Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hartford fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 4.0%. 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 March 2010 at 9.2% and is now 5.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.6% in November 2018, 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 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Connecticut	3.8%	0.0	-0.7
Hartford	4.0%	-0.1	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 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 57,993. There are now 32,935 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 22,765 in November 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,293. Hartford employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Hartford, Connecticut) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Hartford	25,058	-1,150	-4,261

Number of Unemployed Persons

Hartford, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Connecticut Unemployment Rate	Hartford Unemployment Rate	Hartford Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	4.0%	25,058
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	4.1%	26,208
December 2018	3.9%	3.8%	3.7%	23,389
November 2018	3.7%	3.8%	3.6%	22,765
October 2018	3.8%	3.8%	4.2%	26,623
September 2018	3.7%	3.9%	4.1%	25,649
August 2018	3.8%	4.0%	3.9%	24,436
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	4.2%	25,945
June 2018	4.0%	4.1%	4.3%	26,603
May 2018	3.8%	4.2%	4.4%	27,274
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.6%	28,556