Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hartford fell 0.2 percentage points in July 2019 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in Hartford peaked in October 2010 at 9.2% and is now 5.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Hartford unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Connecticut	3.6%	-0.1	-0.4
Hartford	3.6%	-0.2	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 57,857. There are now 35,062 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Hartford employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Hartford, Connecticut) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Hartford	22,795	-778	-2,347

Number of Unemployed Persons

Hartford, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Connecticut Unemployment Rate	Hartford Unemployment Rate	Hartford Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.6%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.6%	3.6%	22,795
June 2019	3.7%	3.7%	3.8%	23,573
May 2019	3.6%	3.8%	3.8%	23,898
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	3.8%	24,240
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.9%	24,610
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	3.9%	24,510
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.9%	24,397
December 2018	3.9%	3.8%	3.8%	23,985
November 2018	3.7%	3.8%	3.8%	23,923
October 2018	3.8%	3.8%	3.8%	23,889