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Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
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Bridgeport, CT, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Mar 2025
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Apr 2025
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — March 2025	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Apr 2025
Planning Region Employment and Wages in Connecticut — First Quarter 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Oct 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Apr 2025
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — December 2024	Benefits, Pay	News Release	Feb 2025

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT Economy at a Glance:

Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT

Data Series	Back Data	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)518.8	(2)518.4	(2)518.4	517.1	511.3	(p)517.2
Employment(1)		(2)504.0	(2)503.7	(2)505.0	497.5	489.2	(p)496.9
Unemployment(1)		(2)14.8	(2)14.7	(2)13.4	19.6	22.1	(p)20.3
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)2.8	(2)2.8	(2)2.6	3.8	4.3	(p)3.9
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		410.9	411.0	411.6	403.3	401.5	(p)403.9
12-month % change		0.5	0.0	0.2	1.1	0.8	(p)0.6
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		14.8	14.5	13.9	12.7	12.6	(p)13.1
12-month % change		0.7	-0.7	-2.8	-2.3	-3.8	(p)-3.0
Manufacturing(4)		26.9	26.9	27.0	26.7	26.8	(p)26.7
12-month % change		-2.9	-2.5	-2.2	-2.2	-1.5	(p)-2.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		68.6	70.0	71.9	68.6	67.2	(p)67.2
12-month % change		0.1	-0.7	0.6	0.1	0.0	(p)-0.4
Information(4)		12.8	12.7	12.7	12.5	12.5	(p)12.5
12-month % change		-2.3	-3.1	-3.1	-3.1	-3.1	(p)-2.3
Financial Activities(4)		34.8	34.6	34.8	35.4	35.0	(p)35.2
12-month % change		0.9	0.3	0.9	3.5	2.6	(p)3.2
Professional and Business Services(4)		61.5	61.0	60.2	59.0	59.3	(p)60.1
12-month % change		-0.3	-0.8	-0.7	1.7	1.9	(p)2.2
Education and Health Services(4)		85.2	85.8	85.4	84.2	84.9	(p)84.7
12-month % change		3.9	3.9	3.1	3.3	2.7	(p)1.8
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		42.8	41.5	42.4	41.1	40.0	(p)41.5
12-month % change		-1.4	-3.0	-1.9	0.7	-0.5	(p)0.5
Other Services(4)		18.1	18.3	18.2	18.1	18.1	(p)17.8
12-month % change		0.6	1.1	0.0	0.6	1.1	(p)-1.1
Government(4)		45.4	45.7	45.1	45.0	45.1	(p)45.1
12-month % change		0.4	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.7	(p)0.4
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary