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
16.0%
2023
10.6%
Total change
-5.4 pp
% change
-33.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.0% | — |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -4.0 pp (-25%) |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -0.7 pp (-5.8%) |
| 2021 | 11.5% | +0.2 pp (1.8%) |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -0.9 pp (-7.8%) |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |