Hartford city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Hartford city's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
12.1%
2023
3.5%
Total change
-8.6 pp
% change
-71.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.1% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -8.3 pp (-68.6%) |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -2.0 pp (-52.6%) |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -1.0 pp (-55.6%) |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -0.2 pp (-25%) |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +2.9 pp (483.3%) |