Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut Job Growth

There were 582,500 jobs in Hartford, Connecticut in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 602,386 employed persons for the month. Hartford added 800 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,135 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Hartford job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	582,500	+800	+7,700
CPS	602,386	+2,135	+4,263

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Hartford, Connecticut Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Hartford as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Hartford, Connecticut

CES employment for Hartford in October 2018 is at a new high of 582,500.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Hartford is at a new high of 602,386.

Employment: CES, CPS

Hartford, Connecticut Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	582,500	800	602,386	2,135
September 2018	581,700	1,100	600,251	2,156
August 2018	580,600	800	598,095	-530
July 2018	579,800	-500	598,625	4,262
June 2018	580,300	3,200	594,363	144
May 2018	577,100	1,400	594,219	646
April 2018	575,700	-1,800	593,573	-2,313
March 2018	577,500	500	595,886	-718
February 2018	577,000	-1,000	596,604	-517
January 2018	578,000	1,500	597,121	-2,138
December 2017	576,500	1,300	599,259	728
November 2017	575,200	400	598,531	408