Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bridgeport fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in Bridgeport peaked in January 2010 at 8.6% and is now 1.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Bridgeport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Connecticut	7.7%	-0.1	-1.4
Bridgeport	7.3%	-0.1	-1.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Bridgeport, Connecticut, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Bridgeport, Connecticut Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Bridgeport peaked in December 2010 at 41,182. There are now 5,768 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Bridgeport employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bridgeport	35,414	-146	-5,699

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bridgeport, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Connecticut Unemployment Rate	Bridgeport Unemployment Rate	Bridgeport Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.7%	7.3%	35,414
February 2012	8.3%	7.8%	7.4%	35,560
January 2012	8.3%	8.0%	7.6%	36,401
December 2011	8.5%	8.1%	7.8%	37,156
November 2011	8.7%	8.3%	8.0%	38,000
October 2011	8.9%	8.5%	8.1%	38,737
September 2011	9.0%	8.6%	8.2%	38,915
August 2011	9.1%	8.8%	8.3%	39,509
July 2011	9.1%	8.9%	8.4%	40,102
June 2011	9.1%	8.9%	8.5%	40,794
May 2011	9.0%	8.9%	8.6%	41,131
April 2011	9.0%	9.0%	8.6%	41,154