JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | Annual Average | ||||
BRIDGEPORT LMA | Labor Force | 218,035 | 217,494 | 218,656 | 217,954 | 219,156 | 223,613 | 224,359 | 222,272 | 216,703 | 218,911 | 218,942 | 217,546 | 219,470 | ||
Employed | 201,753 | 201,875 | 204,665 | 204,656 | 205,900 | 209,323 | 209,886 | 209,369 | 205,680 | 207,772 | 207,959 | 206,779 | 206,301 | |||
Unemployed | 16,282 | 15,619 | 13,991 | 13,298 | 13,256 | 14,290 | 14,473 | 12,903 | 11,023 | 11,139 | 10,983 | 10,767 | 13,169 | |||
Unemp. Rate % | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 6.0 | |||
Ansonia | Labor Force | 8,696 | 8,622 | 8,682 | 8,668 | 8,846 | 9,062 | 9,056 | 8,866 | 8,602 | 8,706 | 8,705 | 8,625 | 8,762 | ||
Employed | 7,952 | 7,957 | 8,067 | 8,067 | 8,116 | 8,251 | 8,273 | 8,252 | 8,107 | 8,190 | 8,197 | 8,150 | 8,132 | |||
Unemployed | 744 | 665 | 615 | 601 | 730 | 811 | 783 | 614 | 495 | 516 | 508 | 475 | 630 | |||
Unemp. Rate % | 8.6 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 7.2 | |||
Beacon Falls | Labor Force | 2,851 | 2,857 | 2,841 | 2,822 | 2,864 | 2,890 | 2,909 | 2,904 | 2,831 | 2,857 | 2,832 | 2,813 | 2,856 | ||
Employed | 2,637 | 2,639 | 2,675 | 2,675 | 2,691 | 2,736 | 2,743 | 2,737 | 2,688 | 2,716 | 2,718 | 2,703 | 2,697 | |||
Unemployed | 214 | 218 | 166 | 147 | 173 | 154 | 166 | 167 | 143 | 141 | 114 | 110 | 159 | |||
Unemp. Rate % | 7.5 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.6 | |||
Bridgeport | Labor Force | 62,642 | 62,466 | 62,625 | 62,414 | 62,166 | 63,452 | 63,433 | 62,710 | 61,092 | 61,668 | 61,822 | 61,620 | 62,342 | ||
Employed | 55,664 | 55,698 | 56,468 | 56,465 | 56,808 | 57,753 | 57,908 | 57,766 | 56,748 | 57,325 | 57,377 | 57,051 | 56,919 | |||
Unemployed | 6,978 | 6,768 | 6,157 | 5,949 | 5,358 | 5,699 | 5,525 | 4,944 | 4,344 | 4,343 | 4,445 | 4,569 | 5,423 | |||
Unemp. Rate % | 11.1 | 10.8 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.7 | |||
Derby | Labor Force | 6,410 | 6,362 | 6,425 | 6,379 | 6,447 | 6,671 | 6,606 | 6,501 | 6,334 | 6,365 | 6,337 | 6,309 | 6,429 | ||
Employed | 5,848 | 5,852 | 5,932 | 5,932 | 5,968 | 6,067 | 6,084 | 6,069 | 5,962 | 6,022 | 6,028 | 5,994 | 5,980 | |||
Unemployed | 562 | 510 | 493 | 447 | 479 | 604 | 522 | 432 | 372 | 343 | 309 | 315 | 449 | |||
Unemp. Rate % | 8.8 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 7.0 | |||
Easton | Labor Force | 3,139 | 3,147 | 3,159 | 3,153 | 3,177 | 3,224 | 3,235 | 3,211 | 3,176 | 3,203 | 3,193 | 3,151 | 3,181 | ||
Employed | 3,008 | 3,010 | 3,051 | 3,051 | 3,070 | 3,121 | 3,129 | 3,121 | 3,066 | 3,097 | 3,100 | 3,083 | 3,076 | |||
Unemployed | 131 | 137 | 108 | 102 | 107 | 103 | 106 | 90 | 110 | 106 | 93 | 68 | 105 | |||
Unemp. Rate % | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 3.3 | |||
Fairfield | Labor Force | 26,175 | 26,086 | 26,311 | 26,255 | 26,471 | 26,951 | 27,016 | 26,882 | 26,324 | 26,515 | 26,475 | 26,330 | 26,483 | ||
Employed | 24,959 | 24,974 | 25,319 | 25,318 | 25,472 | 25,895 | 25,965 | 25,901 | 25,445 | 25,704 | 25,727 | 25,581 | 25,522 | |||
Unemployed | 1,216 | 1,112 | 992 | 937 | 999 | 1,056 | 1,051 | 981 | 879 | 811 | 748 | 749 | 961 | |||
Unemp. Rate % | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | |||
Milford | Labor Force | 25,809 | 25,742 | 25,972 | 25,976 | 26,160 | 26,659 | 26,814 | 26,609 | 26,069 | 26,394 | 26,369 | 26,124 | 26,225 | ||
Employed | 24,392 | 24,407 | 24,744 | 24,743 | 24,894 | 25,308 | 25,376 | 25,313 | 24,867 | 25,120 | 25,143 | 25,000 | 24,942 | |||
Unemployed | 1,417 | 1,335 | 1,228 | 1,233 | 1,266 | 1,351 | 1,438 | 1,296 | 1,202 | 1,274 | 1,226 | 1,124 | 1,283 | |||
Unemp. Rate % | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | |||
Monroe | Labor Force | 9,399 | 9,429 | 9,523 | 9,492 | 9,582 | 9,733 | 9,851 | 9,773 | 9,472 | 9,557 | 9,575 | 9,486 | 9,573 | ||
Employed | 8,950 | 8,955 | 9,079 | 9,079 | 9,134 | 9,286 | 9,311 | 9,288 | 9,124 | 9,217 | 9,225 | 9,173 | 9,152 | |||
Unemployed | 449 | 474 | 444 | 413 | 448 | 447 | 540 | 485 | 348 | 340 | 350 | 313 | 421 | |||
Unemp. Rate % | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | |||
Oxford | Labor Force | 4,807 | 4,800 | 4,806 | 4,770 | 4,812 | 4,905 | 4,910 | 4,878 | 4,740 | 4,776 | 4,792 | 4,784 | 4,815 | ||
Employed | 4,486 | 4,489 | 4,551 | 4,551 | 4,578 | 4,654 | 4,667 | 4,655 | 4,573 | 4,620 | 4,624 | 4,598 | 4,587 | |||
Unemployed | 321 | 311 | 255 | 219 | 234 | 251 | 243 | 223 | 167 | 156 | 168 | 186 | 228 | |||
Unemp. Rate % | 6.7 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.7 | |||
Seymour | Labor Force | 7,539 | 7,560 | 7,581 | 7,560 | 7,590 | 7,774 | 7,851 | 7,764 | 7,515 | 7,556 | 7,546 | 7,532 | 7,614 | ||
Employed | 7,003 | 7,007 | 7,104 | 7,104 | 7,147 | 7,266 | 7,285 | 7,267 | 7,139 | 7,212 | 7,219 | 7,178 | 7,161 | |||
Unemployed | 536 | 553 | 477 | 456 | 443 | 508 | 566 | 497 | 376 | 344 | 327 | 354 | 453 | |||
Unemp. Rate% | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.9 | |||
Shelton | Labor Force | 19,610 | 19,558 | 19,575 | 19,545 | 19,663 | 20,071 | 20,262 | 20,064 | 19,477 | 19,696 | 19,686 | 19,536 | 19,728 | ||
Employed | 18,336 | 18,347 | 18,600 | 18,600 | 18,713 | 19,024 | 19,075 | 19,028 | 18,693 | 18,883 | 18,900 | 18,792 | 18,749 | |||
Unemployed | 1,274 | 1,211 | 975 | 945 | 950 | 1,047 | 1,187 | 1,036 | 784 | 813 | 786 | 744 | 979 | |||
Unemp. Rate % | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 5.0 | |||
Stratford | Labor Force | 24,563 | 24,487 | 24,668 | 24,558 | 24,852 | 25,376 | 25,561 | 25,392 | 24,647 | 24,944 | 24,934 | 24,702 | 24,891 | ||
Employed | 22,940 | 22,954 | 23,271 | 23,270 | 23,411 | 23,800 | 23,864 | 23,806 | 23,386 | 23,624 | 23,645 | 23,511 | 23,457 | |||
Unemployed | 1,623 | 1,533 | 1,397 | 1,288 | 1,441 | 1,576 | 1,697 | 1,586 | 1,261 | 1,320 | 1,289 | 1,191 | 1,434 | |||
Unemp. Rate % | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.8 | |||
Trumbull | Labor Force | 16,396 | 16,381 | 16,487 | 16,362 | 16,527 | 16,846 | 16,856 | 16,718 | 16,424 | 16,675 | 16,678 | 16,535 | 16,574 | ||
Employed | 15,578 | 15,587 | 15,803 | 15,802 | 15,898 | 16,162 | 16,206 | 16,166 | 15,881 | 16,043 | 16,057 | 15,966 | 15,929 | |||
Unemployed | 818 | 794 | 684 | 560 | 629 | 684 | 650 | 552 | 543 | 632 | 621 | 569 | 645 | |||
Unemp. Rate % | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | |||