| JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | Annual Average | ||||
| DANBURY/TORRINGTON | Labor Force | 159,300 | 158,000 | 159,600 | 159,400 | 160,300 | 163,700 | 166,500 | 165,500 | 160,300 | 162,000 | 162,400 | 162,100 | 161,600 | ||
| Employed | 151,400 | 150,500 | 152,800 | 153,400 | 154,500 | 157,500 | 159,400 | 159,400 | 155,700 | 157,400 | 158,000 | 157,500 | 155,600 | |||
| Unemployed | 7,900 | 7,500 | 6,800 | 6,000 | 5,900 | 6,200 | 7,100 | 6,100 | 4,600 | 4,500 | 4,400 | 4,600 | 6,000 | |||
| Unemp. Rate % | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | |||
| HARTFORD | Labor Force | 375,100 | 374,800 | 379,200 | 376,100 | 377,400 | 381,700 | 385,700 | 381,500 | 373,800 | 376,500 | 375,300 | 374,200 | 377,600 | ||
| Employed | 350,300 | 350,900 | 357,700 | 356,100 | 357,000 | 360,300 | 363,900 | 362,000 | 356,900 | 359,600 | 358,900 | 357,400 | 357,600 | |||
| Unemployed | 24,800 | 23,900 | 21,500 | 20,000 | 20,500 | 21,400 | 21,800 | 19,600 | 16,900 | 16,800 | 16,500 | 16,800 | 20,000 | |||
| Unemp. Rate % | 6.6 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.3 | |||
| MID-CONNECTICUT | Labor Force | 219,000 | 218,900 | 220,800 | 219,000 | 220,000 | 223,300 | 226,300 | 223,400 | 217,700 | 219,500 | 218,700 | 217,900 | 220,400 | ||
| Employed | 203,100 | 203,500 | 206,900 | 206,800 | 207,400 | 209,900 | 212,600 | 211,500 | 207,900 | 209,500 | 208,700 | 207,700 | 208,000 | |||
| Unemployed | 15,900 | 15,400 | 14,000 | 12,200 | 12,600 | 13,400 | 13,700 | 11,900 | 9,800 | 10,000 | 9,900 | 10,100 | 12,400 | |||
| Unemp. Rate % | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.6 | |||
| NEW HAVEN | Labor Force | 223,200 | 224,400 | 223,900 | 227,700 | 226,200 | 229,800 | 233,200 | 229,500 | 223,800 | 227,000 | 225,900 | 223,800 | 226,500 | ||
| Employed | 209,100 | 211,100 | 211,900 | 214,600 | 213,800 | 217,000 | 220,000 | 218,000 | 214,300 | 217,500 | 216,600 | 214,600 | 214,900 | |||
| Unemployed | 14,200 | 13,300 | 12,000 | 13,100 | 12,300 | 12,800 | 13,100 | 11,500 | 9,500 | 9,600 | 9,300 | 9,100 | 11,700 | |||
| Unemp. Rate % | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.1 | |||
| NORTHEAST | Labor Force | 67,900 | 67,300 | 67,900 | 67,400 | 68,100 | 69,700 | 70,500 | 69,600 | 68,000 | 68,100 | 68,500 | 68,100 | 68,400 | ||
| Employed | 62,700 | 62,600 | 63,800 | 63,600 | 64,100 | 65,300 | 65,700 | 65,600 | 64,600 | 64,600 | 64,600 | 64,300 | 64,300 | |||
| Unemployed | 5,200 | 4,700 | 4,200 | 3,800 | 4,000 | 4,500 | 4,700 | 4,000 | 3,400 | 3,500 | 3,800 | 3,800 | 4,100 | |||
| Unemp. Rate % | 7.7 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.0 | |||
| SOUTHEAST | Labor Force | 121,500 | 120,600 | 121,100 | 121,000 | 123,400 | 127,100 | 130,700 | 128,900 | 124,000 | 123,900 | 123,600 | 123,000 | 124,100 | ||
| Employed | 113,000 | 112,800 | 114,200 | 114,600 | 116,100 | 119,400 | 123,000 | 121,900 | 117,900 | 117,400 | 117,400 | 116,900 | 117,000 | |||
| Unemployed | 8,500 | 7,800 | 6,900 | 6,500 | 7,300 | 7,800 | 7,700 | 7,000 | 6,200 | 6,400 | 6,300 | 6,100 | 7,000 | |||
| Unemp. Rate % | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.7 | |||
| SOUTHWEST | Labor Force | 402,300 | 401,600 | 405,200 | 405,100 | 407,700 | 418,300 | 423,800 | 418,800 | 407,500 | 411,600 | 412,200 | 410,900 | 410,400 | ||
| Employed | 378,800 | 378,900 | 384,900 | 386,000 | 388,400 | 397,500 | 402,800 | 399,900 | 391,300 | 395,200 | 396,000 | 395,100 | 391,200 | |||
| Unemployed | 23,500 | 22,600 | 20,300 | 19,100 | 19,300 | 20,800 | 21,100 | 18,800 | 16,200 | 16,400 | 16,300 | 15,900 | 19,200 | |||
| Unemp. Rate % | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 | |||
| WATERBURY | Labor Force | 131,700 | 132,000 | 132,800 | 131,900 | 133,400 | 136,500 | 138,100 | 137,100 | 134,100 | 135,000 | 135,000 | 134,500 | 134,400 | ||
| Employed | 122,400 | 122,800 | 124,300 | 124,000 | 125,800 | 128,500 | 129,800 | 129,900 | 128,100 | 128,900 | 129,200 | 128,500 | 126,900 | |||
| Unemployed | 9,400 | 9,200 | 8,500 | 7,900 | 7,700 | 7,900 | 8,300 | 7,200 | 6,000 | 6,200 | 5,800 | 6,000 | 7,500 | |||
| Unemp. Rate % | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.6 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 |