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Which metro areas in Connecticut are adding jobs fastest?

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (−2.4%), Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT (−5.1%) and Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT (−5.3%) added private-sector jobs fastest among Connecticut metro areas between 2018 and 2023. 1 of the 5 Connecticut metro areas has no figure for the same period and is not ranked.

Data as of 2023 · updated

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All 4 ranked Connecticut metro areas

Connecticut metro areas ranked by private-sector job growth
RankMetro areaChange 2018–23Jobs addedPrivate jobs 2023Residents
1Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT−2.4%−13,430539,2131,171,426
2Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT−5.1%−5,412100,654284,015
3Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT−5.3%−22,496399,402978,179
4New Haven, CT−22.2%−75,149263,675578,741

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built.

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Which metro area in Connecticut has the fastest job growth?

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT: −2.4%, ahead of Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT (−5.1%) and Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT (−5.3%), of 4 Connecticut metro areas ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

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