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Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bridgeport fell 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in Bridgeport peaked in July 2020 at 12.3% and is now 8.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Bridgeport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
Connecticut 3.5% 0.0 -0.5
Bridgeport 3.7% -0.1 -0.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Bridgeport, Connecticut, National

Bridgeport, Connecticut monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Bridgeport, Connecticut Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Bridgeport peaked in July 2020 at 56,733. There are now 39,402 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Bridgeport employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Bridgeport, Connecticut) is also available.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Bridgeport 17,331 -513 -1,361

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bridgeport, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Connecticut
Unemployment Rate
Bridgeport
Unemployment Rate
Bridgeport
Unemployed
October
2023
3.9% 3.5%
September
2023
3.8% 3.5% 3.7% 17,331
August
2023
3.8% 3.5% 3.8% 17,844
July
2023
3.5% 3.6% 3.9% 18,293
June
2023
3.6% 3.7% 4.0% 18,438
May
2023
3.7% 3.7% 4.0% 18,465
April
2023
3.4% 3.8% 4.0% 18,538
March
2023
3.5% 3.9% 4.1% 19,001
February
2023
3.6% 4.0% 4.0% 18,778
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 3.9% 18,524
December
2022
3.5% 4.0% 4.0% 18,766
November
2022
3.6% 4.0% 4.0% 18,721

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.