Westport’s unemployment rate in November was 5.0 percent, the lowest in more than five years, the Connecticut Department of Labor said today. It was down from 5.7 percent in October.
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 November was 617, down from 703 in October. The November labor force in Westport numbered 12,364, down from 12,397 in October.
There were 11,747 employed in November, up from 11,694 employed in October. A year ago in November, Westport’s unemployment rate was 6.1 percent.
