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Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hartford fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.9%. 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 May 2020 at 11.1% and is now 7.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Hartford unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Connecticut 3.9% -0.1 -0.9
Hartford 3.9% -0.1 -1.1
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Hartford, Connecticut, National

Hartford, Connecticut monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Hartford, Connecticut Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Hartford peaked in May 2020 at 70,064. There are now 45,823 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Hartford employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Hartford, Connecticut) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Hartford 24,241 -474 -6,354

Number of Unemployed Persons

Hartford, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Connecticut
Unemployment Rate
Hartford
Unemployment Rate
Hartford
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 3.9% 24,241
December
2022
3.5% 4.0% 4.0% 24,715
November
2022
3.6% 4.0% 4.0% 25,074
October
2022
3.7% 4.0% 4.0% 24,922
September
2022
3.5% 4.0% 4.0% 24,708
August
2022
3.7% 3.9% 4.0% 24,657
July
2022
3.5% 4.0% 4.0% 24,710
June
2022
3.6% 4.0% 4.0% 25,104
May
2022
3.6% 4.1% 4.2% 25,895
April
2022
3.6% 4.2% 4.3% 26,747
March
2022
3.6% 4.3% 4.5% 27,935

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.