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Employed residents in Bridgeport, CT

Employed residents in Bridgeport, CT was 73,861 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.7% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 19 cities in 2025.

2025, persons73,861
Change on 2024-0.7%
Rank2nd of 19Cities in Connecticut ranked
Series high74,3672024
Series low56,2982004

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Employed residents in Bridgeport, CT, 1990 to 2025

55K60K65K70K75K19901996200220082014202020251990: 63,777 persons1991: 61,523 persons1992: 58,426 persons1993: 57,615 persons1994: 56,368 persons1995: 58,200 persons1996: 57,768 persons1997: 58,415 persons1998: 58,261 persons1999: 58,121 persons2000: 59,161 persons2001: 57,799 persons2002: 56,987 persons2003: 56,719 persons2004: 56,298 persons2005: 56,543 persons2006: 57,843 persons2007: 58,473 persons2008: 58,166 persons2009: 56,655 persons2010: 62,827 persons2011: 63,381 persons2012: 63,165 persons2013: 62,764 persons2014: 64,411 persons2015: 65,290 persons2016: 73,624 persons2017: 73,469 persons2018: 73,550 persons2019: 73,817 persons2020: 67,328 persons2021: 67,813 persons2022: 73,000 persons2023: 73,377 persons2024: 74,367 persons2025: 73,861 persons55K60K65K70K75K19902002201420251990: 63,777 persons1991: 61,523 persons1992: 58,426 persons1993: 57,615 persons1994: 56,368 persons1995: 58,200 persons1996: 57,768 persons1997: 58,415 persons1998: 58,261 persons1999: 58,121 persons2000: 59,161 persons2001: 57,799 persons2002: 56,987 persons2003: 56,719 persons2004: 56,298 persons2005: 56,543 persons2006: 57,843 persons2007: 58,473 persons2008: 58,166 persons2009: 56,655 persons2010: 62,827 persons2011: 63,381 persons2012: 63,165 persons2013: 62,764 persons2014: 64,411 persons2015: 65,290 persons2016: 73,624 persons2017: 73,469 persons2018: 73,550 persons2019: 73,817 persons2020: 67,328 persons2021: 67,813 persons2022: 73,000 persons2023: 73,377 persons2024: 74,367 persons2025: 73,861 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202573,861
202474,367
202373,377
202273,000
202167,813
202067,328
201973,817
201873,550
201773,469
201673,624
201565,290
201464,411
201362,764
201263,165
201163,381
201062,827
200956,655
200858,166
200758,473
200657,843
200556,543
200456,298
200356,719
200256,987
200157,799
200059,161
199958,121
199858,261
199758,415
199657,768
199558,200
199456,368
199357,615
199258,426
199161,523
199063,777

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Bridgeport, CT, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Bridgeport, CT, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/bridgeport-ct. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Bridgeport, CT, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/bridgeport-ct.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Bridgeport, CT, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/bridgeport-ct (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the employed residents in Bridgeport, CT?

Employed residents in Bridgeport, CT was 73,861 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.7% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 19 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Bridgeport, CT?

74,367 in 2024, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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