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 Connecticut Unemployment Rates / Residents Unemployed  (Seasonally Adjusted) Last Updated: March 09, 2010 
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 Connecticut Unemployment Rate 
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Jan 5.1% 4.8% 4.6% 4.4% 4.9% 7.1% 9.0%
Feb 5.1% 4.9% 4.4% 4.4% 4.9% 7.4%
Mar 5.1% 4.9% 4.3% 4.4% 5.0% 7.7%
Apr 5.0% 4.9% 4.3% 4.4% 5.1% 8.0%
May 5.0% 4.9% 4.3% 4.4% 5.3% 8.2%
Jun 5.0% 4.9% 4.4% 4.5% 5.5% 8.4%
Jul 4.9% 4.9% 4.5% 4.5% 5.6% 8.5%
Aug 4.8% 4.9% 4.5% 4.6% 5.8% 8.6%
Sep 4.8% 4.9% 4.5% 4.7% 6.0% 8.6%
Oct 4.8% 4.9% 4.5% 4.8% 6.1% 8.7%
Nov 4.8% 4.8% 4.4% 4.9% 6.4% 8.7%
Dec 4.8% 4.7% 4.4% 4.9% 6.7% 8.8%
Download Connecticut Unemployment Rate
Other unemployment data available:
  • Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS),  Connecticut by LMA,  CT by Town,  CT by Town (pdf),  How is the Unemployment Rate Calculated?
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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.
     United States Unemployment Rate 
    2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
    Jan 5.7% 5.3% 4.7% 4.6% 5.0% 7.7% 9.7%
    Feb 5.6% 5.4% 4.8% 4.5% 4.8% 8.2%
    Mar 5.8% 5.2% 4.7% 4.4% 5.1% 8.6%
    Apr 5.6% 5.2% 4.7% 4.5% 5.0% 8.9%
    May 5.6% 5.1% 4.6% 4.4% 5.4% 9.4%
    Jun 5.6% 5.0% 4.6% 4.6% 5.5% 9.5%
    Jul 5.5% 5.0% 4.7% 4.6% 5.8% 9.4%
    Aug 5.4% 4.9% 4.7% 4.6% 6.1% 9.7%
    Sep 5.4% 5.0% 4.5% 4.7% 6.2% 9.8%
    Oct 5.5% 5.0% 4.4% 4.7% 6.6% 10.1%
    Nov 5.4% 5.0% 4.5% 4.7% 6.9% 10.0%
    Dec 5.4% 4.9% 4.4% 5.0% 7.4% 10.0%
    Download United States Unemployment Rate 1982-present
     Connecticut Total Employment 
    2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
    Jan 1,702.6 1,709.3 1,733.5 1,763.4 1,770.1 1,750.0 1,727.2
    Feb 1,703.1 1,710.7 1,735.8 1,763.5 1,770.5 1,745.5
    Mar 1,702.5 1,712.1 1,737.8 1,762.6 1,770.2 1,742.0
    Apr 1,701.2 1,713.4 1,739.2 1,761.4 1,769.3 1,739.3
    May 1,699.9 1,714.8 1,740.2 1,760.1 1,767.8 1,736.9
    Jun 1,699.0 1,716.6 1,741.5 1,759.3 1,766.4 1,734.6
    Jul 1,699.3 1,718.7 1,743.8 1,759.5 1,765.5 1,732.3
    Aug 1,700.6 1,721.1 1,747.3 1,760.7 1,764.9 1,730.2
    Sep 1,702.6 1,723.6 1,751.6 1,762.9 1,764.2 1,728.5
    Oct 1,704.5 1,726.2 1,756.0 1,765.3 1,762.5 1,726.9
    Nov 1,706.3 1,728.8 1,759.7 1,767.4 1,759.3 1,725.6
    Dec 1,707.8 1,731.1 1,762.2 1,769.0 1,754.8 1,724.4
    Download Connecticut Total Employment
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