JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | Annual Average | ||
BRIDGEPORT LMA | Labor Force | 216,862 | 216,725 | 218,484 | 218,711 | 219,589 | 222,937 | 225,819 | 222,958 | 217,433 | 219,513 | 219,202 | 219,209 | 219,787 |
Employed | 199,868 | 200,674 | 203,664 | 204,966 | 205,076 | 207,196 | 209,312 | 208,067 | 204,115 | 206,036 | 205,763 | 204,878 | 204,968 | |
Unemployed | 16,994 | 16,051 | 14,820 | 13,745 | 14,513 | 15,741 | 16,507 | 14,891 | 13,318 | 13,477 | 13,439 | 14,331 | 14,819 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 7.8 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.7 | |
Ansonia | Labor Force | 8,676 | 8,669 | 8,728 | 8,759 | 8,868 | 9,094 | 9,185 | 8,971 | 8,725 | 8,730 | 8,673 | 8,669 | 8,812 |
Employed | 7,878 | 7,910 | 8,028 | 8,079 | 8,083 | 8,167 | 8,250 | 8,201 | 8,045 | 8,121 | 8,110 | 8,075 | 8,079 | |
Unemployed | 798 | 759 | 700 | 680 | 785 | 927 | 935 | 770 | 680 | 609 | 563 | 594 | 733 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 8.3 | |
Beacon Falls | Labor Force | 2,813 | 2,863 | 2,873 | 2,874 | 2,857 | 2,928 | 2,940 | 2,909 | 2,858 | 2,879 | 2,881 | 2,873 | 2,879 |
Employed | 2,612 | 2,623 | 2,662 | 2,679 | 2,680 | 2,708 | 2,736 | 2,720 | 2,668 | 2,693 | 2,689 | 2,678 | 2,679 | |
Unemployed | 201 | 240 | 211 | 195 | 177 | 220 | 204 | 189 | 190 | 186 | 192 | 195 | 200 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 7.1 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | |
Bridgeport | Labor Force | 62,637 | 62,198 | 62,527 | 62,107 | 62,295 | 63,364 | 64,145 | 63,104 | 61,600 | 62,173 | 62,142 | 62,728 | 62,585 |
Employed | 55,144 | 55,367 | 56,192 | 56,551 | 56,581 | 57,166 | 57,750 | 57,406 | 56,316 | 56,846 | 56,771 | 56,526 | 56,551 | |
Unemployed | 7,493 | 6,831 | 6,335 | 5,556 | 5,714 | 6,198 | 6,395 | 5,698 | 5,284 | 5,327 | 5,371 | 6,202 | 6,034 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 12.0 | 11.0 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.9 | 9.6 | |
Derby | Labor Force | 6,322 | 6,293 | 6,349 | 6,348 | 6,405 | 6,574 | 6,696 | 6,557 | 6,405 | 6,394 | 6,431 | 6,350 | 6,427 |
Employed | 5,793 | 5,817 | 5,903 | 5,941 | 5,944 | 6,006 | 6,067 | 6,031 | 5,916 | 5,972 | 5,964 | 5,939 | 5,941 | |
Unemployed | 529 | 476 | 446 | 407 | 461 | 568 | 629 | 526 | 489 | 422 | 467 | 411 | 486 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 7.6 | |
Easton | Labor Force | 3,118 | 3,130 | 3,178 | 3,197 | 3,201 | 3,214 | 3,253 | 3,232 | 3,154 | 3,177 | 3,193 | 3,169 | 3,185 |
Employed | 2,980 | 2,992 | 3,036 | 3,056 | 3,057 | 3,089 | 3,120 | 3,102 | 3,043 | 3,072 | 3,068 | 3,054 | 3,056 | |
Unemployed | 138 | 138 | 142 | 141 | 144 | 125 | 133 | 130 | 111 | 105 | 125 | 115 | 129 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.1 | |
Fairfield | Labor Force | 25,888 | 25,872 | 26,214 | 26,319 | 26,414 | 26,763 | 27,068 | 26,832 | 26,234 | 26,514 | 26,474 | 26,403 | 26,417 |
Employed | 24,726 | 24,825 | 25,195 | 25,356 | 25,370 | 25,632 | 25,894 | 25,740 | 25,251 | 25,489 | 25,455 | 25,346 | 25,357 | |
Unemployed | 1,162 | 1,047 | 1,019 | 963 | 1,044 | 1,131 | 1,174 | 1,092 | 983 | 1,025 | 1,019 | 1,057 | 1,060 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | |
Milford | Labor Force | 25,696 | 25,764 | 26,049 | 26,248 | 26,358 | 26,599 | 26,922 | 26,683 | 26,044 | 26,338 | 26,304 | 26,194 | 26,267 |
Employed | 24,164 | 24,262 | 24,623 | 24,781 | 24,794 | 25,050 | 25,306 | 25,156 | 24,678 | 24,910 | 24,877 | 24,770 | 24,781 | |
Unemployed | 1,532 | 1,502 | 1,426 | 1,467 | 1,564 | 1,549 | 1,616 | 1,527 | 1,366 | 1,428 | 1,427 | 1,424 | 1,486 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.7 | |
Monroe | Labor Force | 9,395 | 9,397 | 9,467 | 9,497 | 9,505 | 9,642 | 9,831 | 9,747 | 9,445 | 9,535 | 9,528 | 9,510 | 9,542 |
Employed | 8,866 | 8,902 | 9,035 | 9,093 | 9,097 | 9,191 | 9,285 | 9,230 | 9,055 | 9,140 | 9,128 | 9,089 | 9,093 | |
Unemployed | 529 | 495 | 432 | 404 | 408 | 451 | 546 | 517 | 390 | 395 | 400 | 421 | 449 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | |
Oxford | Labor Force | 4,759 | 4,771 | 4,790 | 4,781 | 4,785 | 4,880 | 4,984 | 4,922 | 4,797 | 4,826 | 4,807 | 4,846 | 4,829 |
Employed | 4,444 | 4,462 | 4,528 | 4,557 | 4,560 | 4,607 | 4,654 | 4,626 | 4,538 | 4,581 | 4,575 | 4,555 | 4,557 | |
Unemployed | 315 | 309 | 262 | 224 | 225 | 273 | 330 | 296 | 259 | 245 | 232 | 291 | 272 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 5.6 | |
Seymour | Labor Force | 7,480 | 7,507 | 7,583 | 7,568 | 7,706 | 7,790 | 7,933 | 7,769 | 7,523 | 7,554 | 7,560 | 7,546 | 7,627 |
Employed | 6,938 | 6,966 | 7,069 | 7,115 | 7,118 | 7,192 | 7,265 | 7,222 | 7,085 | 7,152 | 7,142 | 7,112 | 7,115 | |
Unemployed | 542 | 541 | 514 | 453 | 588 | 598 | 668 | 547 | 438 | 402 | 418 | 434 | 512 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.7 | |
Shelton | Labor Force | 19,468 | 19,485 | 19,637 | 19,674 | 19,727 | 20,025 | 20,311 | 20,099 | 19,565 | 19,844 | 19,764 | 19,628 | 19,769 |
Employed | 18,164 | 18,238 | 18,509 | 18,628 | 18,638 | 18,830 | 19,023 | 18,910 | 18,550 | 18,725 | 18,700 | 18,620 | 18,628 | |
Unemployed | 1,304 | 1,247 | 1,128 | 1,046 | 1,089 | 1,195 | 1,288 | 1,189 | 1,015 | 1,119 | 1,064 | 1,008 | 1,141 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.8 | |
Stratford | Labor Force | 24,373 | 24,520 | 24,677 | 24,856 | 24,935 | 25,307 | 25,594 | 25,320 | 24,629 | 24,872 | 24,796 | 24,703 | 24,882 |
Employed | 22,725 | 22,817 | 23,157 | 23,305 | 23,318 | 23,559 | 23,799 | 23,658 | 23,208 | 23,427 | 23,396 | 23,295 | 23,305 | |
Unemployed | 1,648 | 1,703 | 1,520 | 1,551 | 1,617 | 1,748 | 1,795 | 1,662 | 1,421 | 1,445 | 1,400 | 1,408 | 1,577 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.3 | |
Trumbull | Labor Force | 16,235 | 16,258 | 16,411 | 16,484 | 16,532 | 16,757 | 16,954 | 16,814 | 16,453 | 16,677 | 16,647 | 16,590 | 16,568 |
Employed | 15,432 | 15,495 | 15,725 | 15,826 | 15,834 | 15,998 | 16,161 | 16,065 | 15,760 | 15,909 | 15,887 | 15,819 | 15,826 | |
Unemployed | 803 | 763 | 686 | 658 | 698 | 759 | 793 | 749 | 693 | 768 | 760 | 771 | 742 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 |