Crystal Lake is the #1 ranked city in Connecticut with 0.0% (unemployment rate). This ranking includes 161 Connecticut cities with available data.
| # | City | Population | Unemployment Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crystal Lake | 1,963 | 0.0% |
| 2 | Moodus | 1,815 | 0.0% |
| 3 | Lakes East | 1,295 | 0.0% |
| 4 | Moosup | 3,218 | 0.0% |
| 5 | Higganum | 1,549 | 0.0% |
| 6 | North Granby | 1,510 | 0.0% |
| 7 | Brooklyn | 1,045 | 0.0% |
| 8 | Old Saybrook Center | 2,063 | 0.0% |
| 9 | East Village | 3,744 | 0.0% |
| 10 | Ridgebury | 1,949 | 0.0% |
| 11 | Route 7 Gateway | 1,032 | 0.0% |
| 12 | Noank | 1,617 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Weatogue | 2,851 | 0.6% |
| 14 | Essex Village | 2,722 | 0.6% |
| 15 | Greens Farms | 3,022 | 0.7% |
| 16 | Somers | 2,081 | 0.8% |
| 17 | West Simsbury | 2,878 | 1.0% |
| 18 | Quinnipiac University | 3,821 | 1.0% |
| 19 | Canton Valley | 1,364 | 1.1% |
| 20 | Coventry Lake | 2,358 | 1.2% |
| 21 | Niantic | 3,302 | 1.4% |
| 22 | Lordship | 3,613 | 1.4% |
| 23 | Guilford Center | 2,272 | 1.5% |
| 24 | Inglenook | 1,162 | 1.5% |
| 25 | Deep River Center | 2,636 | 1.6% |
| 26 | Sacred Heart University | 1,085 | 1.6% |
| 27 | Salmon Brook | 2,229 | 1.8% |
| 28 | Kensington | 9,936 | 1.8% |
| 29 | Oxoboxo River | 2,912 | 1.9% |
| 30 | Plantsville | 2,045 | 1.9% |
| 31 | Bethlehem Village | 2,275 | 2.1% |
| 32 | Southwood Acres | 8,154 | 2.1% |
| 33 | Wilton Center | 1,730 | 2.2% |
| 34 | Westbrook Center | 2,529 | 2.3% |
| 35 | Wauregan | 1,209 | 2.4% |
| 36 | South Coventry | 1,509 | 2.4% |
| 37 | Collinsville | 4,001 | 2.5% |
| 38 | Oakville | 9,233 | 2.5% |
| 39 | Glastonbury Center | 7,860 | 2.5% |
| 40 | Woodmont | 1,591 | 2.6% |
| 41 | Madison Center | 1,818 | 2.7% |
| 42 | East Hampton | 3,159 | 2.9% |
| 43 | Poplar Plains | 1,203 | 3.1% |
| 44 | North Haven | 24,177 | 3.2% |
| 45 | Tashua | 3,436 | 3.2% |
| 46 | South Windham | 1,391 | 3.2% |
| 47 | South Wilton | 1,453 | 3.3% |
| 48 | Wethersfield | 27,180 | 3.3% |
| 49 | Cheshire Village | 6,049 | 3.3% |
| 50 | Northford | 6,161 | 3.3% |
| 51 | Lake Pocotopaug | 4,715 | 3.4% |
| 52 | Ball Pond | 2,623 | 3.4% |
| 53 | Colchester | 4,624 | 3.4% |
| 54 | Newtown | 1,968 | 3.4% |
| 55 | Bethel | 11,606 | 3.6% |
| 56 | Broad Brook | 3,550 | 3.6% |
| 57 | West Hartford | 63,809 | 3.6% |
| 58 | Newington | 30,551 | 3.6% |
| 59 | Tokeneke | 2,466 | 3.7% |
| 60 | New Hartford Center | 1,691 | 3.7% |
| 61 | Pemberwick | 3,455 | 3.8% |
| 62 | Orange | 14,251 | 3.8% |
| 63 | Noroton Heights | 2,949 | 3.9% |
| 64 | Compo | 3,561 | 3.9% |
| 65 | Thomaston | 2,073 | 4.0% |
| 66 | Old Hill | 3,078 | 4.0% |
| 67 | Heritage Village | 4,517 | 4.0% |
| 68 | Middletown | 47,646 | 4.3% |
| 69 | Saybrook Manor | 1,404 | 4.3% |
| 70 | Saugatuck | 3,091 | 4.4% |
| 71 | Old Mystic | 3,189 | 4.5% |
| 72 | Mystic | 4,441 | 4.5% |
| 73 | Durham | 3,508 | 4.5% |
| 74 | Pawcatuck | 5,475 | 4.5% |
| 75 | Milford city (balance) | 50,749 | 4.5% |
| 76 | Westport Village | 2,863 | 4.5% |
| 77 | Southport | 1,529 | 4.5% |
| 78 | Litchfield | 1,274 | 4.6% |
| 79 | Branford Center | 6,130 | 4.6% |
| 80 | Old Greenwich | 6,904 | 4.7% |
| 81 | Hazardville | 6,482 | 4.7% |
| 82 | Northwest Harwinton | 3,126 | 4.7% |
| 83 | East Haven | 27,729 | 4.7% |
| 84 | Baltic | 1,266 | 4.8% |
| 85 | Sandy Hook | 9,718 | 4.9% |
| 86 | Staples | 6,985 | 4.9% |
| 87 | Stamford | 135,806 | 4.9% |
| 88 | Riverside | 9,216 | 5.0% |
| 89 | Wallingford Center | 18,107 | 5.0% |
| 90 | Blue Hills | 1,989 | 5.0% |
| 91 | Chester Center | 1,876 | 5.1% |
| 92 | Simsbury Center | 6,326 | 5.1% |
| 93 | Gales Ferry | 1,027 | 5.1% |
| 94 | Shelton | 41,402 | 5.2% |
| 95 | Terryville | 5,112 | 5.3% |
| 96 | Sherwood Manor | 5,781 | 5.3% |
| 97 | Ridgefield | 7,103 | 5.4% |
| 98 | Manchester | 36,561 | 5.4% |
| 99 | Putnam | 7,120 | 5.4% |
| 100 | Winsted | 7,074 | 5.5% |
| 101 | Lakes West | 1,308 | 5.6% |
| 102 | Stepney | 3,489 | 5.7% |
| 103 | Norwalk | 91,375 | 5.8% |
| 104 | East Hartford | 50,798 | 5.9% |
| 105 | Portland | 5,970 | 5.9% |
| 106 | Watertown | 4,215 | 6.0% |
| 107 | Cos Cob | 7,354 | 6.1% |
| 108 | Stafford Springs | 4,801 | 6.1% |
| 109 | Daniels Farm | 5,995 | 6.1% |
| 110 | New Milford | 7,632 | 6.2% |
| 111 | Danbury | 86,086 | 6.3% |
| 112 | Windsor Locks | 12,555 | 6.3% |
| 113 | Naugatuck | 31,634 | 6.3% |
| 114 | South Woodstock | 1,294 | 6.4% |
| 115 | Groton | 9,343 | 6.4% |
| 116 | West Haven | 55,147 | 6.6% |
| 117 | East Brooklyn | 2,008 | 6.6% |
| 118 | Coleytown | 3,479 | 6.6% |
| 119 | Conning Towers-Nautilus Park | 8,590 | 6.8% |
| 120 | Jewett City | 3,412 | 6.9% |
| 121 | Torrington | 35,481 | 7.0% |
| 122 | Bristol | 61,129 | 7.0% |
| 123 | Derby | 12,359 | 7.0% |
| 124 | Norwich | 39,992 | 7.1% |
| 125 | New Preston | 1,121 | 7.3% |
| 126 | New London | 27,199 | 7.3% |
| 127 | New Haven | 132,893 | 7.7% |
| 128 | Noroton | 5,522 | 7.8% |
| 129 | Waterford | 3,496 | 7.8% |
| 130 | Clinton | 3,547 | 8.0% |
| 131 | Trumbull Center | 10,137 | 8.0% |
| 132 | Ansonia | 18,951 | 8.1% |
| 133 | Greenwich | 14,528 | 8.1% |
| 134 | New Britain | 73,301 | 8.1% |
| 135 | Fairfield University | 2,516 | 8.2% |
| 136 | Meriden | 60,418 | 8.2% |
| 137 | Willimantic | 17,774 | 8.2% |
| 138 | Glenville | 2,663 | 8.4% |
| 139 | Rockville | 6,657 | 8.5% |
| 140 | Long Hill | 8,597 | 8.6% |
| 141 | Bridgeport | 148,012 | 8.9% |
| 142 | Waterbury | 114,356 | 9.3% |
| 143 | Georgetown | 1,751 | 9.5% |
| 144 | Plainfield Village | 2,260 | 9.6% |
| 145 | Darien Downtown | 1,329 | 10.2% |
| 146 | Thompsonville | 7,473 | 10.3% |
| 147 | New Canaan | 7,032 | 10.3% |
| 148 | Hartford | 119,970 | 10.6% |
| 149 | Woodbury Center | 1,491 | 11.1% |
| 150 | Byram | 5,011 | 11.5% |
| 151 | Canaan | 1,297 | 12.0% |
| 152 | Quinebaug | 1,163 | 12.6% |
| 153 | Storrs | 13,502 | 13.6% |
| 154 | Stratford Downtown | 1,758 | 13.6% |
| 155 | Danielson | 4,185 | 14.1% |
| 156 | Tariffville | 1,607 | 14.3% |
| 157 | North Grosvenor Dale | 1,097 | 14.9% |
| 158 | Suffield Depot | 1,947 | 15.4% |
| 159 | Mill Plain | 1,980 | 18.1% |
| 160 | Oronoque | 3,908 | 19.2% |
| 161 | Poquonock Bridge | 1,108 | 20.1% |
Cities in Connecticut are ranked by unemployment rate. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Last updated 2026.