Westport’s unemployment rate in September was 4.5 percent, down from 4.9 percent in August and the lowest in six years, according to the Connecticut Department of Labor.
The last time Westport’s unemployment rate was 4.5 percent was in August 2008, just before the recession began to be felt.
The town’s labor force in September was 12,820, down from 12,955 in August. The number of unemployed in September was 578, down from 631 in August, the department said.
There were 12,242 employed in September, down from 12,324 in August. A year ago in September, Westport’s unemployment rate was 5.4 percent.
The department said Monday that Connecticut’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.4 percent, the lowest it has been since November 2008 after the start of the recession.
