BLS LAUS · August 2026 preliminary · not seasonally adjusted
Connecticut Unemployment Rate by County
Connecticut statewide was 4.7% in August 2026, against 4.1% in August 2025; the United States was 4.3% on the same basis. The 9 counties and equivalents below are listed alphabetically, each with its August 2026 rate and the change from August 2025. They are not ranked: county estimates carry model error BLS does not publish, so an order would compare noise.
9 areas · rate August 2026 · change from August 2025
- Capitol Planning Region5.0% · +0.7 pts
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region5.6% · +0.8 pts
- Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region3.8% · +0.4 pts
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region5.5% · +0.8 pts
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region4.6% · +0.3 pts
- Northwest Hills Planning Region3.9% · +0.3 pts
- South Central Connecticut Planning Region4.9% · +0.6 pts
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region4.3% · +0.4 pts
- Western Connecticut Planning Region3.9% · +0.5 pts