New Haven, Connecticut Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for New Haven fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2023 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in New Haven peaked in July 2020 at 10.8% and is now 7.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.6% in January 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare New Haven unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | March 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.5% | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Connecticut | 4.0% | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| New Haven | 3.7% | 0.0 | -0.5 |
Unemployment Rate: New Haven, Connecticut, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
New Haven, Connecticut Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in New Haven peaked in July 2020 at 36,393. There are now 23,842 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 12,316 in January 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 235. New Haven employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in New Haven, Connecticut) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | March 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Haven | 12,551 | +112 | -2,003 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
New Haven, Connecticut Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Connecticut Unemployment Rate |
New Haven Unemployment Rate |
New Haven Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 |
3.4% | — | — | — |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 12,551 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 12,439 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 12,316 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 12,507 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 12,477 |
| October 2022 |
3.7% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 12,434 |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 12,455 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 12,547 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 12,741 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 4.0% | 3.8% | 13,065 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 13,505 |
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. ↩
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