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
9.2%
2023
3.5%
Total change
-5.7 pp
% change
-62%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.2% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -2.4 pp (-26.1%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | -3.1 pp (-45.6%) |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -0.7 pp (-18.9%) |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -0.4 pp (-13.3%) |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +0.9 pp (34.6%) |