Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hartford fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2018 to 4.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in Hartford peaked in February 2010 at 9.2% and is now 4.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.3% in September 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Hartford unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Connecticut	4.6%	+0.1	-0.3
Hartford	4.7%	0.0	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Hartford, Connecticut, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Hartford, Connecticut Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Hartford peaked in November 2010 at 57,923. There are now 28,636 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 26,621 in September 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,666. Hartford employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Hartford, Connecticut) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Hartford	29,287	-147	-2,188

Number of Unemployed Persons

Hartford, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Connecticut Unemployment Rate	Hartford Unemployment Rate	Hartford Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.6%	4.7%	29,287
January 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.7%	29,434
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.6%	28,813
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.9%	30,682
October 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.7%	29,184
September 2017	4.2%	4.5%	4.3%	26,621
August 2017	4.4%	4.5%	4.4%	27,391
July 2017	4.3%	4.6%	4.8%	30,077
June 2017	4.3%	4.7%	4.9%	31,156
May 2017	4.3%	4.7%	4.8%	30,408
April 2017	4.4%	4.8%	4.9%	30,598