Current Employment Statistics - June 2024

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 1,600 Connecticut households each month regarding the labor force status of their occupants Further information from the CT Department of Labor is available here: https://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/LAUS/default.asp

The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program is a federal-state cooperative effort which produces monthly estimates of produces monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor force data for approximately 7,000 areas including Census regions and divisions, States, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities.

This dataset includes data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. To only see data for Connecticut, create a filter where "State name" is equal to "Connecticut".

For more information on the LAUS program and data visit: https://www.bls.gov/lau/

For more information from the CT Department of Labor visit: https://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/LAUS/default.asp

This layer contains the latest 14 months of unemployment statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The data is offered at the nationwide, state, and county geography levels. Puerto Rico is included. These are not seasonally adjusted values. The layer is updated monthly with the newest unemployment statistics available from BLS. There are attributes in the layer that specify which month is associated to each statistic. Most current month: July 2025 (preliminary values at the state and county level) The attributes included for each month are:Unemployment rate (%)Count of unemployed populationCount of employed population in the labor forceCount of people in the labor forceData obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data downloaded: August 27, 2025Local Area Unemployment Statistics table download: https://www.bls.gov/lau/#tablesLocal Area Unemployment FTP downloads:State and County NationData Notes:This layer is updated automatically when the BLS releases their most current monthly statistics. The layer always contains the most recent estimates. It is updated within days of the BLS"s county release schedule. BLS releases their county statistics roughly 2 months after-the-fact. The data is joined to 2023 TIGER boundaries from the U.S. Census Bureau.Monthly values are subject to revision over time.For national values, employed plus unemployed may not sum to total labor force due to rounding.As of the January 2022 estimates released on March 18th, 2022, BLS is reporting new data for the two new census areas in Alaska - Copper River and Chugach - and historical data for the previous census area - Valdez Cordova. As of the March 17th, 2025 release, BLS now reports data for 9 planning regions in Connecticut rather than the 8 previous counties. To better understand the different labor force statistics included in this map, see the diagram below from BLS:

Historical Employment Statistics 1990 - current. The Current Employment Statistics (CES) more information program provides the most current estimates of nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings data by industry (place of work) for the nation as a whole, all states, and most major metropolitan areas. The CES survey 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). Estimates produced by the CES program include both full- and part-time jobs. Excluded are self-employment, as well as agricultural and domestic positions. In Connecticut, more than 4,000 employers are surveyed each month to determine the number of the jobs in the State. For more information please visit us at http://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/ces/default.asp.

Municipal Fiscal Indicators is an annual compendium of information compiled by the Office of Policy and Management, Office of Finance, Municipal Finance Services Unit (MFS). Municipal Fiscal Indicators contains the most current financial data available for each of Connecticut's 169 municipalities. The data contained in Indicators provides key financial and demographic information on municipalities in Connecticut. The data includes selected demographic and economic data relating to, or having an impact upon, a municipality’s financial condition. The majority of this data was compiled from the audited financial statements that are filed annually with the State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management, Office of Finance. Unlike prior years' where the audited financial information was compiled by OPM, the FY 2020 and beyond information in this edition was based upon the self-reporting by municipalities of their own audited data. The unemployment data is the calendar year average. The CT Department of Labor publishes the unemployment percentages monthly. For comparative purposes, the information presented for calendar years 2019 to 2022 in this publication, have been benchmarked to calendar year 2023 and therefore may not agree with unemployment figures provided in earlier editions of MFI. The most recent edition is for the Fiscal Years Ended 2018-2022 published in September 2024. The most recent data on the Municipal Fiscal Indicators is included in the following datasets: Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators: Financial Statement Information, 2020-2022 https://data.ct.gov/d/d6pe-dw46 Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators: Uniform Chart of Accounts, 2020-2022 https://data.ct.gov/d/e2qt-k238 Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Pension Funding Information for Defined Benefit Pension Plans, 2020-2022 https://data.ct.gov/d/73q3-sgr8 Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Type and Number of Pension Plans, 2020-2022 https://data.ct.gov/d/i84g-vvfb Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB), 2020-2022 https://data.ct.gov/d/ei7n-pnn9 Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Economic and Grand List Data, 2019-2024 https://data.ct.gov/d/xgef-f6jp Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Benchmark Labor Data, 2020-2024 https://data.ct.gov/d/5ijb-j6bn Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Bond Ratings, 2019-2022 https://data.ct.gov/d/a65i-iag5 Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Individual Town Data, 2014-2022 https://data.ct.gov/d/ej6f-y2wf Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Totals and Averages, 2014-2022 https://data.ct.gov/d/ryvc-y5rf

Continued Claims for UI released by the CT Department of Labor. Continued Claims are total number of individuals being paid benefits in any particular week. Claims data can be access directly from CT DOL here: https://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/claimsdata.asp

Claims are disaggregated by age, education, industry, race/national origin, sex, and wages.

The claim counts in this dataset may not match claim counts from other sources.

Unemployment claims tabulated in this dataset represent only one component of the unemployed. Claims do not account for those not covered under the Unemployment system (e.g. federal workers, railroad workers or religious workers) or the unemployed self-employed.

Claims filed for a particular week will change as time goes on and the backlog is addressed.

For data on continued claims at the town level, see the dataset "Continued Claims for Unemployment Benefits by Town" here: https://data.ct.gov/Government/Continued-Claims-for-Unemployment-Benefits-by-Town/r83t-9bjm

For data on initial claims see the following two datasets:

"Initial Claims for Unemployment Benefits in Connecticut," https://data.ct.gov/Government/Initial-Claims-for-Unemployment-Benefits/j3yj-ek9y

"Initial Claims for Unemployment Benefits by Town," https://data.ct.gov/Government/Initial-Claims-for-Unemployment-Benefits-by-Town/twvc-s7wy

Municipal Fiscal Indicators is an annual compendium of information compiled by the Office of Policy and Management, Office of Finance, Municipal Finance Services Unit (MFS). The data contained in Indicators provides key financial and demographic information on municipalities in Connecticut. Municipal Fiscal Indicators contains the most current financial data available for each of Connecticut's 169 municipalities. The majority of this data was compiled from the audited financial statements that are filed annually with the State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management, Office of Finance. This database of information includes selected demographic and economic data relating to, or having an impact upon, a municipality’s financial condition. The most recent edition is for the Fiscal Years Ended 2015-2019 published in April 2021. Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) for Connecticut Municipalities, compiled by the CT Office of Policy and Management in the annual Municipal Fiscal Indicators report. Post-employment benefits are typically provided by municipalities to former employees or their beneficiaries as compensation for services rendered while these employees were still active. These benefits are generally divided into two broad categories – pension benefits (retirement income) and Other Post-employment Benefits (postemployment benefits other than pensions, referenced as OPEB). Forms of OPEB typically include healthcare benefits and benefits such as disability and life insurance provided outside of the pension plan. Data on the Municipal Fiscal Indicators is included in the following datasets: Municipal Fiscal Indicators, 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-2019/sb4i-6vik Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Grand List Components, 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Grand-List-Components-/ifrb-kp2b Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Pension Funding Information For Defined Benefit Pension Plans, 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Pension-Funding-Inform/civu-w22d Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Type and Number of Pension Plans, 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Type-and-Number-of-Pen/9f65-c4yr Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB), 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Other-Post-Employment-/sa26-46h8 Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Economic and Grand List Data, 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Economic-and-Grand-Lis/wpbp-b657 Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Benchmark Labor Data, 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Benchmark-Labor-Data-2/db37-h23r Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Unemployment, 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Unemployment-2019/cugp-2za3

Municipal Fiscal Indicators is an annual compendium of information compiled by the Office of Policy and Management, Office of Finance, Municipal Finance Services Unit (MFS). The data contained in Indicators provides key financial and demographic information on municipalities in Connecticut. Municipal Fiscal Indicators contains the most current financial data available for each of Connecticut's 169 municipalities. The majority of this data was compiled from the audited financial statements that are filed annually with the State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management, Office of Finance. This database of information includes selected demographic and economic data relating to, or having an impact upon, a municipality’s financial condition. The most recent edition is for the Fiscal Years Ended 2015-2019 published in April 2021. Data on the Municipal Fiscal Indicators is included in the following datasets: Municipal Fiscal Indicators, 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-2019/sb4i-6vik Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Grand List Components, 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Grand-List-Components-/ifrb-kp2b Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Pension Funding Information For Defined Benefit Pension Plans, 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Pension-Funding-Inform/civu-w22d Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Type and Number of Pension Plans, 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Type-and-Number-of-Pen/9f65-c4yr Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB), 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Other-Post-Employment-/sa26-46h8 Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Economic and Grand List Data, 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Economic-and-Grand-Lis/wpbp-b657 Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Benchmark Labor Data, 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Benchmark-Labor-Data-2/db37-h23r Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Unemployment, 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Unemployment-2019/cugp-2za3

Municipal Fiscal Indicators is an annual compendium of information compiled by the Office of Policy and Management, Office of Finance, Municipal Finance Services Unit (MFS). The data contained in Indicators provides key financial and demographic information on municipalities in Connecticut. Municipal Fiscal Indicators contains the most current financial data available for each of Connecticut's 169 municipalities. The majority of this data was compiled from the audited financial statements that are filed annually with the State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management, Office of Finance. This database of information includes selected demographic and economic data relating to, or having an impact upon, a municipality’s financial condition. The most recent edition is for the Fiscal Years Ended 2015-2019 published in April 2021. The Grand List is the aggregate valuation of taxable property within a given municipality. The Grand Lists component data provides a breakdown by certain assessment categories and their valuation. Data on the Municipal Fiscal Indicators is included in the following datasets: Municipal Fiscal Indicators, 2019 https://res1datad-o-tctd-o-tgov.vcapture.xyz/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-2019/sb4i-6vik Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Grand List Components, 2019 https://res1datad-o-tctd-o-tgov.vcapture.xyz/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Grand-List-Components-/ifrb-kp2b Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Pension Funding Information For Defined Benefit Pension Plans, 2019 https://res1datad-o-tctd-o-tgov.vcapture.xyz/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Pension-Funding-Inform/civu-w22d Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Type and Number of Pension Plans, 2019 https://res1datad-o-tctd-o-tgov.vcapture.xyz/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Type-and-Number-of-Pen/9f65-c4yr Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB), 2019 https://res1datad-o-tctd-o-tgov.vcapture.xyz/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Other-Post-Employment-/sa26-46h8 Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Economic and Grand List Data, 2019 https://res1datad-o-tctd-o-tgov.vcapture.xyz/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Economic-and-Grand-Lis/wpbp-b657 Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Benchmark Labor Data, 2019 https://res1datad-o-tctd-o-tgov.vcapture.xyz/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Benchmark-Labor-Data-2/db37-h23r Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Unemployment, 2019 https://res1datad-o-tctd-o-tgov.vcapture.xyz/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Unemployment-2019/cugp-2za3

Municipal Fiscal Indicators is an annual compendium of information compiled by the Office of Policy and Management, Office of Finance, Municipal Finance Services Unit (MFS). The data contained in Indicators provides key financial and demographic information on municipalities in Connecticut. Municipal Fiscal Indicators contains the most current financial data available for each of Connecticut's 169 municipalities. The majority of this data was compiled from the audited financial statements that are filed annually with the State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and Management, Office of Finance. This database of information includes selected demographic and economic data relating to, or having an impact upon, a municipality’s financial condition. The most recent edition is for the Fiscal Years Ended 2015-2019 published in April 2021. Data on the Municipal Fiscal Indicators is included in the following datasets: Municipal Fiscal Indicators, 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-2019/sb4i-6vik Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Grand List Components, 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Grand-List-Components-/ifrb-kp2b Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Pension Funding Information For Defined Benefit Pension Plans, 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Pension-Funding-Inform/civu-w22d Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Type and Number of Pension Plans, 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Type-and-Number-of-Pen/9f65-c4yr Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB), 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Other-Post-Employment-/sa26-46h8 Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Economic and Grand List Data, 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Economic-and-Grand-Lis/wpbp-b657 Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Benchmark Labor Data, 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Benchmark-Labor-Data-2/db37-h23r Municipal Fiscal Indicators: Unemployment, 2019 https://data.ct.gov/Local-Government/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators-Unemployment-2019/cugp-2za3