New Haven, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for New Haven fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in New Haven peaked in November 2010 at 9.6% and is now 5.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in November 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare New Haven 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
New Haven	3.8%	-0.2	-0.8

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: New Haven, Connecticut, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

New Haven, Connecticut Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in New Haven peaked in December 2010 at 31,416. There are now 19,045 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 11,680 in November 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 691. New Haven employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in New Haven, Connecticut) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
New Haven	12,371	-674	-2,489

Number of Unemployed Persons

New Haven, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Connecticut Unemployment Rate	New Haven Unemployment Rate	New Haven Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	3.8%	12,371
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	4.0%	13,045
December 2018	3.9%	3.8%	3.7%	12,194
November 2018	3.7%	3.8%	3.5%	11,680
October 2018	3.8%	3.8%	4.1%	13,519
September 2018	3.7%	3.9%	4.0%	13,191
August 2018	3.8%	4.0%	3.9%	12,692
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	4.1%	13,457
June 2018	4.0%	4.1%	4.3%	13,873
May 2018	3.8%	4.2%	4.3%	13,836
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	4.3%	13,937