Westport’s unemployment rate in May jumped to 6.0 percent from 5.3 percent in April, according to the Connecticut Department of Labor.
The department said the number of Westport unemployed in May was 766, up from 662 in April.
The May labor force in Westport numbered 12,824, up from 12,553 in April, and there were 12,058 employed, up from 11,886 employed in April, it said.
A year ago in May, Westport’s unemployment rate was 6.5 percent. Economists said the May rate likely reflected an influx of returning college students seeking work.
