Westport’s unemployment rate in July was 6.7 percent, the highest in 17 months, and up from 6.4 percent in June, the Connecticut Department of Labor said today.
The department said the number of Westport unemployed in July was 870, up from 830 in June. The July labor force in Westport numbered 12,975, up from 12,951 in June, and there were 12,105 employed, down from 12,121 employed in June, the department said.
A 6.7 unemployment rate in Westport was last recorded in February 2011.
In May, the unemployment rate was 6.0 percent while a month before, it was 5.3 percent, the lowest since December 2011 when it was 5.2 percent. A year ago in July, Westport’s unemployment rate was 6.6 percent.
