Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hartford fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 8.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in Hartford peaked in February 2010 at 9.3% and is now 0.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Hartford unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | December 2011 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 8.5% | -0.2 | -0.9 |
| Connecticut | 8.2% | -0.2 | -0.8 |
| Hartford | 8.4% | -0.3 | -0.7 |
Unemployment Rate: Hartford, Connecticut, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Hartford, Connecticut Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Hartford peaked in March 2010 at 55,848. There are now 5,523 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Hartford employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Hartford, Connecticut) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | December 2011 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford | 50,325 | -1,517 | -4,614 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Hartford, Connecticut Unemployment History
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
Connecticut Unemployment Rate |
Hartford Unemployment Rate |
Hartford Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 2012 |
8.3% | — | — | — |
|
December 2011 |
8.5% | 8.2% | 8.4% | 50,325 |
|
November 2011 |
8.7% | 8.4% | 8.7% | 51,842 |
|
October 2011 |
8.9% | 8.7% | 8.8% | 52,724 |
|
September 2011 |
9.0% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 52,983 |
|
August 2011 |
9.1% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 53,597 |
|
July 2011 |
9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 54,066 |
|
June 2011 |
9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 54,570 |
|
May 2011 |
9.0% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 54,664 |
|
April 2011 |
9.0% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 54,532 |
|
March 2011 |
8.9% | 9.1% | 9.0% | 54,108 |
|
February 2011 |
9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 54,090 |
|
January 2011 |
9.1% | 9.0% | 9.1% | 54,325 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
