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Counties in Connecticut by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Western Connecticut Planning Region had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 9 counties in 2024, at 68.3%. Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region had the lowest, at 64%. The median was 65.1% and the figure for Connecticut was 65.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest68.3Western Connecticut Planning Region
Lowest64Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Median65.19 counties
Connecticut65.9History

Map of counties, 2024

Capitol Planning Region: 65.9 %Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: 66.6 %Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: 65 %Naugatuck Valley Planning Region: 65.1 %Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 65.8 %Northwest Hills Planning Region: 64.7 %South Central Connecticut Planning Region: 65.1 %Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 64 %Western Connecticut Planning Region: 68.3 %
  • Under 65
  • 65 to 66
  • 66 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Western Connecticut Planning Region: 68.3 %Western Connecticut Planning Regi…68.3Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: 66.6 %Greater Bridgeport Planning Region66.6Capitol Planning Region: 65.9 %Capitol Planning Region65.9Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 65.8 %Northeastern Connecticut Planning…65.8Naugatuck Valley Planning Region: 65.1 %Naugatuck Valley Planning Region65.1South Central Connecticut Planning Region: 65.1 %South Central Connecticut Plannin…65.1Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: 65 %Lower Connecticut River Valley Pl…65Northwest Hills Planning Region: 64.7 %Northwest Hills Planning Region64.7Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 64 %Southeastern Connecticut Planning…64Western Connecticut Planning Region: 68.3 %Western Connecticut Planning Region68.3Greater Bridgeport Planning Region: 66.6 %Greater Bridgeport Planning Region66.6Capitol Planning Region: 65.9 %Capitol Planning Region65.9Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 65.8 %Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region65.8Naugatuck Valley Planning Region: 65.1 %Naugatuck Valley Planning Region65.1South Central Connecticut Planning Region: 65.1 %South Central Connecticut Planning Region65.1Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region: 65 %Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region65Northwest Hills Planning Region: 64.7 %Northwest Hills Planning Region64.7Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 64 %Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region64
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Western Connecticut Planning Region68.3-0 pts
2Greater Bridgeport Planning Region66.6+0.1 pts
3Capitol Planning Region65.9-0.1 pts
4Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region65.8+0.3 pts
5Naugatuck Valley Planning Region65.1-0.5 pts
6South Central Connecticut Planning Region65.1-0.2 pts
7Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region65-0.3 pts
8Northwest Hills Planning Region64.7-0.5 pts
9Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region64-0.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Connecticut by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Connecticut by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/connecticut-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Connecticut by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/connecticut-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Connecticut by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/connecticut-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/connecticut-counties. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Western Connecticut Planning Region, with 68.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, with 64% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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