Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change Year Ago |
| 1990 | 551,135 | - | 4.8 | - |
| 1991 | 543,629 | -1.4 | 6.7 | 1.9 |
| 1992 | 533,140 | -1.9 | 7.5 | 0.8 |
| 1993 | 527,409 | -1.1 | 6.9 | -0.7 |
| 1994 | 521,440 | -1.1 | 5.8 | -1.0 |
| 1995 | 512,471 | -1.7 | 5.7 | -0.1 |
| 1996 | 511,350 | -0.2 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | 512,912 | 0.3 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| 1998 | 513,557 | 0.1 | 3.4 | -1.7 |
| 1999 | 518,499 | 1.0 | 2.8 | -0.6 |
| 2000 | 533,231 | 2.8 | 2.3 | -0.4 |
| 2001 | 534,077 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.8 |
| 2002 | 531,344 | -0.5 | 4.5 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 528,102 | -0.6 | 5.7 | 1.2 |
| 2004 | 530,743 | 0.5 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| 2005 | 537,743 | 1.3 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| 2006 | 547,241 | 1.8 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| 2007 | 553,608 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| 2008 | 557,202 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 1.1 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 510,507 | -1.5 | 6.4 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 510,943 | -1.5 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 513,219 | -1.5 | 5.8 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 512,021 | -1.4 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| May | 510,101 | -2.3 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 513,768 | -1.7 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 518,945 | -1.9 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 514,411 | -2.1 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 508,272 | -1.8 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 514,601 | -1.5 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 512,885 | -1.8 | 5.2 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 509,973 | -1.7 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| 1996-Jan | 499,381 | -2.2 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 504,051 | -1.3 | 6.2 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 508,593 | -0.9 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 508,806 | -0.6 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| May | 510,131 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 514,788 | 0.2 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 519,582 | 0.1 | 6.0 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 517,599 | 0.6 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 512,589 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 514,960 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 514,026 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 511,699 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| 1997-Jan | 505,617 | 1.2 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 506,019 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 514,796 | 1.2 | 5.7 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 512,245 | 0.7 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| May | 513,737 | 0.7 | 5.3 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 515,268 | 0.1 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 519,559 | 0.0 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 517,194 | -0.1 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 509,412 | -0.6 | 4.4 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 515,204 | 0.0 | 4.0 | -1.3 |
| Nov | 514,819 | 0.2 | 3.9 | -1.7 |
| Dec | 511,077 | -0.1 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| 1998-Jan | 502,747 | -0.6 | 4.5 | -1.9 |
| Feb | 505,371 | -0.1 | 4.3 | -1.9 |
| Mar | 510,749 | -0.8 | 3.9 | -1.8 |
| Apr | 510,675 | -0.3 | 3.2 | -2.1 |
| May | 513,203 | -0.1 | 3.3 | -2.0 |
| Jun | 515,809 | 0.1 | 3.8 | -1.9 |
| Jul | 520,523 | 0.2 | 3.6 | -1.7 |
| Aug | 518,574 | 0.3 | 3.1 | -1.7 |
| Sep | 510,570 | 0.2 | 3.1 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 517,559 | 0.5 | 2.6 | -1.4 |
| Nov | 518,289 | 0.7 | 2.6 | -1.4 |
| Dec | 518,612 | 1.5 | 2.3 | -1.5 |
| 1999-Jan | 511,931 | 1.8 | 3.3 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 513,346 | 1.6 | 3.4 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 518,159 | 1.5 | 2.9 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 515,244 | 0.9 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| May | 518,060 | 0.9 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 521,087 | 1.0 | 3.1 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 523,775 | 0.6 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 521,345 | 0.5 | 2.2 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 514,963 | 0.9 | 2.5 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 520,803 | 0.6 | 2.4 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 521,349 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 521,931 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| 2000-Jan | 530,072 | 3.5 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 530,790 | 3.4 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 533,680 | 3.0 | 2.5 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 533,596 | 3.6 | 2.2 | -0.6 |
| May | 531,235 | 2.5 | 2.4 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 536,000 | 2.9 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 536,678 | 2.5 | 2.7 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 532,919 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 529,197 | 2.8 | 1.9 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 534,882 | 2.7 | 1.6 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 534,178 | 2.5 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| Dec | 535,539 | 2.6 | 1.8 | -0.5 |
| 2001-Jan | 530,858 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 530,194 | -0.1 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 534,584 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 534,265 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 0.7 |
| May | 533,386 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 537,086 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 540,333 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 535,617 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 532,412 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 534,535 | -0.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 532,598 | -0.3 | 3.1 | 1.3 |
| Dec | 533,057 | -0.5 | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| 2002-Jan | 524,825 | -1.1 | 4.1 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 529,134 | -0.2 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 530,710 | -0.7 | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 530,232 | -0.8 | 3.9 | 1.0 |
| May | 531,413 | -0.4 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 533,367 | -0.7 | 4.6 | 1.0 |
| Jul | 535,413 | -0.9 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 533,379 | -0.4 | 4.7 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 532,109 | -0.1 | 4.6 | 1.6 |
| Oct | 534,285 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 1.8 |
| Nov | 531,091 | -0.3 | 5.2 | 2.0 |
| Dec | 530,173 | -0.5 | 5.2 | 2.2 |
| 2003-Jan | 523,412 | -0.3 | 6.3 | 2.2 |
| Feb | 524,367 | -0.9 | 6.2 | 2.1 |
| Mar | 527,122 | -0.7 | 6.0 | 2.1 |
| Apr | 528,791 | -0.3 | 5.7 | 1.8 |
| May | 528,018 | -0.6 | 5.6 | 1.5 |
| Jun | 530,674 | -0.5 | 6.3 | 1.6 |
| Jul | 531,670 | -0.7 | 6.2 | 1.3 |
| Aug | 530,220 | -0.6 | 5.8 | 1.0 |
| Sep | 523,707 | -1.6 | 5.5 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 530,214 | -0.8 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 529,920 | -0.2 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 529,105 | -0.2 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| 2004-Jan | 523,712 | 0.1 | 5.9 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 524,016 | -0.1 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 526,111 | -0.2 | 5.7 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 530,202 | 0.3 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| May | 530,296 | 0.4 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 533,470 | 0.5 | 5.5 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 536,746 | 1.0 | 5.5 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 534,355 | 0.8 | 5.1 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 529,089 | 1.0 | 4.7 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 534,043 | 0.7 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 534,033 | 0.8 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 532,838 | 0.7 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| 2005-Jan | 527,154 | 0.7 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 527,055 | 0.6 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 531,459 | 1.0 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 535,372 | 1.0 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| May | 536,662 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 540,552 | 1.3 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 544,352 | 1.4 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 543,678 | 1.7 | 5.0 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 538,347 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 544,155 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 543,011 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 541,124 | 1.6 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| 2006-Jan | 535,409 | 1.6 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 535,965 | 1.7 | 5.2 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 540,439 | 1.7 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 543,338 | 1.5 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| May | 544,910 | 1.5 | 4.4 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 549,389 | 1.6 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 554,729 | 1.9 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 553,526 | 1.8 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 547,732 | 1.7 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 555,276 | 2.0 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 554,241 | 2.1 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 551,942 | 2.0 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| 2007-Jan | 545,208 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 545,654 | 1.8 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 551,507 | 2.0 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 551,708 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| May | 552,380 | 1.4 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 557,393 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 559,848 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 556,595 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 553,499 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 556,680 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 558,799 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 554,023 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 0.7 |
| 2008-Jan | 549,940 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 550,261 | 0.8 | 5.5 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 555,406 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 558,452 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| May | 556,464 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 561,683 | 0.8 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 564,914 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 1.1 |
| Aug | 561,141 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 1.6 |
| Sep | 556,320 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 1.3 |
| Oct | 561,930 | 0.9 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 557,753 | -0.2 | 6.3 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 552,161 | -0.3 | 6.7 | 2.0 |
| 2009-Jan | 542,263 | -1.4 | 8.0 | 2.4 |
| Feb | 545,884 | -0.8 | 7.9 | 2.5 |
| Mar | 545,715 | -1.7 | 7.8 | 2.5 |
| Apr | 547,199 | -2.0 | 7.6 | 2.9 |
| May | 547,065 | -1.7 | 7.9 | 2.5 |
| Jun | 549,415 | -2.2 | 8.1 | 2.4 |
| Jul | 553,856 | -2.0 | 8.2 | 2.0 |
| Aug | 548,949 | -2.2 | 8.2 | 1.9 |
| Sep | 539,419 | -3.0 | 8.3 | 2.4 |
| Oct | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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