Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut Job Growth

There were 576,500 jobs in Hartford, Connecticut in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 596,269 employed persons for the month. Hartford lost 1,500 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,024 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Hartford job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	576,500	-1,500	+4,600
CPS	596,269	+2,024	+4,275

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 peaked in January 2018 at 578,000. Since then 1,500 jobs have been lost in Hartford according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 600,618 for Hartford in July 2017. 4,349 jobs have been lost in Hartford since then according to the household survey. From a November 2017 low of 590,132, Hartford has added 6,137 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Hartford, Connecticut Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	576,500	-1,500	596,269	2,024
January 2018	578,000	1,500	594,245	3,356
December 2017	576,500	1,300	590,889	757
November 2017	575,200	400	590,132	-1,703
October 2017	574,800	2,300	591,835	-3,038
September 2017	572,500	1,000	594,873	-2,325
August 2017	571,500	700	597,198	-3,420
July 2017	570,800	-1,800	600,618	962
June 2017	572,600	1,500	599,656	697
May 2017	571,100	100	598,959	1,148
April 2017	571,000	-500	597,811	2,594
March 2017	571,500	-400	595,217	3,223