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
13.8%
2023
8.2%
Total change
-5.6 pp
% change
-40.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.8% | — |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +0.3 pp (2.2%) |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -2.5 pp (-17.7%) |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -2.5 pp (-21.6%) |
| 2022 | 10.7% | +1.6 pp (17.6%) |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -2.5 pp (-23.4%) |