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Cities in Connecticut by civilian labor force

Bridgeport, CT had the highest civilian labor force of 19 cities in 2015, at 71,221. Derby, CT had the lowest, at 6,855. The median was 32,359. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest71,221Bridgeport, CT
Lowest6,855Derby, CT
Median32,35919 cities

All cities, 2015

Bridgeport, CT: 71,221 personsBridgeport, CT71,221Stamford, CT: 69,932 personsStamford, CT69,932New Haven, CT: 64,787 personsNew Haven, CT64,787Hartford, CT: 54,209 personsHartford, CT54,209Waterbury, CT: 51,523 personsWaterbury, CT51,523Norwalk, CT: 50,705 personsNorwalk, CT50,705Danbury, CT: 47,188 personsDanbury, CT47,188New Britain, CT: 36,943 personsNew Britain, CT36,943Bristol, CT: 33,296 personsBristol, CT33,296Meriden, CT: 32,359 personsMeriden, CT32,359West Haven, CT: 30,317 personsWest Haven, CT30,317Middletown, CT: 26,330 personsMiddletown, CT26,330Shelton, CT: 22,217 personsShelton, CT22,217Norwich, CT: 20,401 personsNorwich, CT20,401Torrington, CT: 19,905 personsTorrington, CT19,905Naugatuck, CT: 17,540 personsNaugatuck, CT17,540New London, CT: 12,083 personsNew London, CT12,083Ansonia, CT: 9,426 personsAnsonia, CT9,426Derby, CT: 6,855 personsDerby, CT6,855Bridgeport, CT: 71,221 personsBridgeport, CT71,221Stamford, CT: 69,932 personsStamford, CT69,932New Haven, CT: 64,787 personsNew Haven, CT64,787Hartford, CT: 54,209 personsHartford, CT54,209Waterbury, CT: 51,523 personsWaterbury, CT51,523Norwalk, CT: 50,705 personsNorwalk, CT50,705Danbury, CT: 47,188 personsDanbury, CT47,188New Britain, CT: 36,943 personsNew Britain, CT36,943Bristol, CT: 33,296 personsBristol, CT33,296Meriden, CT: 32,359 personsMeriden, CT32,359West Haven, CT: 30,317 personsWest Haven, CT30,317Middletown, CT: 26,330 personsMiddletown, CT26,330Shelton, CT: 22,217 personsShelton, CT22,217Norwich, CT: 20,401 personsNorwich, CT20,401Torrington, CT: 19,905 personsTorrington, CT19,905Naugatuck, CT: 17,540 personsNaugatuck, CT17,540New London, CT: 12,083 personsNew London, CT12,083Ansonia, CT: 9,426 personsAnsonia, CT9,426Derby, CT: 6,855 personsDerby, CT6,855
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2015
persons		Change on 2014
1Bridgeport, CT71,221-0.2%
2Stamford, CT69,932+0.9%
3New Haven, CT64,787+0.1%
4Hartford, CT54,209-0.7%
5Waterbury, CT51,523-0.8%
6Norwalk, CT50,705+0.9%
7Danbury, CT47,188+1.5%
8New Britain, CT36,943+0.1%
9Bristol, CT33,296+0.4%
10Meriden, CT32,359-0.5%
11West Haven, CT30,317+0.2%
12Middletown, CT26,330-0%
13Shelton, CT22,217+0.2%
14Norwich, CT20,401-0.5%
15Torrington, CT19,905-0.1%
16Naugatuck, CT17,540-0.3%
17New London, CT12,083-0.6%
18Ansonia, CT9,426-0.4%
19Derby, CT6,855-0.6%

Other periods

About this ranking

Employed plus unemployed residents, 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, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19. 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: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Cities in Connecticut by civilian labor force, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Cities in Connecticut by civilian labor force, 2015. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/connecticut-cities?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Cities in Connecticut by civilian labor force, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/connecticut-cities?period=2015.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Cities in Connecticut by civilian labor force, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/connecticut-cities?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest civilian labor force?

Bridgeport, CT, with 71,221 in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest civilian labor force?

Derby, CT, with 6,855 in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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