Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut Job Growth

There were 583,300 jobs in Hartford, Connecticut in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 605,512 employed persons for the month. Hartford lost 1,200 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 731 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Hartford job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	583,300	-1,200	-1,100
CPS	605,512	+731	-1,558

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 December 2018 at 586,500. Since then 3,200 jobs have been lost in Hartford according to the employer survey. From a trough of 582,100 in February 2019, Hartford has gained 1,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 607,935 for Hartford in February 2019. 2,423 jobs have been lost in Hartford since then according to the household survey. From a July 2019 low of 603,798, Hartford has added 1,714 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Hartford, Connecticut Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2019	583,300	-1,200	605,512	731
September 2019	584,500	1,200	604,781	661
August 2019	583,300	400	604,120	322
July 2019	582,900	-800	603,798	-329
June 2019	583,700	-1,100	604,127	-935
May 2019	584,800	2,300	605,062	-1,224
April 2019	582,500	400	606,286	-1,051
March 2019	582,100	0	607,337	-598
February 2019	582,100	-1,800	607,935	107
January 2019	583,900	-2,600	607,828	760
December 2018	586,500	600	607,068	-215
November 2018	585,900	1,500	607,283	213