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Labor Market Information - State of Connecticut vs. United States Unemployment Rate
  State of Connecticut vs. United States Unemployment Rate - State of Connecticut Last Updated: January 23, 2012
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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Jan 3.6 5.7 2.1 5.3 5.8 0.5 5.1 5.7 0.6 4.8 5.3 0.5 4.6 4.7 0.1 4.4 4.6 0.2 4.9 5.0 0.1 7.1 7.8 0.7 9.1 9.7 0.6 9.0 9.0 0.0
Feb 3.7 5.7 2.0 5.4 5.9 0.5 5.1 5.6 0.5 4.9 5.4 0.5 4.4 4.8 0.4 4.4 4.5 0.1 5.0 4.8 -0.2 7.5 8.2 0.7 9.2 9.7 0.5 9.0 8.9 -0.1
Mar 3.8 5.7 1.9 5.5 5.9 0.4 5.1 5.8 0.7 4.9 5.2 0.3 4.3 4.7 0.4 4.4 4.4 0.0 5.0 5.1 0.1 7.8 8.6 0.8 9.2 9.7 0.5 9.1 8.8 -0.3
Apr 4.0 5.9 1.9 5.5 6.0 0.5 5.0 5.6 0.6 4.9 5.2 0.3 4.3 4.7 0.4 4.4 4.5 0.1 5.1 4.9 -0.2 8.0 8.9 0.9 9.2 9.8 0.6 9.1 9.0 -0.1
May 4.1 5.8 1.7 5.6 6.1 0.5 5.0 5.6 0.6 4.9 5.1 0.2 4.3 4.6 0.3 4.4 4.4 0.0 5.3 5.4 0.1 8.2 9.4 1.2 9.1 9.6 0.5 9.1 9.1 0.0
Jun 4.3 5.8 1.5 5.6 6.3 0.7 5.0 5.6 0.6 4.9 5.0 0.1 4.4 4.6 0.2 4.5 4.6 0.1 5.5 5.6 0.1 8.4 9.5 1.1 9.1 9.5 0.4 9.1 9.2 0.1
Jul 4.4 5.8 1.4 5.6 6.2 0.6 4.9 5.5 0.6 4.9 5.0 0.1 4.5 4.7 0.2 4.5 4.7 0.2 5.7 5.8 0.1 8.5 9.5 1.0 9.1 9.5 0.4 9.1 9.1 0.0
Aug 4.6 5.7 1.1 5.6 6.1 0.5 4.8 5.4 0.6 4.9 4.9 0.0 4.5 4.7 0.2 4.6 4.6 0.0 5.8 6.1 0.3 8.6 9.7 1.1 9.1 9.6 0.5 9.0 9.1 0.1
Sep 4.8 5.7 0.9 5.5 6.1 0.6 4.8 5.4 0.6 4.9 5.0 0.1 4.5 4.5 0.0 4.7 4.7 0.0 6.0 6.2 0.2 8.7 9.8 1.1 9.1 9.6 0.5 8.9 9.1 0.2
Oct 4.9 5.7 0.8 5.4 6.0 0.6 4.8 5.5 0.7 4.9 5.0 0.1 4.5 4.4 -0.1 4.8 4.7 -0.1 6.2 6.6 0.4 8.8 10.1 1.3 9.1 9.7 0.6 8.7 9.0 0.3
Nov 5.1 5.9 0.8 5.3 5.8 0.5 4.8 5.4 0.6 4.8 5.0 0.2 4.5 4.5 0.0 4.9 4.7 -0.2 6.4 6.8 0.4 8.9 9.9 1.0 9.1 9.8 0.7 8.4 8.7 0.3
Dec 5.2 6.0 0.8 5.2 5.7 0.5 4.8 5.4 0.6 4.7 4.9 0.2 4.4 4.4 0.0 4.9 5.0 0.1 6.7 7.3 0.6 9.0 9.9 0.9 9.0 9.4 0.4 8.2 8.5 0.3
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Jan 7.2 7.3 0.1 7.0 7.3 0.3 5.5 6.6 1.1 5.2 5.6 0.4 5.2 5.6 0.4 5.5 5.3 -0.2 3.8 4.6 0.8 2.8 4.3 1.5 2.5 4.0 1.5 2.4 4.2 1.8
Feb 7.3 7.4 0.1 6.9 7.1 0.2 5.5 6.6 1.1 5.3 5.4 0.1 5.2 5.5 0.3 5.5 5.2 -0.3 3.6 4.6 1.0 2.7 4.4 1.7 2.4 4.1 1.7 2.6 4.2 1.6
Mar 7.4 7.4 0.0 6.8 7.0 0.2 5.5 6.5 1.0 5.3 5.4 0.1 5.3 5.5 0.2 5.4 5.2 -0.2 3.5 4.7 1.2 2.7 4.2 1.5 2.3 4.0 1.7 2.8 4.3 1.5
Apr 7.4 7.4 0.0 6.8 7.1 0.3 5.5 6.4 0.9 5.3 5.8 0.5 5.3 5.6 0.3 5.3 5.1 -0.2 3.4 4.3 0.9 2.7 4.3 1.6 2.3 3.8 1.5 2.9 4.4 1.5
May 7.4 7.6 0.2 6.7 7.1 0.4 5.5 6.1 0.6 5.4 5.6 0.2 5.2 5.6 0.4 5.1 4.9 -0.2 3.4 4.4 1.0 2.6 4.2 1.6 2.3 4.0 1.7 3.1 4.3 1.2
Jun 7.4 7.8 0.4 6.5 7.0 0.5 5.5 6.1 0.6 5.3 5.6 0.3 5.2 5.3 0.1 5.0 5.0 0.0 3.3 4.5 1.2 2.5 4.3 1.8 2.3 4.0 1.7 3.2 4.5 1.3
Jul 7.3 7.7 0.4 6.4 6.9 0.5 5.4 6.1 0.7 5.3 5.7 0.4 5.2 5.5 0.3 4.8 4.9 0.1 3.2 4.5 1.3 2.5 4.3 1.8 2.2 4.0 1.8 3.3 4.6 1.3
Aug 7.3 7.6 0.3 6.2 6.8 0.6 5.4 6.0 0.6 5.2 5.7 0.5 5.3 5.1 -0.2 4.7 4.8 0.1 3.2 4.5 1.3 2.5 4.2 1.7 2.2 4.1 1.9 3.3 4.9 1.6
Sep 7.2 7.6 0.4 5.9 6.7 0.8 5.4 5.9 0.5 5.1 5.6 0.5 5.4 5.2 -0.2 4.5 4.9 0.4 3.1 4.6 1.5 2.6 4.2 1.6 2.1 3.9 1.8 3.3 5.0 1.7
Oct 7.2 7.3 0.1 5.8 6.8 1.0 5.3 5.8 0.5 5.1 5.5 0.4 5.5 5.2 -0.3 4.3 4.7 0.4 3.1 4.5 1.4 2.6 4.1 1.5 2.1 3.9 1.8 3.4 5.3 1.9
Nov 7.1 7.4 0.3 5.6 6.6 1.0 5.3 5.6 0.3 5.1 5.6 0.5 5.5 5.4 -0.1 4.1 4.6 0.5 2.9 4.4 1.5 2.7 4.1 1.4 2.2 3.9 1.7 3.4 5.5 2.1
Dec 7.0 7.4 0.4 5.6 6.5 0.9 5.2 5.5 0.3 5.1 5.6 0.5 5.6 5.4 -0.2 3.9 4.7 0.8 2.8 4.4 1.6 2.6 4.0 1.4 2.3 3.9 1.6 3.5 5.7 2.2
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Jan 6.6 8.6 2.0 7.2 10.4 3.2 4.8 8.0 3.2 4.8 7.3 2.5 3.9 6.7 2.8 3.6 6.6 3.0 2.8 5.7 2.9 3.0 5.4 2.4 4.7 5.4 0.7 5.6 6.4 0.8
Feb 6.7 8.9 2.2 7.0 10.4 3.4 4.7 7.8 3.1 4.8 7.2 2.4 3.8 7.2 3.4 3.6 6.6 3.0 2.7 5.7 3.0 3.0 5.2 2.2 4.8 5.3 0.5 5.8 6.6 0.8
Mar 6.7 9.0 2.3 6.7 10.3 3.6 4.6 7.8 3.2 4.9 7.2 2.3 3.8 7.2 3.4 3.5 6.6 3.1 2.7 5.7 3.0 3.1 5.0 1.9 4.8 5.2 0.4 6.0 6.8 0.8
Apr 6.8 9.3 2.5 6.4 10.2 3.8 4.5 7.7 3.2 4.9 7.3 2.4 3.8 7.1 3.3 3.4 6.3 2.9 2.8 5.4 2.6 3.2 5.2 2.0 4.9 5.4 0.5 6.2 6.7 0.5
May 6.8 9.4 2.6 6.1 10.1 4.0 4.5 7.4 2.9 4.9 7.2 2.3 3.8 7.2 3.4 3.3 6.3 3.0 2.8 5.6 2.8 3.4 5.2 1.8 4.9 5.4 0.5 6.4 6.9 0.5
Jun 6.8 9.6 2.8 5.8 10.1 4.3 4.4 7.2 2.8 4.8 7.4 2.6 3.8 7.2 3.4 3.2 6.2 3.0 2.9 5.4 2.5 3.5 5.3 1.8 4.9 5.2 0.3 6.5 6.9 0.4
Jul 6.7 9.8 3.1 5.6 9.4 3.8 4.4 7.5 3.1 4.7 7.4 2.7 3.8 7.0 3.2 3.1 6.1 3.0 3.0 5.4 2.4 3.7 5.2 1.5 4.9 5.5 0.6 6.6 6.8 0.2
Aug 6.8 9.8 3.0 5.4 9.5 4.1 4.4 7.5 3.1 4.6 7.1 2.5 3.8 6.9 3.1 3.1 6.0 2.9 3.0 5.6 2.6 3.8 5.2 1.4 4.9 5.7 0.8 6.6 6.9 0.3
Sep 6.9 10.1 3.2 5.3 9.2 3.9 4.5 7.3 2.8 4.5 7.1 2.6 3.8 7.0 3.2 3.1 5.9 2.8 3.0 5.4 2.4 4.0 5.3 1.3 4.9 5.9 1.0 6.7 6.9 0.2
Oct 7.0 10.4 3.4 5.2 8.8 3.6 4.6 7.4 2.8 4.3 7.1 2.8 3.8 7.0 3.2 3.1 6.0 2.9 3.0 5.4 2.4 4.2 5.3 1.1 5.0 5.9 0.9 6.8 7.0 0.2
Nov 7.2 10.8 3.6 5.1 8.5 3.4 4.7 7.2 2.5 4.1 7.0 2.9 3.7 6.9 3.2 3.0 5.8 2.8 3.0 5.3 2.3 4.3 5.4 1.1 5.2 6.2 1.0 6.9 7.0 0.1
Dec 7.2 10.8 3.6 4.9 8.3 3.4 4.7 7.3 2.6 4.0 7.0 3.0 3.7 6.6 2.9 3.0 5.7 2.7 3.0 5.3 2.3 4.5 5.4 0.9 5.4 6.3 0.9 7.1 7.3 0.2
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Month 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Jan 8.6 10.4 8.0 7.3 6.7 6.6 5.7 5.4 5.4 6.4 7.3 7.3 6.6 5.6 5.6 5.3 4.6 4.3 4.0 4.2 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.3 4.7 4.6 5.0 7.8 9.7 9.0
Feb 8.9 10.4 7.8 7.2 7.2 6.6 5.7 5.2 5.3 6.6 7.4 7.1 6.6 5.4 5.5 5.2 4.6 4.4 4.1 4.2 5.7 5.9 5.6 5.4 4.8 4.5 4.8 8.2 9.7 8.9
Mar 9.0 10.3 7.8 7.2 7.2 6.6 5.7 5.0 5.2 6.8 7.4 7.0 6.5 5.4 5.5 5.2 4.7 4.2 4.0 4.3 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.2 4.7 4.4 5.1 8.6 9.7 8.8
Apr 9.3 10.2 7.7 7.3 7.1 6.3 5.4 5.2 5.4 6.7 7.4 7.1 6.4 5.8 5.6 5.1 4.3 4.3 3.8 4.4 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.2 4.7 4.5 4.9 8.9 9.8 9.0
May 9.4 10.1 7.4 7.2 7.2 6.3 5.6 5.2 5.4 6.9 7.6 7.1 6.1 5.6 5.6 4.9 4.4 4.2 4.0 4.3 5.8 6.1 5.6 5.1 4.6 4.4 5.4 9.4 9.6 9.1
Jun 9.6 10.1 7.2 7.4 7.2 6.2 5.4 5.3 5.2 6.9 7.8 7.0 6.1 5.6 5.3 5.0 4.5 4.3 4.0 4.5 5.8 6.3 5.6 5.0 4.6 4.6 5.6 9.5 9.5 9.2
Jul 9.8 9.4 7.5 7.4 7.0 6.1 5.4 5.2 5.5 6.8 7.7 6.9 6.1 5.7 5.5 4.9 4.5 4.3 4.0 4.6 5.8 6.2 5.5 5.0 4.7 4.7 5.8 9.5 9.5 9.1
Aug 9.8 9.5 7.5 7.1 6.9 6.0 5.6 5.2 5.7 6.9 7.6 6.8 6.0 5.7 5.1 4.8 4.5 4.2 4.1 4.9 5.7 6.1 5.4 4.9 4.7 4.6 6.1 9.7 9.6 9.1
Sep 10.1 9.2 7.3 7.1 7.0 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.9 6.9 7.6 6.7 5.9 5.6 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.2 3.9 5.0 5.7 6.1 5.4 5.0 4.5 4.7 6.2 9.8 9.6 9.1
Oct 10.4 8.8 7.4 7.1 7.0 6.0 5.4 5.3 5.9 7.0 7.3 6.8 5.8 5.5 5.2 4.7 4.5 4.1 3.9 5.3 5.7 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.4 4.7 6.6 10.1 9.7 9.0
Nov 10.8 8.5 7.2 7.0 6.9 5.8 5.3 5.4 6.2 7.0 7.4 6.6 5.6 5.6 5.4 4.6 4.4 4.1 3.9 5.5 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.0 4.5 4.7 6.8 9.9 9.8 8.7
Dec 10.8 8.3 7.3 7.0 6.6 5.7 5.3 5.4 6.3 7.3 7.4 6.5 5.5 5.6 5.4 4.7 4.4 4.0 3.9 5.7 6.0 5.7 5.4 4.9 4.4 5.0 7.3 9.9 9.4 8.5
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Month 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Jan 6.6 7.2 4.8 4.8 3.9 3.6 2.8 3.0 4.7 5.6 7.2 7.0 5.5 5.2 5.2 5.5 3.8 2.8 2.5 2.4 3.6 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.9 7.1 9.1 9.0
Feb 6.7 7.0 4.7 4.8 3.8 3.6 2.7 3.0 4.8 5.8 7.3 6.9 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.5 3.6 2.7 2.4 2.6 3.7 5.4 5.1 4.9 4.4 4.4 5.0 7.5 9.2 9.0
Mar 6.7 6.7 4.6 4.9 3.8 3.5 2.7 3.1 4.8 6.0 7.4 6.8 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.4 3.5 2.7 2.3 2.8 3.8 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.3 4.4 5.0 7.8 9.2 9.1
Apr 6.8 6.4 4.5 4.9 3.8 3.4 2.8 3.2 4.9 6.2 7.4 6.8 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.3 3.4 2.7 2.3 2.9 4.0 5.5 5.0 4.9 4.3 4.4 5.1 8.0 9.2 9.1
May 6.8 6.1 4.5 4.9 3.8 3.3 2.8 3.4 4.9 6.4 7.4 6.7 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.1 3.4 2.6 2.3 3.1 4.1 5.6 5.0 4.9 4.3 4.4 5.3 8.2 9.1 9.1
Jun 6.8 5.8 4.4 4.8 3.8 3.2 2.9 3.5 4.9 6.5 7.4 6.5 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.0 3.3 2.5 2.3 3.2 4.3 5.6 5.0 4.9 4.4 4.5 5.5 8.4 9.1 9.1
Jul 6.7 5.6 4.4 4.7 3.8 3.1 3.0 3.7 4.9 6.6 7.3 6.4 5.4 5.3 5.2 4.8 3.2 2.5 2.2 3.3 4.4 5.6 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.5 5.7 8.5 9.1 9.1
Aug 6.8 5.4 4.4 4.6 3.8 3.1 3.0 3.8 4.9 6.6 7.3 6.2 5.4 5.2 5.3 4.7 3.2 2.5 2.2 3.3 4.6 5.6 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.6 5.8 8.6 9.1 9.0
Sep 6.9 5.3 4.5 4.5 3.8 3.1 3.0 4.0 4.9 6.7 7.2 5.9 5.4 5.1 5.4 4.5 3.1 2.6 2.1 3.3 4.8 5.5 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.7 6.0 8.7 9.1 8.9
Oct 7.0 5.2 4.6 4.3 3.8 3.1 3.0 4.2 5.0 6.8 7.2 5.8 5.3 5.1 5.5 4.3 3.1 2.6 2.1 3.4 4.9 5.4 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.8 6.2 8.8 9.1 8.7
Nov 7.2 5.1 4.7 4.1 3.7 3.0 3.0 4.3 5.2 6.9 7.1 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.5 4.1 2.9 2.7 2.2 3.4 5.1 5.3 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.9 6.4 8.9 9.1 8.4
Dec 7.2 4.9 4.7 4.0 3.7 3.0 3.0 4.5 5.4 7.1 7.0 5.6 5.2 5.1 5.6 3.9 2.8 2.6 2.3 3.5 5.2 5.2 4.8 4.7 4.4 4.9 6.7 9.0 9.0 8.2
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