New Haven, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for New Haven rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in New Haven peaked in November 2010 at 9.6% and is now 5.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.9% in August 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare New Haven unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Connecticut	4.2%	0.0	-0.3
New Haven	4.1%	+0.1	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 17,881 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 12,692 in August 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 843. New Haven employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in New Haven, Connecticut) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
New Haven	13,535	+344	-1,111

Number of Unemployed Persons

New Haven, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Connecticut Unemployment Rate	New Haven Unemployment Rate	New Haven Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.2%	4.1%	13,535
September 2018	3.7%	4.2%	4.0%	13,191
August 2018	3.9%	4.3%	3.9%	12,692
July 2018	3.9%	4.4%	4.1%	13,457
June 2018	4.0%	4.4%	4.3%	13,873
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	4.3%	13,836
April 2018	3.9%	4.5%	4.3%	13,937
March 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.4%	14,232
February 2018	4.1%	4.6%	4.6%	14,860
January 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.7%	15,126
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.5%	14,745