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The unemployment rate in 2023 in Bethlehem, CT was 3.1%, which was 25.8% less than the unemployment rate of 3.9% across the entire state of Connecticut. Compared to the unemployment rate of 6.5% in 2013, this represents a decrease of 109.7%. The most common industries in Bethlehem are: Educational services (15.2% of civilian employees), Health care (11.8% of civilian employees), Construction (9.0% of civilian employees). 60.7% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 13.0% less than the rate of 68.6% across the entire state of Connecticut.

Most common industries

Most common industries
Most common industries for males
Most common industries for females

Most common industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Educational services15.2%
(287)		8.2%
(83)		23.2%
(204)
Health care11.8%
(223)		6.0%
(60)		18.5%
(163)
Construction9.0%
(170)		16.9%
(170)		0.0%
(0)
Professional, scientific, and technical services6.3%
(118)		7.8%
(79)		4.4%
(39)
Finance and insurance3.6%
(67)		1.7%
(17)		5.7%
(50)
Accommodation and food services3.3%
(62)		3.1%
(31)		3.5%
(31)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting3.2%
(61)		3.7%
(37)		2.7%
(24)
Metal and metal products3.2%
(61)		5.7%
(57)		0.5%
(4)
Public administration3.0%
(56)		3.9%
(39)		1.9%
(17)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers2.8%
(53)		4.4%
(44)		1.0%
(9)
Miscellaneous manufacturing2.4%
(45)		3.9%
(39)		0.7%
(6)
Broadcasting and telecommunications2.2%
(42)		3.0%
(30)		1.4%
(12)
Administrative and support and waste management services2.1%
(39)		1.5%
(15)		2.7%
(24)
Chemicals1.9%
(36)		1.7%
(17)		2.2%
(19)
Computer and electronic products1.9%
(36)		2.5%
(25)		1.2%
(11)
Real estate and rental and leasing1.6%
(31)		0.5%
(5)		3.0%
(26)
Personal and laundry services1.5%
(29)		0.4%
(4)		2.8%
(25)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations1.5%
(29)		0.8%
(8)		2.4%
(21)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores1.5%
(28)		1.2%
(12)		1.8%
(16)
Machinery1.4%
(26)		2.2%
(22)		0.5%
(4)
Social assistance1.3%
(25)		0.0%
(0)		2.8%
(25)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers1.3%
(24)		2.4%
(24)		0.0%
(0)
Transportation equipment1.2%
(23)		0.5%
(5)		2.0%
(18)
Food and beverage stores1.2%
(23)		1.3%
(13)		1.1%
(10)
Utilities1.2%
(22)		1.6%
(16)		0.7%
(6)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components1.2%
(22)		2.2%
(22)		0.0%
(0)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers1.2%
(22)		0.0%
(0)		2.5%
(22)
Health and personal care, except drug, stores1.1%
(21)		0.6%
(6)		1.7%
(15)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries0.8%
(15)		1.0%
(10)		0.6%
(5)
Private households0.7%
(14)		0.0%
(0)		1.6%
(14)
Repair and maintenance0.7%
(14)		1.4%
(14)		0.0%
(0)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers0.7%
(13)		0.8%
(8)		0.6%
(5)
Fuel dealers0.6%
(12)		0.7%
(7)		0.6%
(5)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.6%
(11)		0.6%
(6)		0.6%
(5)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.6%
(11)		0.5%
(5)		0.7%
(6)
Air transportation0.6%
(11)		0.6%
(6)		0.6%
(5)
Printing and related support activities0.6%
(11)		1.1%
(11)		0.0%
(0)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation0.5%
(10)		1.0%
(10)		0.0%
(0)
U. S. Postal service0.5%
(9)		0.5%
(5)		0.5%
(4)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.5%
(9)		0.0%
(0)		1.0%
(9)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction0.4%
(8)		0.8%
(8)		0.0%
(0)
Music stores0.4%
(8)		0.0%
(0)		0.9%
(8)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.4%
(8)		0.8%
(8)		0.0%
(0)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.4%
(7)		0.7%
(7)		0.0%
(0)
Textile mills and textile products0.3%
(6)		0.6%
(6)		0.0%
(0)
Food0.3%
(6)		0.0%
(0)		0.7%
(6)
Truck transportation0.3%
(5)		0.5%
(5)		0.0%
(0)
Rail transportation0.2%
(4)		0.4%
(4)		0.0%
(0)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.2%
(4)		0.4%
(4)		0.0%
(0)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.2%
(4)		0.0%
(0)		0.5%
(4)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.2%
(3)		0.0%
(0)		0.3%
(3)
Department and other general merchandise stores0.2%
(3)		0.3%
(3)		0.0%
(0)

Unemployment in Bethlehem

Unemployment by year
  • Unemployment by race in 2000
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.3%Males
  • 1.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 42.9%Males
Unemployment in 2023:
Bethlehem:

3.1%
Connecticut:

3.9%
Unemployment in 2022:
Bethlehem:

4.3%
Connecticut:

4.2%
Unemployment in 2021:
Bethlehem:

5.2%
Connecticut:

6.3%
Unemployment in 2020:
Bethlehem:

6.2%
Connecticut:

7.9%
Unemployment in 2019:
Bethlehem:

3.5%
Connecticut:

3.6%
Unemployment in 2018:
Bethlehem:

3.6%
Connecticut:

3.9%
Unemployment in 2017:
Bethlehem:

4.7%
Connecticut:

4.4%
Unemployment in 2016:
Bethlehem:

4.9%
Connecticut:

4.8%
Unemployment in 2015:
Bethlehem:

5.1%
Connecticut:

5.6%
Unemployment in 2014:
Bethlehem:

6.4%
Connecticut:

6.6%
Unemployment in 2013:
Bethlehem:

6.5%
Connecticut:

8.0%
Unemployment in 2012:
Bethlehem:

7.3%
Connecticut:

8.4%
Unemployment in 2011:
Bethlehem:

7.9%
Connecticut:

9.0%
Unemployment in 2010:
Bethlehem:

9.0%
Connecticut:

9.6%
Unemployment in 2009:
Bethlehem:

7.5%
Connecticut:

8.3%
Unemployment in 2008:
Bethlehem:

4.6%
Connecticut:

5.6%
Unemployment in 2007:
Bethlehem:

3.6%
Connecticut:

4.5%
Unemployment in 2006:
Bethlehem:

3.4%
Connecticut:

4.4%
Unemployment in 2005:
Bethlehem:

3.8%
Connecticut:

4.8%
Unemployment in 2004:
Bethlehem:

3.8%
Connecticut:

5.1%
Unemployment in 2003:
Bethlehem:

4.2%
Connecticut:

5.5%
Unemployment in 2002:
Bethlehem:

3.3%
Connecticut:

4.4%
Unemployment in 2001:
Bethlehem:

2.3%
Connecticut:

2.9%
Unemployment in 2000:
Bethlehem:

1.8%
Connecticut:

2.1%
Unemployment in 1999:
Bethlehem:

2.3%
Connecticut:

2.5%
Unemployment in 1998:
Bethlehem:

2.7%
Connecticut:

3.2%
Unemployment in 1997:
Bethlehem:

4.4%
Connecticut:

4.7%
Unemployment in 1996:
Bethlehem:

3.6%
Connecticut:

5.2%
Unemployment in 1995:
Bethlehem:

4.3%
Connecticut:

5.3%
Unemployment in 1994:
Bethlehem:

4.5%
Connecticut:

5.6%
Unemployment in 1993:
Bethlehem:

5.1%
Connecticut:

6.5%
Unemployment in 1992:
Bethlehem:

6.2%
Connecticut:

7.3%
Unemployment in 1991:
Bethlehem:

5.3%
Connecticut:

6.5%
Unemployment in 1990:
Bethlehem:

3.5%
Connecticut:

4.9%

Time leaving home to go to work

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work
<5am:
Bethlehem:

2.3% (43)
Connecticut:

2.2% (35,436)
5:30am:
Bethlehem:

2.4% (45)
Connecticut:

2.0% (32,039)
6am:
Bethlehem:

2.6% (48)
Connecticut:

3.5% (57,499)
6:30am:
Bethlehem:

11.7% (217)
Connecticut:

7.5% (123,062)
7am:
Bethlehem:

10.0% (185)
Connecticut:

10.9% (179,325)
7:30am:
Bethlehem:

15.0% (278)
Connecticut:

14.8% (242,766)
8am:
Bethlehem:

13.7% (255)
Connecticut:

16.2% (265,137)
8:30am:
Bethlehem:

12.6% (234)
Connecticut:

13.1% (214,263)
9am:
Bethlehem:

5.9% (110)
Connecticut:

6.8% (110,992)
10am:
Bethlehem:

4.7% (87)
Connecticut:

5.6% (91,313)
11am:
Bethlehem:

2.4% (44)
Connecticut:

2.0% (33,574)
12pm:
Bethlehem:

1.9% (35)
Connecticut:

1.0% (15,996)
4pm:
Bethlehem:

5.1% (95)
Connecticut:

6.3% (102,744)
>4pm:
Bethlehem:

4.1% (76)
Connecticut:

5.2% (85,259)

Travel time to work

Travel time (in minutes) to work
Working at home
Less than 5 minutes:
Bethlehem:

3.5% (65)
Connecticut:

2.9% (47,035)
5 to 9 minutes:
Bethlehem:

4.6% (86)
Connecticut:

10.8% (177,296)
10 to 14 minutes:
Bethlehem:

7.2% (133)
Connecticut:

16.1% (264,948)
15 to 19 minutes:
Bethlehem:

13.8% (257)
Connecticut:

16.4% (269,915)
20 to 24 minutes:
Bethlehem:

18.8% (349)
Connecticut:

14.8% (242,914)
25 to 29 minutes:
Bethlehem:

7.6% (141)
Connecticut:

6.0% (98,144)
30 to 34 minutes:
Bethlehem:

13.2% (245)
Connecticut:

11.2% (184,005)
35 to 39 minutes:
Bethlehem:

5.4% (100)
Connecticut:

2.6% (41,860)
40 to 44 minutes:
Bethlehem:

5.2% (97)
Connecticut:

3.1% (50,084)
45 to 59 minutes:
Bethlehem:

3.8% (71)
Connecticut:

5.9% (96,492)
60 to 89 minutes:
Bethlehem:

8.0% (148)
Connecticut:

4.5% (74,032)
90 or more minutes:
Bethlehem:

3.2% (60)
Connecticut:

2.6% (42,680)

Means of transportation to work

Means of transportation to work - Bethlehem
Means of transportation to work - Connecticut
Drove car alone:
Bethlehem:

82.8% (1,539)
Connecticut:

80.0% (1,312,700)
Carpooled:
Bethlehem:

9.0% (167)
Connecticut:

9.4% (154,400)
Subway or elevated:
Bethlehem:

0.6% (12)
Connecticut:

0.1% (1,111)
Railroad:
Bethlehem:

0.2% (4)
Connecticut:

1.6% (26,659)
Taxicab:
Bethlehem:

0.3% (6)
Connecticut:

0.1% (1,581)
Bicycle:
Bethlehem:

0.3% (6)
Connecticut:

0.2% (2,875)
Walked:
Bethlehem:

1.0% (18)
Connecticut:

2.7% (44,348)

Private vehicle occupancy

Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Bethlehem:

90.2% (1,539)
Connecticut:

89.5% (1,312,700)
In 2 person carpool:
Bethlehem:

6.3% (108)
Connecticut:

8.5% (124,051)
In 3 person carpool:
Bethlehem:

2.5% (43)
Connecticut:

1.2% (17,722)
In 4 person carpool:
Bethlehem:

0.6% (11)
Connecticut:

0.4% (5,991)
In 7+ person carpool:
Bethlehem:

0.3% (5)
Connecticut:

0.2% (2,980)

Class of workers

Class of Workers
Employee of private company:
Bethlehem:

60.7% (1,146)
Connecticut:

68.6% (1,141,965)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Bethlehem:

5.8% (109)
Connecticut:

3.3% (54,345)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Bethlehem:

6.6% (125)
Connecticut:

8.1% (134,058)
Local government workers:
Bethlehem:

9.2% (173)
Connecticut:

7.3% (121,409)
State government workers:
Bethlehem:

6.0% (113)
Connecticut:

4.4% (73,377)
Federal government workers:
Bethlehem:

0.8% (15)
Connecticut:

1.6% (26,626)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Bethlehem:

10.9% (206)
Connecticut:

6.5% (108,945)
Class of Workers - Males
Employee of private company - Males:
Bethlehem:

65.5% (660)
Connecticut:

71.2% (617,694)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Bethlehem:

9.2% (93)
Connecticut:

4.8% (41,677)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Bethlehem:

2.2% (22)
Connecticut:

4.9% (42,413)
Local government workers - Males:
Bethlehem:

5.4% (54)
Connecticut:

5.3% (45,840)
State government workers - Males:
Bethlehem:

5.6% (56)
Connecticut:

3.9% (34,214)
Federal government workers - Males:
Bethlehem:

0.5% (5)
Connecticut:

1.8% (15,862)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Bethlehem:

11.6% (117)
Connecticut:

7.9% (68,743)
Class of Workers - Females
Employee of private company - Females:
Bethlehem:

55.2% (486)
Connecticut:

65.8% (524,271)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Bethlehem:

1.8% (16)
Connecticut:

1.6% (12,668)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Bethlehem:

11.7% (103)
Connecticut:

11.5% (91,645)
Local government workers - Females:
Bethlehem:

13.5% (119)
Connecticut:

9.5% (75,569)
State government workers - Females:
Bethlehem:

6.5% (57)
Connecticut:

4.9% (39,163)
Federal government workers - Females:
Bethlehem:

1.1% (10)
Connecticut:

1.4% (10,764)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Bethlehem:

10.1% (89)
Connecticut:

5.0% (40,202)
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