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
1.5%
2023
1.2%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-20%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.5% | — |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +0.8 pp (53.3%) |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +0.7 pp (30.4%) |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -0.1 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -1.7 pp (-58.6%) |