Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Hartford rose 1.0 percentage points in May 2020 to 8.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in Hartford peaked in October 2010 at 9.2% and is now 0.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in March 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 5.5 percentage points. You can also compare Hartford unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Connecticut	9.4%	+1.1	+5.7
Hartford	8.8%	+1.0	+5.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 57,839. There are now 5,213 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 20,560 in March 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 32,066. Hartford employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Hartford, Connecticut) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Hartford	52,626	+6,367	+29,357

Number of Unemployed Persons

Hartford, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Connecticut Unemployment Rate	Hartford Unemployment Rate	Hartford Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.4%	8.8%	52,626
April 2020	14.7%	8.3%	7.8%	46,259
March 2020	4.4%	3.4%	3.3%	20,560
February 2020	3.5%	3.8%	3.8%	23,959
January 2020	3.6%	3.7%	3.8%	23,811
December 2019	3.5%	3.8%	3.8%	24,036
November 2019	3.5%	3.8%	3.8%	23,991
October 2019	3.6%	3.8%	3.8%	23,915
September 2019	3.5%	3.7%	3.8%	23,799
August 2019	3.7%	3.7%	3.7%	23,636
July 2019	3.7%	3.7%	3.7%	23,445