Westport’s unemployment rate in January was 6.3 percent, up from 5.7 percent in December, the Connecticut Department of Labor said.
The sharp jump was mirrored in some other wealthy Fairfield County towns – 6.9 percent in Greenwich, 6.4 percent in Darien, and 6.0 percent in New Canaan. Weston’s was 5.5 percent.
The highest Westport rate in 2010 was in January when it was 6.6 percent.
The department said the number of unemployed in January was 805, up from 732 in December.
The January labor force in Westport numbered 12,713, down from 12,787 in December with 11,908 employed, down from 12,055 in December, it said.
But, listen to Gov. Salesman; slice the budget, increase the spending/taxes, share the pain and all will be well.
Oh please.
W/ these numbers, where exactly is the tax increase supposed to come from. These numbers, btw, are representative of nearly every town in FFC, dear Gov., in case you’ve not been paying attention. They do not get better as you go outside the county, either.