New Haven, Connecticut Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for New Haven fell 0.2 percentage points in April 2022 to 4.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in New Haven peaked in May 2020 at 10.4% and is now 6.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare New Haven unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.6% | 0.0 | -2.4 |
| Connecticut | 4.4% | -0.2 | -2.6 |
| New Haven | 4.0% | -0.2 | -2.6 |
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 35,014. There are now 21,597 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. New Haven employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in New Haven, Connecticut) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Haven | 13,417 | -626 | -8,099 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
New Haven, Connecticut Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Connecticut Unemployment Rate |
New Haven Unemployment Rate |
New Haven Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 4.4% | 4.0% | 13,417 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 4.6% | 4.2% | 14,043 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 4.9% | 4.5% | 14,803 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 15,436 |
| December 2021 |
3.9% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 16,419 |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 5.2% | 5.0% | 16,313 |
| October 2021 |
4.6% | 5.4% | 5.0% | 16,412 |
| September 2021 |
4.7% | 5.6% | 5.3% | 17,177 |
| August 2021 |
5.2% | 6.1% | 5.6% | 18,207 |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 6.3% | 5.9% | 19,309 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 6.7% | 6.2% | 20,261 |
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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