New Haven, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for New Haven rose 0.9 percentage points in May 2020 to 8.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points lower than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in New Haven peaked in December 2010 at 9.6% and is now 1.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in March 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 5.3 percentage points. You can also compare New Haven unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Connecticut	9.6%	+1.3	+5.9
New Haven	8.4%	+0.9	+4.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 31,338. There are now 5,687 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 10,345 in March 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 15,306. New Haven employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in New Haven, Connecticut) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
New Haven	25,651	+2,631	+14,017

Number of Unemployed Persons

New Haven, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Connecticut Unemployment Rate	New Haven Unemployment Rate	New Haven Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	9.8%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.6%	8.4%	25,651
April 2020	14.7%	8.3%	7.5%	23,020
March 2020	4.4%	3.4%	3.1%	10,345
February 2020	3.5%	3.8%	3.6%	12,071
January 2020	3.6%	3.7%	3.6%	11,961
December 2019	3.5%	3.8%	3.6%	12,035
November 2019	3.5%	3.8%	3.6%	11,992
October 2019	3.6%	3.8%	3.6%	11,937
September 2019	3.5%	3.7%	3.6%	11,864
August 2019	3.7%	3.7%	3.6%	11,774