Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region’s unemployment rate is 5.6%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 145 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region economy

5.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.8% the month before
169,574
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
326,296
people in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$87,135
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
44
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Feb 13, 2026	Main Street Sports Group, LLCTakes effect Apr 14, 2026	Southport	44	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Lockheed Martin30 open roles
Cooper Companies15 open roles
Hartford HealthCare8 open roles
Hartford HealthCare6 open roles
CooperSurgical4 open roles
Ametek Inc/2 open roles
Beacon Mobility2 open roles
Butler2 open roles
Chemical Abuse Services Agency2 open roles
Coherent2 open roles

Colleges in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region

Colleges in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
College	City	Type	Students
Sacred Heart University	Fairfield	Private nonprofit 4-year	10,000–19,999
Fairfield University	Fairfield	Private nonprofit 4-year	5,000–9,999
University of Bridgeport	Bridgeport	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

The WorkPlace Inc.
Towns: Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bridgeport, Darien, Derby, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, Norwalk, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, Wilton

Cities in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region

Stratford51 jobs
Bridgeport47 jobs
Trumbull31 jobs
Fairfield9 jobs
Southport2 jobs
Monroe4 jobs

Other Connecticut counties

All of Connecticut

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Connecticut’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.