Connecticut: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Connecticut'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
7.2%
2023
5.6%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-22.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.2% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -1.2 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.1% | — |
| 2022 | 5.9% | -0.2 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -0.3 pp (-5.1%) |