JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | Annual Average | ||
BRIDGEPORT | Labor Force | 216,900 | 216,700 | 218,500 | 218,700 | 219,600 | 222,900 | 225,800 | 223,000 | 217,400 | 219,500 | 219,200 | 219,200 | 219,800 |
Employed | 199,900 | 200,700 | 203,700 | 205,000 | 205,100 | 207,200 | 209,300 | 208,100 | 204,100 | 206,000 | 205,800 | 204,900 | 205,000 | |
Unemployed | 17,000 | 16,100 | 14,800 | 13,700 | 14,500 | 15,700 | 16,500 | 14,900 | 13,300 | 13,500 | 13,400 | 14,300 | 14,800 | |
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 | |
DANBURY | Labor Force | 106,800 | 106,600 | 107,700 | 106,600 | 107,300 | 109,300 | 110,400 | 109,500 | 106,700 | 107,800 | 108,300 | 108,500 | 108,000 |
Employed | 101,800 | 101,800 | 103,400 | 102,500 | 103,300 | 104,700 | 105,600 | 105,100 | 103,100 | 104,100 | 104,600 | 104,700 | 103,700 | |
Unemployed | 4,900 | 4,800 | 4,400 | 4,100 | 4,100 | 4,500 | 4,800 | 4,400 | 3,600 | 3,700 | 3,700 | 3,800 | 4,200 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | |
DANIELSON* | Labor Force | 33,800 | 33,400 | 33,500 | 33,600 | 33,900 | 34,800 | 33,800 | 34,500 | 34,400 | 34,000 | 33,800 | 33,500 | 33,900 |
Employed | 31,000 | 30,600 | 31,000 | 31,200 | 31,700 | 32,400 | 31,400 | 32,200 | 32,300 | 31,700 | 31,500 | 31,100 | 31,500 | |
Unemployed | 2,800 | 2,800 | 2,500 | 2,300 | 2,200 | 2,400 | 2,400 | 2,200 | 2,100 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 2,400 | 2,400 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 8.3 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.1 | |
HARTFORD | Labor Force | 583,300 | 587,300 | 591,700 | 589,100 | 591,500 | 601,100 | 608,300 | 601,500 | 589,800 | 592,700 | 592,700 | 588,700 | 593,200 |
Employed | 541,100 | 546,600 | 554,100 | 555,000 | 555,900 | 562,700 | 568,800 | 565,100 | 557,900 | 559,900 | 559,500 | 554,600 | 556,800 | |
Unemployed | 42,300 | 40,700 | 37,600 | 34,200 | 35,600 | 38,300 | 39,600 | 36,400 | 31,800 | 32,800 | 33,300 | 34,100 | 36,400 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.1 | |
LOWER RIVER | Labor Force | 11,700 | 11,800 | 11,900 | 11,800 | 12,200 | 12,700 | 13,000 | 12,900 | 12,300 | 12,000 | 11,800 | 11,700 | 12,200 |
Employed | 11,000 | 11,100 | 11,300 | 11,300 | 11,700 | 12,200 | 12,400 | 12,400 | 11,800 | 11,500 | 11,300 | 11,200 | 11,600 | |
Unemployed | 700 | 700 | 600 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 600 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | |
NEW HAVEN | Labor Force | 267,600 | 269,100 | 269,800 | 269,400 | 271,000 | 275,800 | 281,200 | 278,100 | 269,700 | 274,300 | 273,500 | 270,100 | 272,500 |
Employed | 249,800 | 252,200 | 253,700 | 254,300 | 255,500 | 259,100 | 263,000 | 261,500 | 255,700 | 259,800 | 259,000 | 255,600 | 256,600 | |
Unemployed | 17,800 | 17,000 | 16,100 | 15,100 | 15,500 | 16,800 | 18,300 | 16,500 | 14,000 | 14,500 | 14,500 | 14,500 | 15,900 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.8 | |
NEW LONDON** | Labor Force | 147,900 | 147,200 | 148,500 | 149,000 | 151,800 | 156,100 | 159,300 | 156,900 | 149,500 | 153,500 | 151,600 | 151,000 | 151,900 |
Employed | 138,300 | 137,800 | 140,100 | 141,100 | 143,800 | 147,700 | 150,000 | 148,100 | 141,700 | 144,800 | 142,900 | 142,100 | 143,200 | |
Unemployed | 9,600 | 9,400 | 8,400 | 7,900 | 8,000 | 8,400 | 9,300 | 8,900 | 7,900 | 8,700 | 8,800 | 8,900 | 8,700 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.7 | |
STAMFORD | Labor Force | 185,000 | 184,800 | 188,000 | 186,800 | 188,200 | 193,900 | 198,900 | 196,100 | 189,200 | 190,800 | 190,900 | 190,900 | 190,300 |
Employed | 177,000 | 176,900 | 180,700 | 180,100 | 181,300 | 186,500 | 191,200 | 189,100 | 183,000 | 184,400 | 184,400 | 184,400 | 183,300 | |
Unemployed | 8,000 | 8,000 | 7,300 | 6,700 | 6,900 | 7,400 | 7,700 | 7,000 | 6,200 | 6,400 | 6,500 | 6,500 | 7,000 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.7 | |
TORRINGTON*** | Labor Force | 38,000 | 37,800 | 38,200 | 38,200 | 38,400 | 39,500 | 39,000 | 38,900 | 37,900 | 38,700 | 38,500 | 38,100 | 38,400 |
Employed | 35,600 | 35,500 | 35,900 | 36,300 | 36,600 | 37,600 | 36,900 | 37,200 | 36,500 | 37,300 | 36,900 | 36,400 | 36,500 | |
Unemployed | 2,500 | 2,300 | 2,200 | 1,900 | 1,800 | 1,900 | 2,100 | 1,700 | 1,400 | 1,500 | 1,600 | 1,700 | 1,900 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | |
WATERBURY | Labor Force | 115,300 | 114,600 | 115,500 | 116,200 | 117,100 | 120,200 | 120,800 | 119,000 | 116,200 | 117,300 | 117,000 | 116,400 | 117,100 |
Employed | 106,300 | 105,900 | 107,500 | 108,500 | 109,800 | 112,500 | 112,400 | 111,800 | 109,800 | 110,500 | 110,100 | 109,200 | 109,500 | |
Unemployed | 9,000 | 8,700 | 7,900 | 7,700 | 7,300 | 7,700 | 8,400 | 7,200 | 6,400 | 6,800 | 6,800 | 7,200 | 7,600 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 7.8 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.5 | |
STATEWIDE | Labor Force | 1,690,900 | 1,693,800 | 1,707,800 | 1,704,000 | 1,715,300 | 1,750,200 | 1,774,100 | 1,753,800 | 1,707,300 | 1,724,500 | 1,721,300 | 1,711,900 | 1,721,200 |
Employed | 1,577,100 | 1,584,300 | 1,606,700 | 1,610,500 | 1,619,400 | 1,646,900 | 1,665,000 | 1,654,700 | 1,620,600 | 1,634,400 | 1,630,300 | 1,618,600 | 1,622,400 | |
Unemployed | 113,800 | 109,500 | 101,100 | 93,400 | 95,900 | 103,300 | 109,100 | 99,200 | 86,800 | 90,100 | 91,000 | 93,300 | 98,900 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.7 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 |