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Unemployed people in West Haven, CT

Unemployed people in West Haven, CT was 1,316 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 18.1% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 19 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,316
Change on 2024+18.1%
Rank11th of 19Cities in Connecticut ranked
Series high3,4372010
Series low6542000

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Unemployed people in West Haven, CT, 1990 to 2025

01,0002,0003,0004,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,676 persons1991: 2,092 persons1992: 2,393 persons1993: 2,175 persons1994: 1,910 persons1995: 1,761 persons1996: 1,706 persons1997: 1,583 persons1998: 1,091 persons1999: 804 persons2000: 654 persons2001: 886 persons2002: 1,359 persons2003: 1,672 persons2004: 1,606 persons2005: 1,584 persons2006: 1,458 persons2007: 1,536 persons2008: 1,908 persons2009: 2,758 persons2010: 3,437 persons2011: 3,359 persons2012: 3,078 persons2013: 2,802 persons2014: 2,385 persons2015: 1,992 persons2016: 1,658 persons2017: 1,565 persons2018: 1,371 persons2019: 1,220 persons2020: 2,684 persons2021: 2,095 persons2022: 1,335 persons2023: 1,014 persons2024: 1,114 persons2025: 1,316 persons01,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 1,676 persons1991: 2,092 persons1992: 2,393 persons1993: 2,175 persons1994: 1,910 persons1995: 1,761 persons1996: 1,706 persons1997: 1,583 persons1998: 1,091 persons1999: 804 persons2000: 654 persons2001: 886 persons2002: 1,359 persons2003: 1,672 persons2004: 1,606 persons2005: 1,584 persons2006: 1,458 persons2007: 1,536 persons2008: 1,908 persons2009: 2,758 persons2010: 3,437 persons2011: 3,359 persons2012: 3,078 persons2013: 2,802 persons2014: 2,385 persons2015: 1,992 persons2016: 1,658 persons2017: 1,565 persons2018: 1,371 persons2019: 1,220 persons2020: 2,684 persons2021: 2,095 persons2022: 1,335 persons2023: 1,014 persons2024: 1,114 persons2025: 1,316 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
20251,316
20241,114
20231,014
20221,335
20212,095
20202,684
20191,220
20181,371
20171,565
20161,658
20151,992
20142,385
20132,802
20123,078
20113,359
20103,437
20092,758
20081,908
20071,536
20061,458
20051,584
20041,606
20031,672
20021,359
2001886
2000654
1999804
19981,091
19971,583
19961,706
19951,761
19941,910
19932,175
19922,393
19912,092
19901,676

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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.

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. 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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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, West Haven, CT, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, West Haven, 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/west-haven-ct. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, West Haven, 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/west-haven-ct.

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

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What is the unemployed people in West Haven, CT?

Unemployed people in West Haven, CT was 1,316 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 18.1% from 2024. That is the 11th 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 West Haven, CT?

3,437 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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