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| Unemployment Rate / Residents Unemployed - State of Connecticut | Last Updated: December 19 2024 |
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The preliminary November 2024 unemployment rate for Connecticut was estimated by the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics program (LAUS) to be 3.0% (seasonally adjusted).
This is unchanged from October 2024. The unemployment rate is down one and two-tenths percent compared to the November 2023 level of 4.2%. The state jobless rate has declined
1.5 percentage points since March 2024. The U.S. unemployment rate
for November 2024 was 4.2%, up one-tenth of one percent from the October 2024 rate and higher over the year from 3.7% in November 2023. The CT jobless rate in November 2024 is one and two-tenths of a percentage
point lower than the U.S. unemployment rate.
For additional insight into the Connecticut labor market during the COVID-19 pandemic please see the analysis linked here: https://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/claimsdata.asp. Please note that there are conceptual, coverage, and scope differences between the two data sources. |
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| Month | 2007 | Y/Y | 2008 | Y/Y | 2009 | Y/Y | 2010 | Y/Y | 2011 | Y/Y | 2012 | Y/Y | 2013 | Y/Y | 2014 | Y/Y | 2015 | Y/Y | 2016 | Y/Y | 2017 | Y/Y | 2018 | Y/Y | 2019 | Y/Y | 2020 | Y/Y | 2021 | Y/Y | 2022 | Y/Y | 2023 | Y/Y | 2024 | Y/Y | 2025 | Y/Y |
| Jan | 4.3 |  |
4.8 |  |
7.1 | |
9.5 | |
9.4 | |
8.4 | |
8.3 | |
7.2 | |
6.0 | |
5.2 | |
4.6 | |
4.2 | |
3.7 | |
3.8 | |
7.1 | |
4.9 | |
3.6 | |
4.4 | |
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| Feb | 4.3 | |
4.9 | |
7.4 | |
9.6 | |
9.4 | |
8.3 | |
8.3 |  |
7.1 | |
5.9 | |
5.2 | |
4.5 | |
4.1 | |
3.6 | |
3.8 | |
7.1 | |
4.6 | |
3.5 | |
4.5 | |
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| Mar | 4.3 | |
5.0 | |
7.7 | |
9.7 | |
9.3 | |
8.3 | |
8.2 | |
6.9 | |
5.8 | |
5.1 | |
4.5 | |
4.1 | |
3.6 | |
3.9 | |
7.0 | |
4.4 | |
3.4 | |
4.5 | |
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| Apr | 4.3 | |
5.1 | |
7.9 | |
9.6 | |
9.2 | |
8.4 | |
8.2 | |
6.8 | |
5.8 | |
5.0 | |
4.5 | |
4.0 | |
3.5 | |
8.3 | |
7.1 | |
4.3 | |
3.3 | |
4.4 | |
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| May | 4.3 | |
5.3 | |
8.1 | |
9.6 | |
9.2 | |
8.4 | |
8.1 | |
6.7 | |
5.7 | |
4.9 | |
4.4 | |
3.9 | |
3.5 | |
11.8 | |
6.9 | |
4.1 | |
3.3 | |
4.3 | |
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| Jun | 4.4 | |
5.5 | |
8.3 | |
9.5 | |
9.1 | |
8.4 | |
8.1 | |
6.6 | |
5.6 | |
4.9 | |
4.4 | |
3.9 | |
3.5 | |
11.5 | |
6.8 | |
4.0 | |
3.4 | |
3.9 | |
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| Jul | 4.4 | |
5.7 | |
8.4 | |
9.5 | |
9.0 | |
8.4 | |
8.0 | |
6.6 | |
5.6 | |
4.8 | |
4.4 | |
3.8 | |
3.5 | |
11.7 | |
6.5 | |
3.9 | |
3.6 | |
3.6 | |
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| Aug | 4.5 | |
5.9 | |
8.6 | |
9.5 | |
9.0 | |
8.4 | |
7.9 | |
6.5 | |
5.5 | |
4.7 | |
4.4 | |
3.8 | |
3.6 | |
9.6 | |
6.2 | |
3.8 | |
3.8 | |
3.4 | |
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| Sep | 4.6 | |
6.0 | |
8.8 | |
9.5 | |
8.8 | |
8.4 | |
7.8 | |
6.4 | |
5.4 | |
4.7 | |
4.4 | |
3.7 | |
3.6 | |
8.8 | |
5.9 | |
3.8 | |
4.0 | |
3.2 | |
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| Oct | 4.6 | |
6.3 | |
9.0 | |
9.6 | |
8.7 | |
8.3 | |
7.6 | |
6.3 | |
5.4 | |
4.7 | |
4.3 | |
3.7 | |
3.6 | |
7.9 | |
5.6 | |
3.8 | |
4.2 | |
3.0 | |
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| Nov | 4.7 | |
6.5 | |
9.2 | |
9.6 | |
8.6 | |
8.3 | |
7.5 | |
6.2 | |
5.4 | |
4.6 | |
4.3 | |
3.7 | |
3.7 | |
7.5 | |
5.3 | |
3.8 | |
4.2 | |
3.0 | |
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| Dec | 4.7 | |
6.8 | |
9.4 | |
9.5 | |
8.5 | |
8.3 | |
7.4 | |
6.1 | |
5.3 | |
4.6 | |
4.3 | |
3.7 | |
3.7 | |
7.4 | |
5.1 | |
3.7 | |
4.2 | |
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| NOTE: The unemployment rate represents the number unemployed as a percent of the civilian labor force. The unemployed are all persons who did not work, but were available for work during the survey week (except for temporary illness) and made specific efforts to find a job in the prior week. Persons waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not be looking for work to be classified. |
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| Month | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Jan |
4.3 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 7.1 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.4 | |
| Feb |
4.4 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | |
| Mar |
4.5 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.5 | |
| Apr |
4.6 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.4 | |
| May |
4.7 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 11.8 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.3 | |
| Jun |
4.8 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | |
| Jul |
4.9 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 11.7 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | |
| Aug |
5.1 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 9.6 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | |
| Sep |
5.2 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | |
| Oct |
5.4 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.0 | |
| Nov |
5.6 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.0 | |
| Dec |
5.7 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
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| Month | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
| Jan |
89.8 | 133.8 | 180.0 | 181.1 | 160.2 | 154.7 | 135.4 | 113.3 | 98.9 | 87.9 | 80.0 | 70.8 | 73.4 | 129.0 | 94.4 | 67.7 | 82.9 | |
| Feb |
91.3 | 139.5 | 182.3 | 179.4 | 159.0 | 154.1 | 132.9 | 111.9 | 97.5 | 87.3 | 78.9 | 69.8 | 74.3 | 127.8 | 89.2 | 65.8 | 86.1 | |
| Mar |
93.3 | 144.6 | 183.6 | 177.6 | 158.7 | 153.3 | 130.6 | 110.7 | 96.0 | 86.8 | 77.7 | 68.6 | 74.9 | 126.8 | 84.7 | 64.2 | 85.4 | |
| Apr |
96.1 | 149.0 | 184.0 | 176.1 | 159.0 | 152.3 | 128.7 | 109.4 | 94.5 | 86.2 | 76.5 | 67.7 | 151.9 | 127.4 | 82.3 | 63.2 | 83.4 | |
| May |
99.5 | 152.8 | 183.5 | 175.0 | 159.3 | 151.4 | 127.0 | 108.0 | 93.2 | 85.6 | 75.3 | 67.2 | 224.9 | 124.1 | 79.8 | 63.2 | 81.8 | |
| Jun |
103.2 | 156.3 | 182.7 | 174.1 | 159.3 | 150.6 | 125.5 | 106.5 | 92.0 | 85.0 | 74.2 | 67.3 | 217.3 | 124.3 | 77.1 | 64.5 | 74.6 | |
| Jul |
106.8 | 159.6 | 182.3 | 173.0 | 158.7 | 149.7 | 124.1 | 105.0 | 90.9 | 84.6 | 73.2 | 68.1 | 221.6 | 119.9 | 74.3 | 67.4 | 69.3 | |
| Aug |
110.3 | 162.9 | 182.6 | 171.4 | 157.8 | 148.2 | 122.8 | 103.7 | 89.8 | 84.2 | 72.5 | 69.1 | 178.0 | 115.9 | 71.2 | 71.6 | 65.5 | |
| Sep |
113.8 | 166.3 | 183.2 | 169.3 | 157.0 | 145.8 | 121.5 | 102.7 | 89.0 | 83.7 | 72.1 | 69.9 | 162.9 | 110.4 | 71.9 | 76.1 | 61.4 | |
| Oct |
117.9 | 169.7 | 183.7 | 166.8 | 156.3 | 143.0 | 119.7 | 101.8 | 88.6 | 83.1 | 72.0 | 70.6 | 143.8 | 106.5 | 71.9 | 79.6 | 57.7 | |
| Nov |
122.7 | 173.2 | 183.6 | 164.3 | 155.7 | 140.4 | 117.5 | 101.0 | 88.1 | 82.5 | 71.9 | 71.5 | 136.8 | 101.4 | 71.1 | 80.3 | 56.9 | |
| Dec |
128.2 | 176.8 | 182.6 | 162.0 | 155.2 | 137.9 | 115.2 | 100.1 | 87.7 | 81.6 | 71.5 | 72.5 | 134.1 | 97.9 | 69.6 | 79.9 | ||
| Month | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Jan |
78.2 | 106.7 | 131.7 | 128.9 | 103.0 | 92.5 | 90.8 | 91.8 | 66.9 | 46.4 | 39.1 | 40.9 | 64.0 | 93.5 | 94.5 | 87.5 | 83.0 | 79.8 |
| Feb |
80.2 | 109.7 | 132.6 | 127.2 | 101.7 | 92.2 | 90.9 | 90.8 | 64.6 | 45.4 | 38.4 | 42.7 | 66.4 | 95.0 | 93.6 | 87.7 | 82.0 | 79.8 |
| Mar |
82.0 | 112.7 | 133.3 | 125.1 | 100.3 | 92.3 | 91.0 | 89.2 | 62.4 | 44.7 | 37.6 | 44.4 | 69.0 | 96.4 | 93.0 | 87.6 | 81.2 | 79.9 |
| Apr |
83.8 | 115.4 | 133.9 | 122.8 | 99.0 | 92.7 | 91.0 | 87.5 | 60.2 | 44.2 | 37.1 | 45.9 | 71.7 | 97.6 | 92.3 | 87.3 | 80.9 | 80.1 |
| May |
85.7 | 117.8 | 134.3 | 120.3 | 97.8 | 93.1 | 90.8 | 85.8 | 58.3 | 43.6 | 36.6 | 47.3 | 74.4 | 98.7 | 91.5 | 86.7 | 80.8 | 80.5 |
| Jun |
87.7 | 119.9 | 134.5 | 117.9 | 97.0 | 93.2 | 90.5 | 84.0 | 56.5 | 43.0 | 36.2 | 48.8 | 77.1 | 99.6 | 90.6 | 86.2 | 80.8 | 81.2 |
| Jul |
90.0 | 121.7 | 134.5 | 115.4 | 96.5 | 93.0 | 90.2 | 82.1 | 55.0 | 42.5 | 36.0 | 50.5 | 79.7 | 99.9 | 89.7 | 85.9 | 80.7 | 82.1 |
| Aug |
92.6 | 123.4 | 134.2 | 112.7 | 96.4 | 92.5 | 90.3 | 79.9 | 53.5 | 41.9 | 35.9 | 52.5 | 82.3 | 99.7 | 88.8 | 85.8 | 80.6 | 83.4 |
| Sep |
95.3 | 125.1 | 133.6 | 110.1 | 96.1 | 91.9 | 90.7 | 77.3 | 52.2 | 41.4 | 36.1 | 54.7 | 84.9 | 98.9 | 88.0 | 85.7 | 80.5 | 84.7 |
| Oct |
98.3 | 126.9 | 132.7 | 107.7 | 95.4 | 91.5 | 91.4 | 74.6 | 50.6 | 41.0 | 36.6 | 57.0 | 87.5 | 97.7 | 87.5 | 85.4 | 80.4 | 86.1 |
| Nov |
101.2 | 128.8 | 131.6 | 105.7 | 94.3 | 91.1 | 92.0 | 72.0 | 49.1 | 40.5 | 37.6 | 59.3 | 89.8 | 96.6 | 87.2 | 84.8 | 80.2 | 87.4 |
| Dec |
103.9 | 130.5 | 130.4 | 104.3 | 93.2 | 90.8 | 92.3 | 69.4 | 47.6 | 39.8 | 39.1 | 61.6 | 91.8 | 95.5 | 87.3 | 84.0 | 80.0 | 88.5 |
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| Month | 2008 | Y/Y | 2009 | Y/Y | 2010 | Y/Y | 2011 | Y/Y | 2012 | Y/Y | 2013 | Y/Y | 2014 | Y/Y | 2015 | Y/Y | 2016 | Y/Y | 2017 | Y/Y | 2018 | Y/Y | 2019 | Y/Y | 2020 | Y/Y | 2021 | Y/Y | 2022 | Y/Y | 2023 | Y/Y | 2024 | Y/Y | 2025 | Y/Y |
| Jan |
89,800 | |
133,800 | |
180,000 | |
181,100 | |
160,200 | |
154,700 | |
135,400 | |
113,300 | |
98,900 | |
87,900 | |
80,000 | |
70,800 | |
73,400 | |
129,000 | |
94,400 | |
67,700 | |
82,900 | |
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| Feb |
91,300 | |
139,500 | |
182,300 | |
179,400 | |
159,000 | |
154,100 | |
132,900 | |
111,900 | |
97,500 | |
87,300 | |
78,900 | |
69,800 | |
74,300 | |
127,800 | |
89,200 | |
65,800 | |
86,100 | |
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| Mar |
93,300 | |
144,600 | |
183,600 | |
177,600 | |
158,700 | |
153,300 | |
130,600 | |
110,700 | |
96,000 | |
86,800 | |
77,700 | |
68,600 | |
74,900 | |
126,800 | |
84,700 | |
64,200 | |
85,400 | |
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| Apr |
96,100 | |
149,000 | |
184,000 | |
176,100 | |
159,000 | |
152,300 | |
128,700 | |
109,400 | |
94,500 | |
86,200 | |
76,500 | |
67,700 | |
151,900 | |
127,400 | |
82,300 | |
63,200 | |
83,400 | |
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| May |
99,500 | |
152,800 | |
183,500 | |
175,000 | |
159,300 | |
151,400 | |
127,000 | |
108,000 | |
93,200 | |
85,600 | |
75,300 | |
67,200 | |
224,900 | |
124,100 | |
79,800 | |
63,200 | |
81,800 | |
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| Jun |
103,200 | |
156,300 | |
182,700 | |
174,100 | |
159,300 | |
150,600 | |
125,500 | |
106,500 | |
92,000 | |
85,000 | |
74,200 | |
67,300 | |
217,300 | |
124,300 | |
77,100 | |
64,500 | |
74,600 | |
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| Jul |
106,800 | |
159,600 | |
182,300 | |
173,000 | |
158,700 | |
149,700 | |
124,100 | |
105,000 | |
90,900 | |
84,600 | |
73,200 | |
68,100 | |
221,600 | |
119,900 | |
74,300 | |
67,400 | |
69,300 | |
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| Aug |
110,300 | |
162,900 | |
182,600 | |
171,400 | |
157,800 | |
148,200 | |
122,800 | |
103,700 | |
89,800 | |
84,200 | |
72,500 | |
69,100 | |
178,000 | |
115,900 | |
71,200 | |
71,600 | |
65,500 | |
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| Sep |
113,800 | |
166,300 | |
183,200 | |
169,300 | |
157,000 | |
145,800 | |
121,500 | |
102,700 | |
89,000 | |
83,700 | |
72,100 | |
69,900 | |
162,900 | |
110,400 | |
71,900 | |
76,100 | |
61,400 | |
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| Oct |
117,900 | |
169,700 | |
183,700 | |
166,800 | |
156,300 | |
143,000 | |
119,700 | |
101,800 | |
88,600 | |
83,100 | |
72,000 | |
70,600 | |
143,800 | |
106,500 | |
71,900 | |
79,600 | |
57,700 | |
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| Nov |
122,700 | |
173,200 | |
183,600 | |
164,300 | |
155,700 | |
140,400 | |
117,500 | |
101,000 | |
88,100 | |
82,500 | |
71,900 | |
71,500 | |
136,800 | |
101,400 | |
71,100 | |
80,300 | |
56,900 | |
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| Dec |
128,200 | |
176,800 | |
182,600 | |
162,000 | |
155,200 | |
137,900 | |
115,200 | |
100,100 | |
87,700 | |
81,600 | |
71,500 | |
72,500 | |
134,100 | |
97,900 | |
69,600 | |
79,900 | |
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