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Unemployed people in Bridgeport, CT

Unemployed people in Bridgeport, CT was 4,177 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 20.2% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 19 cities in 2025.

2025, persons4,177
Change on 2024+20.2%
Rank1st of 19Cities in Connecticut ranked
Series high9,4902010
Series low2,0952000

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Unemployed people in Bridgeport, CT, 1990 to 2025

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19901996200220082014202020251990: 6,173 persons1991: 7,298 persons1992: 7,843 persons1993: 6,535 persons1994: 5,687 persons1995: 5,494 persons1996: 5,583 persons1997: 5,090 persons1998: 3,595 persons1999: 3,000 persons2000: 2,095 persons2001: 2,947 persons2002: 4,361 persons2003: 5,571 persons2004: 4,903 persons2005: 4,674 persons2006: 4,237 persons2007: 4,423 persons2008: 5,550 persons2009: 7,853 persons2010: 9,490 persons2011: 9,341 persons2012: 8,501 persons2013: 8,094 persons2014: 6,931 persons2015: 5,931 persons2016: 5,144 persons2017: 4,639 persons2018: 4,116 persons2019: 3,741 persons2020: 8,296 persons2021: 6,802 persons2022: 3,987 persons2023: 3,080 persons2024: 3,476 persons2025: 4,177 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20254,177
20243,476
20233,080
20223,987
20216,802
20208,296
20193,741
20184,116
20174,639
20165,144
20155,931
20146,931
20138,094
20128,501
20119,341
20109,490
20097,853
20085,550
20074,423
20064,237
20054,674
20044,903
20035,571
20024,361
20012,947
20002,095
19993,000
19983,595
19975,090
19965,583
19955,494
19945,687
19936,535
19927,843
19917,298
19906,173

Rankings

Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average. 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/bridgeport-ct.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/bridgeport-ct (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Bridgeport, CT?

Unemployed people in Bridgeport, CT was 4,177 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 20.2% from 2024. That is the 1st 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Bridgeport, CT?

9,490 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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