| JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | Annual Average | ||||
| SOUTHWEST | Labor Force | 399,100 | 398,700 | 403,700 | 402,600 | 404,900 | 413,900 | 421,800 | 416,100 | 403,700 | 407,400 | 407,200 | 407,200 | 407,200 | ||
| Employed | 374,300 | 374,900 | 381,700 | 382,400 | 383,700 | 391,000 | 397,800 | 394,400 | 384,400 | 387,700 | 387,500 | 386,600 | 385,500 | |||
| Unemployed | 24,800 | 23,800 | 21,900 | 20,200 | 21,200 | 23,000 | 24,000 | 21,700 | 19,300 | 19,700 | 19,800 | 20,600 | 21,700 | |||
| Unemp. Rate % | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | |||
| DANBURY/TORRINGTON | Labor Force | 159,100 | 158,800 | 160,300 | 159,100 | 160,000 | 163,200 | 164,100 | 162,900 | 158,800 | 160,800 | 161,200 | 160,900 | 160,800 | ||
| Employed | 150,600 | 150,700 | 152,800 | 152,400 | 153,500 | 156,100 | 156,400 | 156,100 | 153,200 | 155,000 | 155,200 | 154,600 | 153,900 | |||
| Unemployed | 8,500 | 8,100 | 7,500 | 6,700 | 6,600 | 7,100 | 7,700 | 6,800 | 5,600 | 5,800 | 6,100 | 6,300 | 6,900 | |||
| Unemp. Rate % | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 | |||
| NORTHEAST | Labor Force | 68,400 | 68,000 | 68,300 | 68,300 | 68,700 | 70,400 | 70,100 | 70,300 | 69,100 | 69,100 | 68,600 | 68,200 | 69,000 | ||
| Employed | 63,100 | 62,800 | 63,800 | 64,100 | 64,700 | 66,000 | 65,400 | 65,900 | 65,200 | 65,000 | 64,600 | 63,900 | 64,500 | |||
| Unemployed | 5,400 | 5,200 | 4,600 | 4,300 | 4,000 | 4,500 | 4,600 | 4,400 | 3,800 | 4,100 | 4,100 | 4,300 | 4,400 | |||
| Unemp. Rate % | 7.8 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.4 | |||
| HARTFORD | Labor Force | 373,100 | 376,200 | 379,200 | 377,900 | 379,900 | 386,000 | 390,500 | 386,100 | 379,100 | 381,100 | 380,900 | 378,300 | 380,700 | ||
| Employed | 347,600 | 351,100 | 356,000 | 356,500 | 357,100 | 361,500 | 365,400 | 363,000 | 358,400 | 359,700 | 359,400 | 356,300 | 357,700 | |||
| Unemployed | 25,500 | 25,000 | 23,200 | 21,400 | 22,800 | 24,500 | 25,100 | 23,100 | 20,700 | 21,400 | 21,500 | 22,000 | 23,000 | |||
| Unemp. Rate % | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | |||
| MID-CONNECTICUT | Labor Force | 219,300 | 220,200 | 221,600 | 220,200 | 221,200 | 225,200 | 228,500 | 225,400 | 219,800 | 221,200 | 221,000 | 219,300 | 221,900 | ||
| Employed | 201,500 | 203,400 | 206,100 | 206,400 | 207,300 | 210,300 | 212,800 | 211,400 | 207,900 | 208,800 | 208,300 | 206,400 | 207,500 | |||
| Unemployed | 17,800 | 16,800 | 15,500 | 13,800 | 13,900 | 14,900 | 15,700 | 14,000 | 11,900 | 12,400 | 12,700 | 12,900 | 14,400 | |||
| Unemp. Rate % | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.5 | |||
| NEW HAVEN | Labor Force | 222,100 | 223,400 | 223,900 | 223,700 | 225,100 | 229,200 | 233,600 | 231,200 | 224,200 | 228,000 | 227,200 | 224,400 | 226,300 | ||
| Employed | 207,700 | 209,700 | 211,000 | 211,500 | 212,400 | 215,400 | 218,700 | 217,500 | 212,600 | 216,100 | 215,400 | 212,600 | 213,400 | |||
| Unemployed | 14,400 | 13,700 | 13,000 | 12,200 | 12,700 | 13,700 | 14,900 | 13,700 | 11,600 | 11,900 | 11,800 | 11,900 | 13,000 | |||
| Unemp. Rate % | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.7 | |||
| SOUTHEAST | Labor Force | 118,900 | 118,200 | 119,500 | 120,100 | 122,400 | 126,000 | 128,400 | 126,500 | 120,500 | 123,600 | 122,000 | 121,300 | 122,300 | ||
| Employed | 111,200 | 110,700 | 112,800 | 113,500 | 115,700 | 118,700 | 120,500 | 119,000 | 113,900 | 116,200 | 114,500 | 113,800 | 115,100 | |||
| Unemployed | 7,600 | 7,500 | 6,700 | 6,500 | 6,700 | 7,200 | 7,900 | 7,600 | 6,700 | 7,400 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 7,200 | |||
| Unemp. Rate % | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | |||
| WATERBURY | Labor Force | 130,900 | 130,400 | 131,300 | 132,000 | 133,000 | 136,400 | 137,100 | 135,200 | 132,000 | 133,400 | 133,000 | 132,300 | 133,100 | ||
| Employed | 121,100 | 120,900 | 122,600 | 123,600 | 125,000 | 127,900 | 128,000 | 127,300 | 124,900 | 125,900 | 125,500 | 124,400 | 124,800 | |||
| Unemployed | 9,800 | 9,500 | 8,700 | 8,300 | 8,000 | 8,500 | 9,200 | 7,900 | 7,100 | 7,500 | 7,600 | 7,900 | 8,300 | |||
| Unemp. Rate % | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.3 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Note: Revised labor force estimates for 1990-1997 reflect incorporation of revised 1990 Census population inputs. In addition, the estimates starting with January 1994 are not directly comparable to the data prior to that date due to the redesign of the Current Population Survey by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Published by the Connecticut Department of Labor, Office of Research Last Updated: April 14, 1999 |