,200 | 220,300 | 218,500 | 213,700 | 215,100 | 214,100 | 211,100 | 214,900 | |
Unemployed | 13,900 | 13,600 | 12,800 | 11,600 | 12,100 | 13,300 | 14,300 | 13,500 | 11,500 | 11,300 | 11,200 | 11,300 | 12,500 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.5 | |
SOUTHEAST | Labor Force | 119,000 | 118,300 | 119,500 | 120,100 | 121,700 | 125,800 | 127,700 | 126,200 | 121,300 | 120,500 | 119,900 | 119,000 | 121,600 |
Employed | 112,000 | 111,700 | 113,500 | 114,200 | 115,300 | 119,000 | 120,500 | 119,500 | 115,700 | 115,100 | 114,100 | 113,200 | 115,300 | |
Unemployed | 7,000 | 6,600 | 6,100 | 5,900 | 6,400 | 6,800 | 7,200 | 6,700 | 5,700 | 5,400 | 5,700 | 5,900 | 6,300 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | |
WATERBURY | Labor Force | 132,400 | 131,800 | 132,900 | 131,900 | 132,000 | 135,000 | 137,000 | 136,000 | 131,400 | 133,100 | 132,100 | 131,000 | 133,100 |
Employed | 122,300 | 121,800 | 123,500 | 123,500 | 123,400 | 126,200 | 127,300 | 127,300 | 124,100 | 125,600 | 124,600 | 123,100 | 124,400 | |
Unemployed | 10,100 | 10,000 | 9,500 | 8,400 | 8,600 | 8,900 | 9,700 | 8,800 | 7,400 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,900 | 8,700 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.5 | |
STATEWIDE | Labor Force | 1,731,500 | 1,723,500 | 1,737,800 | 1,729,400 | 1,736,300 | 1,765,200 | 1,789,300 | 1,766,700 | 1,716,200 | 1,724,700 | 1,719,800 | 1,707,500 | 1,737,300 |
Employed | 1,619,700 | 1,615,600 | 1,635,500 | 1,636,900 | 1,641,100 | 1,664,400 | 1,682,100 | 1,666,400 | 1,631,300 | 1,640,600 | 1,634,300 | 1,618,800 | 1,640,600 | |
Unemployed | 111,800 | 108,000 | 102,200 | 92,400 | 95,200 | 100,800 | 107,200 | 100,300 | 84,900 | 84,200 | 85,500 | 88,700 | 96,800 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.6 |