JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | Annual Average | ||
BRIDGEPORT | Labor Force | 218,000 | 217,500 | 218,700 | 218,000 | 219,200 | 223,600 | 224,400 | 222,300 | 216,700 | 218,900 | 218,900 | 217,500 | 219,500 |
Employed | 201,800 | 201,900 | 204,700 | 204,700 | 205,900 | 209,300 | 209,900 | 209,400 | 205,700 | 207,800 | 208,000 | 206,800 | 206,300 | |
Unemployed | 16,300 | 15,600 | 14,000 | 13,300 | 13,300 | 14,300 | 14,500 | 12,900 | 11,000 | 11,100 | 11,000 | 10,800 | 13,200 | |
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 | |
DANBURY | Labor Force | 106,200 | 105,500 | 106,800 | 106,700 | 107,400 | 109,500 | 111,600 | 111,100 | 107,700 | 108,900 | 109,400 | 109,300 | 108,300 |
Employed | 101,700 | 101,200 | 102,900 | 103,100 | 103,700 | 105,600 | 107,100 | 107,100 | 104,700 | 105,900 | 106,500 | 106,600 | 104,700 | |
Unemployed | 4,500 | 4,300 | 3,900 | 3,600 | 3,700 | 3,900 | 4,500 | 3,900 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 2,800 | 2,700 | 3,700 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.4 | |
DANIELSON* | Labor Force | 33,000 | 32,600 | 33,100 | 32,800 | 33,200 | 34,200 | 34,200 | 33,900 | 33,400 | 33,300 | 33,600 | 33,300 | 33,400 |
Employed | 30,300 | 30,100 | 30,800 | 30,700 | 31,000 | 31,700 | 31,600 | 31,700 | 31,400 | 31,300 | 31,300 | 31,100 | 31,100 | |
Unemployed | 2,800 | 2,500 | 2,300 | 2,100 | 2,200 | 2,500 | 2,600 | 2,200 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,300 | 2,200 | 2,300 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 8.4 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.9 | |
HARTFORD | Labor Force | 585,300 | 584,500 | 591,300 | 585,600 | 587,700 | 594,600 | 601,100 | 594,000 | 581,200 | 585,600 | 584,100 | 582,500 | 588,100 |
Employed | 545,200 | 546,200 | 556,800 | 554,200 | 555,600 | 560,800 | 566,500 | 563,500 | 555,600 | 559,800 | 558,600 | 556,300 | 556,600 | |
Unemployed | 40,100 | 38,300 | 34,500 | 31,400 | 32,000 | 33,800 | 34,600 | 30,500 | 25,700 | 25,800 | 25,500 | 26,200 | 31,500 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.9 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 | |
LOWER RIVER | Labor Force | 11,800 | 11,600 | 11,700 | 11,900 | 12,200 | 12,600 | 13,200 | 13,200 | 12,500 | 12,400 | 12,100 | 12,100 | 12,300 |
Employed | 11,200 | 11,000 | 11,100 | 11,400 | 11,700 | 12,100 | 12,600 | 12,800 | 12,100 | 12,000 | 11,700 | 11,700 | 11,800 | |
Unemployed | 600 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 500 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.0 | |
NEW HAVEN | Labor Force | 268,600 | 270,300 | 269,600 | 273,700 | 272,100 | 276,500 | 280,600 | 276,200 | 269,400 | 273,300 | 271,800 | 269,300 | 272,600 |
Employed | 251,400 | 253,800 | 254,800 | 258,100 | 257,200 | 261,000 | 264,600 | 262,200 | 257,700 | 261,500 | 260,500 | 258,100 | 258,400 | |
Unemployed | 17,200 | 16,400 | 14,800 | 15,600 | 14,900 | 15,500 | 16,000 | 14,100 | 11,700 | 11,700 | 11,300 | 11,200 | 14,200 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.2 | |
NEW LONDON** | Labor Force | 151,400 | 150,500 | 150,700 | 150,700 | 153,500 | 158,000 | 162,600 | 160,300 | 154,400 | 154,200 | 154,100 | 153,400 | 154,500 |
Employed | 141,000 | 140,800 | 142,200 | 142,800 | 144,600 | 148,700 | 153,300 | 151,800 | 146,900 | 146,400 | 146,400 | 146,000 | 145,900 | |
Unemployed | 10,400 | 9,600 | 8,500 | 7,900 | 8,900 | 9,300 | 9,300 | 8,500 | 7,500 | 7,800 | 7,700 | 7,500 | 8,600 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.5 | |
STAMFORD | Labor Force | 187,100 | 186,900 | 189,400 | 189,900 | 191,500 | 197,600 | 202,400 | 199,400 | 193,600 | 195,500 | 196,100 | 196,200 | 193,800 |
Employed | 179,600 | 179,700 | 182,900 | 184,000 | 185,200 | 190,900 | 195,600 | 193,300 | 188,300 | 190,100 | 190,700 | 191,000 | 187,600 | |
Unemployed | 7,400 | 7,200 | 6,500 | 5,900 | 6,200 | 6,600 | 6,800 | 6,100 | 5,300 | 5,400 | 5,400 | 5,200 | 6,200 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.2 | |
TORRINGTON*** | Labor Force | 38,600 | 38,100 | 38,200 | 38,300 | 38,700 | 39,700 | 40,200 | 40,000 | 38,400 | 38,900 | 38,900 | 38,600 | 38,900 |
Employed | 36,400 | 35,900 | 36,300 | 36,700 | 37,200 | 38,100 | 38,400 | 38,500 | 37,300 | 37,800 | 37,800 | 37,300 | 37,300 | |
Unemployed | 2,200 | 2,100 | 1,900 | 1,600 | 1,500 | 1,600 | 1,800 | 1,500 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,300 | 1,600 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.0 | |
WATERBURY | Labor Force | 116,100 | 116,200 | 117,000 | 116,000 | 117,600 | 120,300 | 121,800 | 120,900 | 118,200 | 119,000 | 119,100 | 118,800 | 118,400 |
Employed | 107,500 | 107,800 | 109,200 | 108,800 | 110,500 | 113,000 | 114,100 | 114,400 | 112,800 | 113,400 | 113,700 | 113,200 | 111,500 | |
Unemployed | 8,600 | 8,400 | 7,800 | 7,300 | 7,000 | 7,300 | 7,600 | 6,600 | 5,400 | 5,700 | 5,400 | 5,500 | 6,900 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.8 | |
STATEWIDE | Labor Force | 1,700,000 | 1,697,500 | 1,710,400 | 1,707,600 | 1,716,600 | 1,750,100 | 1,774,800 | 1,754,300 | 1,709,200 | 1,723,600 | 1,721,500 | 1,714,400 | 1,723,300 |
Employed | 1,590,600 | 1,593,100 | 1,616,300 | 1,619,000 | 1,627,000 | 1,655,400 | 1,677,200 | 1,668,300 | 1,636,700 | 1,650,100 | 1,649,300 | 1,642,000 | 1,635,400 | |
Unemployed | 109,400 | 104,300 | 94,100 | 88,500 | 89,600 | 94,700 | 97,600 | 86,000 | 72,500 | 73,500 | 72,300 | 72,400 | 87,900 | |
Unemp. Rate % | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.1 |