New Haven, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for New Haven fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2019 to 3.8%. 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 5.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in October 2018, 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 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	0.0	-0.2
Connecticut	3.9%	+0.1	-0.5
New Haven	3.8%	0.0	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2019 data as April 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 31,343. There are now 18,904 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 12,288 in November 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 151. New Haven employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in New Haven, Connecticut) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
New Haven	12,439	+24	-1,641

Number of Unemployed Persons

New Haven, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Connecticut Unemployment Rate	New Haven Unemployment Rate	New Haven Unemployed
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	—	—
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.8%	12,439
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	3.8%	12,415
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.8%	12,450
December 2018	3.9%	3.8%	3.8%	12,321
November 2018	3.7%	3.8%	3.7%	12,288
October 2018	3.8%	3.8%	3.7%	12,293
September 2018	3.7%	3.9%	3.8%	12,445
August 2018	3.8%	4.0%	3.9%	12,666
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	4.0%	12,925
June 2018	4.0%	4.1%	4.1%	13,199
May 2018	3.8%	4.2%	4.1%	13,473