Westport’s unemployment rate in June jumped to 6.4 percent from 6.0 percent in May, the Connecticut Department of Labor said today.
The department said the number of Westport unemployed in June was 830, up from 766 in May.
The June labor force in Westport numbered 12,951 up from 12,824 in May, and there were 12,121 employed, up from 12,058 employed in May.
A year ago in June, Westport’s unemployment rate was 6.3 percent.
