The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program produces monthly employment, unemployment, and labor force data for Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence. The LAUS program is a federal-state cooperative endeavor in which states develop state and sub-state data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). A major source of labor force data estimates, the Current Population Survey (CPS) includes a sample of over 600 Connecticut households each month regarding the labor force status of their occupants.
Labor force measures are based on the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years old and over. People with jobs are counted as employed. People who are jobless, looking for jobs, and available for work are regarded as unemployed, and people who are neither employed nor unemployed are considelightblue not in the labor force. The unemployment rate represents the percentage of the labor force that is unemployed. Annual average data is published after benchmark revisions are made.
April 2025 - Current Monthly Data (Not Seasonally Adjusted)
2025 (2024 Benchmark)
CONNECTICUT
LABOR FORCE DATA BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE
LABOR MARKET
AREAS
Laborforce
Employed
Unemployed
Rate%
BRIDGEPORT-STAMFORD-DANBURY
FEB
511,300
489,200
22,100
4.3
MAR
517,100
496,800
20,300
3.9
APR
519,800
502,800
17,100
3.3
HARTFORD-WEST
HARTFORD-EAST HARTFORD
FEB
610,500
583,400
27,100
4.4
MAR
614,800
589,700
25,100
4.1
APR
616,400
595,100
21,300
3.5
NEW HAVEN
FEB
317,700
304,200
13,500
4.3
MAR
316,900
304,200
12,700
4.0
APR
318,900
308,100
10,800
3.4
NORWICH-NEW
LONDON-WILLIMANTIC
FEB
143,100
136,900
6,200
4.4
MAR
143,800
138,200
5,600
3.9
APR
143,800
139,200
4,700
3.2
PUTNAM-NORTHEAST
FEB
41,800
39,700
2,000
4.8
MAR
42,100
40,300
1,900
4.4
APR
42,700
41,100
1,600
3.7
TORRINGTON-NORTHWEST
FEB
45,700
43,600
2,100
4.6
MAR
46,200
44,200
2,000
4.3
APR
46,600
45,100
1,500
3.3
WATERBURY-SHELTON
FEB
240,500
228,200
12,200
5.1
MAR
241,700
230,400
11,300
4.7
APR
242,300
232,800
9,500
3.9
STATEWIDE
FEB
1,934,900
1,848,600
86,300
4.5
MAR
1,947,200
1,867,400
79,800
4.1
APR
1,955,400
1,888,200
67,200
3.4
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