JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | Annual Average | ||
BRIDGEPORT | Labor Force | 219,700 | 219,000 | 220,900 | 217,300 | 219,100 | 222,900 | 226,200 | 223,900 | 217,100 | 218,900 | 219,200 | 217,800 | 220,200 |
Employed | 204,800 | 204,200 | 207,300 | 204,800 | 205,700 | 208,100 | 209,900 | 208,600 | 204,100 | 205,900 | 205,900 | 204,100 | 206,100 | |
Unemployed | 14,900 | 14,800 | 13,600 | 12,500 | 13,400 | 14,800 | 16,300 | 15,300 | 13,000 | 12,900 | 13,300 | 13,800 | 14,000 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.4 | |
DANBURY | Labor Force | 108,400 | 107,200 | 108,700 | 107,500 | 108,100 | 109,000 | 110,500 | 108,600 | 106,600 | 107,600 | 108,500 | 108,300 | 108,200 |
Employed | 103,800 | 102,600 | 104,500 | 103,800 | 104,300 | 104,900 | 105,900 | 104,400 | 103,200 | 104,100 | 104,900 | 104,400 | 104,200 | |
Unemployed | 4,600 | 4,500 | 4,200 | 3,700 | 3,800 | 4,100 | 4,600 | 4,300 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,600 | 3,800 | 4,000 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | |
DANIELSON* | Labor Force | 32,700 | 32,400 | 32,900 | 32,500 | 33,100 | 34,200 | 34,400 | 34,000 | 33,300 | 33,200 | 33,000 | 32,700 | 33,200 |
Employed | 30,200 | 30,000 | 30,700 | 30,500 | 31,000 | 32,000 | 31,900 | 31,900 | 31,500 | 31,300 | 30,900 | 30,600 | 31,100 | |
Unemployed | 2,500 | 2,400 | 2,200 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,200 | 2,500 | 2,100 | 1,800 | 1,900 | 2,000 | 2,100 | 2,200 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 7.8 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.5 | HARTFORD | Labor Force | 591,900 | 591,100 | 594,200 | 588,200 | 589,200 | 597,400 | 606,200 | 597,700 | 585,600 | 590,600 | 591,800 | 589,700 | 592,800 |
Employed | 552,500 | 552,300 | 558,700 | 555,700 | 555,200 | 560,200 | 566,700 | 561,000 | 554,000 | 558,700 | 558,400 | 554,100 | 557,300 | |
Unemployed | 39,400 | 38,800 | 35,600 | 32,500 | 33,900 | 37,200 | 39,400 | 36,800 | 31,600 | 31,900 | 33,400 | 35,700 | 35,500 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | LOWER RIVER | Labor Force | 11,500 | 11,600 | 11,600 | 11,300 | 11,600 | 12,000 | 12,400 | 12,100 | 11,500 | 11,600 | 11,400 | 11,400 | 11,700 |
Employed | 10,900 | 11,100 | 11,100 | 10,900 | 11,100 | 11,500 | 11,900 | 11,600 | 11,100 | 11,100 | 11,000 | 10,900 | 11,200 | |
Unemployed | 600 | 600 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | NEW HAVEN | Labor Force | 265,100 | 267,600 | 267,900 | 268,500 | 268,800 | 273,100 | 277,300 | 275,200 | 267,300 | 269,100 | 268,100 | 267,100 | 269,600 |
Employed | 249,400 | 252,200 | 253,800 | 255,400 | 254,700 | 258,000 | 260,400 | 259,100 | 253,800 | 255,400 | 253,500 | 252,000 | 254,800 | |
Unemployed | 15,700 | 15,400 | 14,000 | 13,000 | 14,000 | 15,000 | 16,900 | 16,100 | 13,500 | 13,700 | 14,600 | 15,100 | 14,700 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 | |
NEW LONDON** | Labor Force | 147,700 | 148,000 | 149,100 | 148,200 | 150,100 | 154,400 | 159,000 | 157,500 | 150,700 | 149,600 | 149,300 | 148,400 | 151,000 |
Employed | 139,300 | 139,300 | 141,400 | 141,100 | 142,600 | 146,000 | 149,600 | 148,700 | 143,100 | 142,200 | 141,800 | 140,800 | 143,000 | |
Unemployed | 8,400 | 8,700 | 7,700 | 7,100 | 7,500 | 8,300 | 9,400 | 8,800 | 7,500 | 7,400 | 7,400 | 7,600 | 8,000 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | |
STAMFORD | Labor Force | 182,700 | 182,000 | 185,000 | 182,900 | 184,900 | 189,700 | 194,300 | 192,400 | 186,100 | 187,000 | 188,500 | 188,400 | 187,000 |
Employed | 175,000 | 174,300 | 177,800 | 176,300 | 178,000 | 182,300 | 186,400 | 184,900 | 179,500 | 180,500 | 181,700 | 181,400 | 179,900 | |
Unemployed | 7,800 | 7,700 | 7,200 | 6,600 | 6,900 | 7,400 | 7,900 | 7,500 | 6,600 | 6,500 | 6,800 | 7,000 | 7,200 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | |
TORRINGTON*** | Labor Force | 37,900 | 37,500 | 37,900 | 38,200 | 38,400 | 39,600 | 40,600 | 40,800 | 38,600 | 38,700 | 38,200 | 38,100 | 38,700 |
Employed | 35,800 | 35,400 | 36,000 | 36,600 | 36,900 | 37,900 | 38,700 | 38,900 | 37,200 | 37,300 | 36,700 | 36,400 | 37,000 | |
Unemployed | 2,100 | 2,200 | 1,900 | 1,600 | 1,500 | 1,700 | 2,000 | 1,800 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,600 | 1,800 | 1,700 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | |
WATERBURY | Labor Force | 114,500 | 114,500 | 114,900 | 114,800 | 115,400 | 117,800 | 118,000 | 117,200 | 114,400 | 114,400 | 114,800 | 114,600 | 115,400 |
Employed | 106,300 | 106,200 | 107,300 | 107,900 | 108,600 | 110,500 | 110,000 | 109,700 | 108,100 | 107,900 | 108,100 | 107,500 | 108,200 | |
Unemployed | 8,200 | 8,300 | 7,600 | 6,900 | 6,800 | 7,300 | 8,000 | 7,600 | 6,400 | 6,500 | 6,800 | 7,100 | 7,300 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 7.2 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.3 | STATEWIDE | Labor Force | 1,696,700 | 1,695,400 | 1,707,800 | 1,694,500 | 1,703,400 | 1,734,800 | 1,763,100 | 1,743,700 | 1,696,000 | 1,705,600 | 1,707,600 | 1,701,300 | 1,712,500 |
Employed | 1,593,600 | 1,593,100 | 1,614,300 | 1,608,900 | 1,613,800 | 1,636,900 | 1,656,200 | 1,643,700 | 1,611,000 | 1,620,100 | 1,618,300 | 1,607,600 | 1,618,100 | |
Unemployed | 103,100 | 102,300 | 93,500 | 85,600 | 89,700 | 97,900 | 106,900 | 100,000 | 85,000 | 85,500 | 89,300 | 93,700 | 94,400 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 | |