# Cities in Connecticut by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 21 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/connecticut-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Hartford, CT | 10.7 |
| 2 | Waterbury, CT | 9.3 |
| 3 | Ansonia, CT | 9.1 |
| 4 | Bridgeport, CT | 9 |
| 5 | New Haven, CT | 8.4 |
| 6 | Norwich, CT | 8.2 |
| 7 | Meriden, CT | 8 |
| 8 | New Britain, CT | 7.9 |
| 9 | Bristol, CT | 7.3 |
| 10 | West Haven, CT | 7.3 |
| 11 | Torrington, CT | 6.8 |
| 12 | Danbury, CT | 6.5 |
| 12 | New London, CT | 6.5 |
| 14 | Groton, CT | 6 |
| 15 | Derby, CT | 5.6 |
| 16 | Norwalk, CT | 5.2 |
| 17 | Naugatuck, CT | 5.1 |
| 18 | Stamford, CT | 4.9 |
| 19 | Shelton, CT | 4.9 |
| 20 | Middletown, CT | 4.8 |
| 21 | Milford, CT | 4.4 |