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The unemployment rate in 2023 in Westbrook, 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 6.7% in 2013, this represents a decrease of 91.4%. The most common industries in Westbrook are: Health care (10.1% of civilian employees), Educational services (9.9% of civilian employees), Construction (6.3% of civilian employees). 65.6% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 4.5% 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
Health care10.1%
(326)		5.1%
(89)		15.9%
(237)
Educational services9.9%
(320)		4.3%
(76)		16.4%
(244)
Construction6.3%
(204)		10.5%
(184)		1.3%
(20)
Accommodation and food services6.0%
(193)		6.9%
(121)		4.8%
(72)
Professional, scientific, and technical services4.6%
(149)		4.7%
(83)		4.4%
(66)
Metal and metal products4.0%
(130)		4.4%
(77)		3.6%
(53)
Public administration3.6%
(116)		4.7%
(82)		2.3%
(34)
Administrative and support and waste management services3.3%
(107)		3.7%
(65)		2.8%
(42)
Finance and insurance3.3%
(106)		2.7%
(47)		4.0%
(59)
Repair and maintenance3.1%
(100)		3.7%
(65)		2.4%
(35)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers3.0%
(98)		2.9%
(51)		3.2%
(47)
Food and beverage stores2.9%
(95)		4.2%
(74)		1.4%
(21)
Chemicals2.6%
(84)		2.2%
(38)		3.1%
(46)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation2.6%
(83)		1.6%
(28)		3.7%
(55)
Transportation equipment2.3%
(76)		3.5%
(62)		0.9%
(14)
Machinery2.1%
(67)		2.2%
(38)		1.9%
(29)
Utilities2.0%
(65)		3.2%
(56)		0.6%
(9)
Printing and related support activities1.8%
(58)		3.3%
(58)		0.0%
(0)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries1.4%
(45)		0.5%
(8)		2.5%
(37)
Personal and laundry services1.4%
(44)		0.9%
(16)		1.9%
(28)
Real estate and rental and leasing1.2%
(38)		1.3%
(23)		1.0%
(15)
Miscellaneous manufacturing1.1%
(35)		2.0%
(35)		0.0%
(0)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores1.0%
(33)		0.3%
(6)		1.8%
(27)
U. S. Postal service1.0%
(32)		1.1%
(19)		0.9%
(13)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers1.0%
(31)		1.4%
(25)		0.4%
(6)
Social assistance1.0%
(31)		0.0%
(0)		2.1%
(31)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.9%
(28)		0.7%
(12)		1.1%
(16)
Broadcasting and telecommunications0.9%
(28)		0.4%
(7)		1.4%
(21)
Department and other general merchandise stores0.9%
(28)		0.5%
(9)		1.3%
(19)
Truck transportation0.9%
(28)		1.6%
(28)		0.0%
(0)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components0.9%
(28)		0.9%
(15)		0.9%
(13)
Computer and electronic products0.8%
(27)		1.1%
(20)		0.5%
(7)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations0.7%
(24)		0.4%
(7)		1.1%
(17)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.7%
(23)		0.9%
(15)		0.5%
(8)
Private households0.7%
(22)		0.0%
(0)		1.5%
(22)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.7%
(22)		1.3%
(22)		0.0%
(0)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers0.6%
(19)		0.5%
(9)		0.7%
(10)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers0.6%
(19)		1.1%
(19)		0.0%
(0)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.6%
(18)		1.0%
(18)		0.0%
(0)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.6%
(18)		1.0%
(18)		0.0%
(0)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.5%
(17)		0.5%
(9)		0.5%
(8)
Air transportation0.5%
(16)		0.5%
(9)		0.5%
(7)
Office supplies and stationery stores0.5%
(16)		0.9%
(16)		0.0%
(0)
Food0.5%
(15)		0.5%
(9)		0.4%
(6)
Radio, TV, and computer stores0.5%
(15)		0.9%
(15)		0.0%
(0)
Textile mills and textile products0.4%
(14)		0.0%
(0)		0.9%
(14)
Plastics and rubber products0.4%
(14)		0.0%
(0)		0.9%
(14)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.4%
(13)		0.7%
(13)		0.0%
(0)
Fuel dealers0.4%
(13)		0.3%
(6)		0.5%
(7)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses0.3%
(11)		0.6%
(11)		0.0%
(0)
Water transportation0.3%
(11)		0.6%
(11)		0.0%
(0)
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers0.3%
(11)		0.2%
(4)		0.5%
(7)
Other direct selling establishments0.3%
(10)		0.0%
(0)		0.7%
(10)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.3%
(10)		0.0%
(0)		0.7%
(10)
Warehousing and storage0.3%
(9)		0.0%
(0)		0.6%
(9)
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers0.3%
(9)		0.0%
(0)		0.6%
(9)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.2%
(8)		0.0%
(0)		0.5%
(8)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.2%
(8)		0.5%
(8)		0.0%
(0)
Leather and allied products0.2%
(7)		0.0%
(0)		0.5%
(7)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.2%
(6)		0.3%
(6)		0.0%
(0)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.2%
(6)		0.3%
(6)		0.0%
(0)
Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers0.2%
(6)		0.3%
(6)		0.0%
(0)

Unemployment in Westbrook

Unemployment by year
  • Unemployment by race in 2000
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.8%Males
  • 2.3%Females
Unemployment in 2023:
Westbrook:

3.5%
Connecticut:

3.9%
Unemployment in 2022:
Westbrook:

3.7%
Connecticut:

4.2%
Unemployment in 2021:
Westbrook:

5.4%
Connecticut:

6.3%
Unemployment in 2020:
Westbrook:

6.7%
Connecticut:

7.9%
Unemployment in 2019:
Westbrook:

3.2%
Connecticut:

3.6%
Unemployment in 2018:
Westbrook:

3.4%
Connecticut:

3.9%
Unemployment in 2017:
Westbrook:

3.7%
Connecticut:

4.4%
Unemployment in 2016:
Westbrook:

4.2%
Connecticut:

4.8%
Unemployment in 2015:
Westbrook:

4.7%
Connecticut:

5.6%
Unemployment in 2014:
Westbrook:

5.8%
Connecticut:

6.6%
Unemployment in 2013:
Westbrook:

6.7%
Connecticut:

8.0%
Unemployment in 2012:
Westbrook:

7.3%
Connecticut:

8.4%
Unemployment in 2011:
Westbrook:

7.7%
Connecticut:

9.0%
Unemployment in 2010:
Westbrook:

8.6%
Connecticut:

9.6%
Unemployment in 2009:
Westbrook:

7.2%
Connecticut:

8.3%
Unemployment in 2008:
Westbrook:

4.6%
Connecticut:

5.6%
Unemployment in 2007:
Westbrook:

3.4%
Connecticut:

4.5%
Unemployment in 2006:
Westbrook:

3.6%
Connecticut:

4.4%
Unemployment in 2005:
Westbrook:

4.0%
Connecticut:

4.8%
Unemployment in 2004:
Westbrook:

4.1%
Connecticut:

5.1%
Unemployment in 2003:
Westbrook:

4.6%
Connecticut:

5.5%
Unemployment in 2002:
Westbrook:

3.9%
Connecticut:

4.4%
Unemployment in 2001:
Westbrook:

2.3%
Connecticut:

2.9%
Unemployment in 2000:
Westbrook:

1.7%
Connecticut:

2.1%
Unemployment in 1999:
Westbrook:

2.2%
Connecticut:

2.5%
Unemployment in 1998:
Westbrook:

3.3%
Connecticut:

3.2%
Unemployment in 1997:
Westbrook:

5.1%
Connecticut:

4.7%
Unemployment in 1996:
Westbrook:

5.0%
Connecticut:

5.2%
Unemployment in 1995:
Westbrook:

4.7%
Connecticut:

5.3%
Unemployment in 1994:
Westbrook:

5.4%
Connecticut:

5.6%
Unemployment in 1993:
Westbrook:

5.4%
Connecticut:

6.5%
Unemployment in 1992:
Westbrook:

7.3%
Connecticut:

7.3%
Unemployment in 1991:
Westbrook:

5.9%
Connecticut:

6.5%
Unemployment in 1990:
Westbrook:

4.2%
Connecticut:

4.9%

Time leaving home to go to work

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

2.6% (82)
Connecticut:

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

1.1% (35)
Connecticut:

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

4.6% (147)
Connecticut:

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

5.9% (187)
Connecticut:

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

10.3% (328)
Connecticut:

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

15.3% (488)
Connecticut:

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

15.8% (502)
Connecticut:

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

14.2% (452)
Connecticut:

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

6.5% (207)
Connecticut:

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

7.8% (247)
Connecticut:

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

1.5% (48)
Connecticut:

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

0.4% (14)
Connecticut:

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

3.3% (105)
Connecticut:

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

6.1% (193)
Connecticut:

5.2% (85,259)

Travel time to work

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

3.9% (124)
Connecticut:

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

11.6% (371)
Connecticut:

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

25.0% (798)
Connecticut:

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

12.3% (391)
Connecticut:

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

6.6% (211)
Connecticut:

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

4.3% (138)
Connecticut:

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

8.9% (282)
Connecticut:

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

2.3% (73)
Connecticut:

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

5.4% (172)
Connecticut:

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

10.4% (331)
Connecticut:

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

3.5% (111)
Connecticut:

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

1.0% (33)
Connecticut:

2.6% (42,680)

Means of transportation to work

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

83.2% (2,651)
Connecticut:

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

6.3% (201)
Connecticut:

9.4% (154,400)
Bus or trolley bus:
Westbrook:

0.8% (26)
Connecticut:

2.2% (36,097)
Subway or elevated:
Westbrook:

0.3% (11)
Connecticut:

0.1% (1,111)
Railroad:
Westbrook:

1.1% (34)
Connecticut:

1.6% (26,659)
Bicycle:
Westbrook:

0.2% (6)
Connecticut:

0.2% (2,875)
Walked:
Westbrook:

2.6% (84)
Connecticut:

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

0.7% (22)
Connecticut:

0.5% (8,479)

Private vehicle occupancy

Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Westbrook:

93.0% (2,651)
Connecticut:

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

6.4% (183)
Connecticut:

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

0.3% (9)
Connecticut:

1.2% (17,722)
In 5-6 person carpool:
Westbrook:

0.3% (9)
Connecticut:

0.2% (3,656)

Class of workers

Class of Workers
Employee of private company:
Westbrook:

65.6% (2,129)
Connecticut:

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

5.8% (189)
Connecticut:

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

5.1% (167)
Connecticut:

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

8.5% (275)
Connecticut:

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

3.7% (119)
Connecticut:

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

1.0% (32)
Connecticut:

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

10.0% (325)
Connecticut:

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

0.2% (7)
Connecticut:

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

66.6% (1,168)
Connecticut:

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

7.1% (124)
Connecticut:

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

2.5% (43)
Connecticut:

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

5.5% (96)
Connecticut:

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

3.5% (62)
Connecticut:

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

1.1% (19)
Connecticut:

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

13.8% (242)
Connecticut:

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

64.5% (961)
Connecticut:

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

4.4% (65)
Connecticut:

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

8.3% (124)
Connecticut:

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

12.0% (179)
Connecticut:

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

3.8% (57)
Connecticut:

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

0.9% (13)
Connecticut:

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

5.6% (83)
Connecticut:

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

0.5% (7)
Connecticut:

0.3% (2,098)
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