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The unemployment rate in 2023 in Stafford, CT was 3.5%, which was 11.4% less than the unemployment rate of 3.9% across the entire state of Connecticut. Compared to the unemployment rate of 8.4% in 2013, this represents a decrease of 140.0%. The most common industries in Stafford are: Construction (9.9% of civilian employees), Health care (9.0% of civilian employees), Educational services (7.5% of civilian employees). 72.1% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 4.9% greater 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
Construction9.9%
(602)		18.4%
(590)		0.4%
(12)
Health care9.0%
(550)		3.3%
(105)		15.3%
(445)
Educational services7.5%
(460)		3.2%
(102)		12.3%
(358)
Finance and insurance7.2%
(438)		4.0%
(127)		10.7%
(311)
Public administration4.4%
(269)		4.8%
(152)		4.0%
(117)
Professional, scientific, and technical services4.2%
(257)		3.3%
(105)		5.2%
(152)
Accommodation and food services4.0%
(246)		3.0%
(97)		5.1%
(149)
Food and beverage stores3.9%
(241)		3.9%
(126)		4.0%
(115)
Transportation equipment3.9%
(241)		6.1%
(194)		1.6%
(47)
Computer and electronic products3.6%
(219)		3.0%
(96)		4.2%
(123)
Miscellaneous manufacturing2.4%
(149)		3.0%
(97)		1.8%
(52)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers2.3%
(143)		3.7%
(118)		0.9%
(25)
Metal and metal products1.9%
(115)		2.8%
(91)		0.8%
(24)
Textile mills and textile products1.9%
(113)		2.2%
(71)		1.4%
(42)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations1.7%
(101)		0.6%
(20)		2.8%
(81)
Machinery1.7%
(101)		2.0%
(63)		1.3%
(38)
Real estate and rental and leasing1.6%
(100)		1.5%
(49)		1.8%
(51)
Repair and maintenance1.6%
(98)		3.1%
(98)		0.0%
(0)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores1.6%
(96)		2.0%
(64)		1.1%
(32)
Pharmacies and drug stores1.5%
(94)		0.8%
(25)		2.4%
(69)
Administrative and support and waste management services1.4%
(84)		1.5%
(48)		1.2%
(36)
Social assistance1.2%
(75)		0.0%
(0)		2.6%
(75)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers1.2%
(75)		0.8%
(26)		1.7%
(49)
Printing and related support activities1.1%
(70)		1.3%
(41)		1.0%
(29)
Truck transportation1.1%
(67)		0.9%
(29)		1.3%
(38)
Broadcasting and telecommunications1.0%
(64)		1.8%
(57)		0.2%
(7)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.9%
(55)		0.6%
(20)		1.2%
(35)
U. S. Postal service0.8%
(51)		1.6%
(51)		0.0%
(0)
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers0.8%
(49)		1.0%
(32)		0.6%
(17)
Food0.8%
(48)		1.2%
(38)		0.3%
(10)
Utilities0.8%
(47)		0.9%
(30)		0.6%
(17)
Personal and laundry services0.7%
(45)		0.5%
(16)		1.0%
(29)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses0.7%
(43)		0.2%
(7)		1.2%
(36)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.7%
(42)		0.4%
(12)		1.0%
(30)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting0.7%
(41)		1.1%
(36)		0.2%
(5)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.7%
(40)		0.9%
(29)		0.4%
(11)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers0.6%
(35)		1.1%
(35)		0.0%
(0)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation0.6%
(34)		0.5%
(16)		0.6%
(18)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.5%
(31)		0.8%
(26)		0.2%
(5)
Other direct selling establishments0.5%
(31)		0.2%
(5)		0.9%
(26)
Department and other general merchandise stores0.5%
(30)		0.3%
(11)		0.7%
(19)
Air transportation0.5%
(29)		0.5%
(17)		0.4%
(12)
Paper0.5%
(28)		0.9%
(28)		0.0%
(0)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers0.5%
(28)		0.9%
(28)		0.0%
(0)
Health and personal care, except drug, stores0.4%
(26)		0.0%
(0)		0.9%
(26)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.4%
(26)		0.8%
(26)		0.0%
(0)
Book stores and news dealers0.4%
(25)		0.2%
(6)		0.7%
(19)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.4%
(23)		0.7%
(23)		0.0%
(0)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.4%
(23)		0.7%
(23)		0.0%
(0)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.4%
(22)		0.5%
(15)		0.2%
(7)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries0.3%
(19)		0.2%
(5)		0.5%
(14)
Fuel dealers0.3%
(18)		0.3%
(9)		0.3%
(9)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers0.3%
(17)		0.5%
(17)		0.0%
(0)
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers0.3%
(16)		0.2%
(7)		0.3%
(9)
Private households0.2%
(14)		0.0%
(0)		0.5%
(14)
Radio, TV, and computer stores0.2%
(12)		0.0%
(0)		0.4%
(12)
Office supplies and stationery stores0.2%
(12)		0.2%
(6)		0.2%
(6)
Plastics and rubber products0.2%
(11)		0.3%
(8)		0.1%
(3)
Gasoline stations0.2%
(10)		0.0%
(0)		0.3%
(10)
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers0.2%
(10)		0.0%
(0)		0.3%
(10)
Chemicals0.1%
(8)		0.3%
(8)		0.0%
(0)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers0.1%
(8)		0.0%
(0)		0.3%
(8)
Wood products0.1%
(7)		0.2%
(7)		0.0%
(0)
Warehousing and storage0.1%
(6)		0.2%
(6)		0.0%
(0)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction0.1%
(4)		0.1%
(4)		0.0%
(0)

Unemployment in Stafford

Unemployment by year
  • Unemployment by race in 2000
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.4%Males
  • 2.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 11.1%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 22.2%Females
Unemployment in 2023:
Stafford:

3.5%
Connecticut:

3.9%
Unemployment in 2022:
Stafford:

4.3%
Connecticut:

4.2%
Unemployment in 2021:
Stafford:

5.9%
Connecticut:

6.3%
Unemployment in 2020:
Stafford:

7.1%
Connecticut:

7.9%
Unemployment in 2019:
Stafford:

3.6%
Connecticut:

3.6%
Unemployment in 2018:
Stafford:

3.9%
Connecticut:

3.9%
Unemployment in 2017:
Stafford:

4.4%
Connecticut:

4.4%
Unemployment in 2016:
Stafford:

5.2%
Connecticut:

4.8%
Unemployment in 2015:
Stafford:

6.2%
Connecticut:

5.6%
Unemployment in 2014:
Stafford:

7.0%
Connecticut:

6.6%
Unemployment in 2013:
Stafford:

8.4%
Connecticut:

8.0%
Unemployment in 2012:
Stafford:

8.7%
Connecticut:

8.4%
Unemployment in 2011:
Stafford:

9.1%
Connecticut:

9.0%
Unemployment in 2010:
Stafford:

10.0%
Connecticut:

9.6%
Unemployment in 2009:
Stafford:

8.7%
Connecticut:

8.3%
Unemployment in 2008:
Stafford:

5.7%
Connecticut:

5.6%
Unemployment in 2007:
Stafford:

4.4%
Connecticut:

4.5%
Unemployment in 2006:
Stafford:

4.5%
Connecticut:

4.4%
Unemployment in 2005:
Stafford:

5.2%
Connecticut:

4.8%
Unemployment in 2004:
Stafford:

5.1%
Connecticut:

5.1%
Unemployment in 2003:
Stafford:

5.3%
Connecticut:

5.5%
Unemployment in 2002:
Stafford:

4.1%
Connecticut:

4.4%
Unemployment in 2001:
Stafford:

2.8%
Connecticut:

2.9%
Unemployment in 2000:
Stafford:

1.9%
Connecticut:

2.1%
Unemployment in 1999:
Stafford:

2.2%
Connecticut:

2.5%
Unemployment in 1998:
Stafford:

3.3%
Connecticut:

3.2%
Unemployment in 1997:
Stafford:

4.7%
Connecticut:

4.7%
Unemployment in 1996:
Stafford:

5.5%
Connecticut:

5.2%
Unemployment in 1995:
Stafford:

6.1%
Connecticut:

5.3%
Unemployment in 1994:
Stafford:

6.4%
Connecticut:

5.6%
Unemployment in 1993:
Stafford:

7.9%
Connecticut:

6.5%
Unemployment in 1992:
Stafford:

7.5%
Connecticut:

7.3%
Unemployment in 1991:
Stafford:

7.4%
Connecticut:

6.5%
Unemployment in 1990:
Stafford:

5.2%
Connecticut:

4.9%

Time leaving home to go to work

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

3.3% (194)
Connecticut:

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

3.0% (179)
Connecticut:

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

6.6% (389)
Connecticut:

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

13.8% (820)
Connecticut:

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

13.5% (797)
Connecticut:

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

14.4% (853)
Connecticut:

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

11.0% (652)
Connecticut:

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

8.1% (478)
Connecticut:

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

2.8% (168)
Connecticut:

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

3.6% (212)
Connecticut:

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

0.8% (48)
Connecticut:

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

1.0% (60)
Connecticut:

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

10.0% (594)
Connecticut:

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

6.1% (361)
Connecticut:

5.2% (85,259)

Travel time to work

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

3.1% (181)
Connecticut:

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

9.7% (576)
Connecticut:

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

11.4% (674)
Connecticut:

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

7.7% (458)
Connecticut:

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

7.9% (467)
Connecticut:

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

6.4% (379)
Connecticut:

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

15.8% (934)
Connecticut:

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

5.7% (337)
Connecticut:

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

9.4% (554)
Connecticut:

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

13.2% (779)
Connecticut:

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

5.3% (315)
Connecticut:

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

2.5% (151)
Connecticut:

2.6% (42,680)

Means of transportation to work

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

84.4% (4,998)
Connecticut:

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

10.9% (646)
Connecticut:

9.4% (154,400)
Motorcycle:
Stafford:

0.1% (5)
Connecticut:

0.0% (776)
Bicycle:
Stafford:

0.1% (6)
Connecticut:

0.2% (2,875)
Walked:
Stafford:

2.3% (135)
Connecticut:

2.7% (44,348)
Other means:
Stafford:

0.3% (15)
Connecticut:

0.5% (8,479)

Private vehicle occupancy

Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Stafford:

88.6% (4,998)
Connecticut:

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

9.3% (527)
Connecticut:

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

1.1% (61)
Connecticut:

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

0.9% (52)
Connecticut:

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

0.1% (6)
Connecticut:

0.2% (2,980)

Class of workers

Class of Workers
Employee of private company:
Stafford:

72.1% (4,404)
Connecticut:

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

1.6% (96)
Connecticut:

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

6.1% (372)
Connecticut:

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

6.6% (400)
Connecticut:

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

5.8% (356)
Connecticut:

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

1.0% (58)
Connecticut:

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

6.3% (387)
Connecticut:

6.5% (108,945)
Unpaid family workers:
Stafford:

0.5% (31)
Connecticut:

0.2% (3,715)
Class of Workers - Males
Employee of private company - Males:
Stafford:

74.4% (2,380)
Connecticut:

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

3.0% (96)
Connecticut:

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

2.9% (93)
Connecticut:

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

2.9% (92)
Connecticut:

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

5.3% (168)
Connecticut:

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

1.8% (58)
Connecticut:

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

9.7% (311)
Connecticut:

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

69.6% (2,024)
Connecticut:

65.8% (524,271)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Stafford:

9.6% (279)
Connecticut:

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

10.6% (308)
Connecticut:

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

6.5% (188)
Connecticut:

4.9% (39,163)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Stafford:

2.6% (76)
Connecticut:

5.0% (40,202)
Unpaid family workers - Females:
Stafford:

1.1% (31)
Connecticut:

0.3% (2,098)
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