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This is a graph that compares the percent of the Labor Force Unemployed for Connecticut and the United States from 1993 through October of 1998. In 1993 the unemployment rate in Connecticut was 5.8 percent; in the United States it was 6.5 percent. In 1994 the unemployment rate in Connecticut was 5.4 percent; in the United States it was 5.4 percent. In 1995 the unemployment rate in Connecticut was 5.7 percent; in the United States it was 5.6 percent. In 1996 the unemployment rate in Connecticut was 5.7 percent; in the United States it was 5.3 percent. In 1997 the unemployment rate in Connecticut was 4.5 percent; in the United States it was 4.7 percent. As of October 1998 the unemployment rate in Connecticut was 3.8 percent; in the United States it was 4.6 percent. Please note that these figures are seasonally adjusted. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.