Westport’s unemployment rate in January was 5.9 percent, up from 5.7 percent in December, the Connecticut Department of Labor said.
The January number equaled the rate of a year ago. The December rate was the lowest unemployment rate since April when it was 5.3 percent.
The department said the number of Westport unemployed in January was 722, up from 700 in December.
The January labor force in Westport numbered 12, 206, down from 12,312 in December..
There were 11,484 employed in January, down from 11,612 employed in December, the department said.
