Westport’s unemployment rate in March was 5.7 percent, the third month in a row at the same level, according to the Connecticut Department of Labor.
The department said the number of Westport unemployed in March was 712, up from 706 in February.
The March labor force in Westport numbered 12,553 up from 12,439 in February, and there were 11,841 employed, up from 11,733 employed in February, it said.
The lowest Westport unemployment rate in recent years was 2.2 percent in December 2006, according to state records.
