Westport’s unemployment rate in March was 4.7 percent, unchanged from February, the Connecticut Department of Labor said today.
The last time Westport’s unemployment rate was lower was in August 2008 when it was 4.5 percent, just before the recession began to be felt. The rate hit 7.0 percent in June 2009.
The department said the number of Westport unemployed in March was 580, down from 583 in February. The March labor force in Westport numbered 12,361, down from 12,366, in February. There were 11,781 employed in March, down from 11,783 employed in February.
A year ago in March, Westport’s unemployment rate was 5.9 percent.
