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East Haven's Unemployment Swings Back Up
The number of East Haven residents unemployed and looking for work in May rose to 8.7 percent.
's unemployment rate shifted back up in May, after dropping to .
According to the latest figures released by the Connecticut Department of Labor, the town’s unemployment is at 8.7 percent. Additionally, the department's figures also showed the labor force grew slightly in East Haven over the same period, from 1,328 in April to 1,464 in May.
In Connecticut, the pool of jobless people in May sat at 8.0 percent.
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East Haven's unemployment rate was , 8.6 percent in February and 8.7 percent in January. And the town's rate was .
In 2008 East Haven’s annual unemployment rate was 6.3 percent. In 2007 it was 5.0 percent.
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The town's highest reported unemployment rate over the last two years was in February 2011, when 10.5 percent of East Haven was out of work.
The state's unemployment report for March is posted in the gallery that accompanies this article.
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