Westport’s unemployment rate in September was 5.7 percent, down from 5.8 percent in August and the lowest since December 2010, the Connecticut Department of Labor said today.
A year ago in September, Westport had a 6.1 percent unemployment rate.
The lowest Westport unemployment rate in recent years was 2.2 percent in December 2006, according to state records.
Among suburban Fairfield County towns, Easton’s 6.1 September rate was highest. Greenwich had 6.0, Weston and Wilton had a 5.9 rate, while Darien and New Canaan bettered Westport with a 5.5 rate.
The department said the number of Westport unemployed in September was 724, down from 752 in August.
The September labor force in Westport numbered 12,701, down from 12,891 the previous month, and there were 11,977 employed, down from 12,109 employed in August, it said.
