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Unemployment Rate in Connecticut, by County

Unemployment Rate for every county in Connecticut, ranked. The highest is Greater Bridgeport Planning Region at 7.3% and the lowest is Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at 3.8%.

Connecticut: 5.6% · United States: 5.2% · median county in Connecticut: 5.4%

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#County Unemployment Rate
1Greater Bridgeport Planning Region7.3%
2Naugatuck Valley Planning Region6.0%
3Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region6.0%
4South Central Connecticut Planning Region6.0%
5Northwest Hills Planning Region5.4%
6Western Connecticut Planning Region5.3%
7Capitol Planning Region5.2%
8Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region5.0%
9Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region3.8%

Share of the civilian labour force who are out of work and looking. People not looking for work are excluded from the denominator.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Connecticut ranks 14th of 52 states for unemployment rate.

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