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Cities in Connecticut by unemployed people

Bridgeport, CT had the highest unemployed people of 19 cities in 2021, at 6,802. Derby, CT had the lowest, at 495. The median was 2,365. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest6,802Bridgeport, CT
Lowest495Derby, CT
Median2,36519 cities

All cities, 2021

Bridgeport, CT: 6,802 personsBridgeport, CT6,802Hartford, CT: 5,890 personsHartford, CT5,890New Haven, CT: 5,265 personsNew Haven, CT5,265Waterbury, CT: 5,238 personsWaterbury, CT5,238Stamford, CT: 4,141 personsStamford, CT4,141New Britain, CT: 3,614 personsNew Britain, CT3,614Norwalk, CT: 2,998 personsNorwalk, CT2,998Danbury, CT: 2,585 personsDanbury, CT2,585Meriden, CT: 2,511 personsMeriden, CT2,511Bristol, CT: 2,365 personsBristol, CT2,365West Haven, CT: 2,095 personsWest Haven, CT2,095Norwich, CT: 1,728 personsNorwich, CT1,728Middletown, CT: 1,632 personsMiddletown, CT1,632Torrington, CT: 1,332 personsTorrington, CT1,332Shelton, CT: 1,277 personsShelton, CT1,277New London, CT: 1,181 personsNew London, CT1,181Naugatuck, CT: 1,175 personsNaugatuck, CT1,175Ansonia, CT: 823 personsAnsonia, CT823Derby, CT: 495 personsDerby, CT495Bridgeport, CT: 6,802 personsBridgeport, CT6,802Hartford, CT: 5,890 personsHartford, CT5,890New Haven, CT: 5,265 personsNew Haven, CT5,265Waterbury, CT: 5,238 personsWaterbury, CT5,238Stamford, CT: 4,141 personsStamford, CT4,141New Britain, CT: 3,614 personsNew Britain, CT3,614Norwalk, CT: 2,998 personsNorwalk, CT2,998Danbury, CT: 2,585 personsDanbury, CT2,585Meriden, CT: 2,511 personsMeriden, CT2,511Bristol, CT: 2,365 personsBristol, CT2,365West Haven, CT: 2,095 personsWest Haven, CT2,095Norwich, CT: 1,728 personsNorwich, CT1,728Middletown, CT: 1,632 personsMiddletown, CT1,632Torrington, CT: 1,332 personsTorrington, CT1,332Shelton, CT: 1,277 personsShelton, CT1,277New London, CT: 1,181 personsNew London, CT1,181Naugatuck, CT: 1,175 personsNaugatuck, CT1,175Ansonia, CT: 823 personsAnsonia, CT823Derby, CT: 495 personsDerby, CT495
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
persons		Change on 2020
1Bridgeport, CT6,802-18%
2Hartford, CT5,890-19.2%
3New Haven, CT5,265-9.5%
4Waterbury, CT5,238-13.1%
5Stamford, CT4,141-27.2%
6New Britain, CT3,614-11.5%
7Norwalk, CT2,998-26.5%
8Danbury, CT2,585-24.2%
9Meriden, CT2,511-14.1%
10Bristol, CT2,365-18.3%
11West Haven, CT2,095-21.9%
12Norwich, CT1,728-40%
13Middletown, CT1,632-14.5%
14Torrington, CT1,332-16.7%
15Shelton, CT1,277-24%
16New London, CT1,181-26.1%
17Naugatuck, CT1,175-19.6%
18Ansonia, CT823-18.4%
19Derby, CT495-22.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24. 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 (Cities in Connecticut by unemployed people, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Cities in Connecticut by unemployed people, 2021. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/connecticut-cities?period=2021. 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. Cities in Connecticut by unemployed people, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/connecticut-cities?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Cities in Connecticut by unemployed people, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/connecticut-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployed people?

Bridgeport, CT, with 6,802 in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest unemployed people?

Derby, CT, with 495 in 2021.

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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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