New Haven County, CT Unemployment Rate Report

New Haven County, CT Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in New Haven County, Connecticut has ranged from 1.8% in October 2000 to 11.2% in May 2020. The current unemployment rate for New Haven County is 4.6% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

New Haven County, CT Unemployment Rate by Month

High Unemployment Area

New Haven County, CT Current Unemployment - 4.6%

New Haven County, CT Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2022	5.1%	5.0%	4.0%
2 / 2022	5.1%	5.0%	3.8%
3 / 2022	4.4%	4.3%	3.6%
4 / 2022	3.9%	3.7%	3.6%
5 / 2022	4.2%	4.0%	3.6%
6 / 2022	4.3%	4.1%	3.6%
7 / 2022	4.7%	4.3%	3.5%
8 / 2022	4.6%	4.3%	3.7%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2021	8.6%	8.0%	6.3%
2 / 2021	8.4%	8.3%	6.2%
3 / 2021	8.5%	8.3%	6.0%
4 / 2021	7.1%	7.5%	6.1%
5 / 2021	7.0%	6.8%	5.8%
6 / 2021	7.3%	7.0%	5.9%
7 / 2021	7.0%	6.6%	5.4%
8 / 2021	6.5%	6.1%	5.2%
9 / 2021	5.7%	5.3%	4.7%
10 / 2021	5.4%	5.1%	4.6%
11 / 2021	4.6%	4.4%	4.2%
12 / 2021	4.3%	4.1%	3.9%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2020	4.6%	4.4%	3.6%
2 / 2020	4.5%	4.4%	3.5%
3 / 2020	3.8%	3.6%	4.4%
4 / 2020	7.9%	8.0%	14.7%
5 / 2020	11.2%	9.4%	13.3%
6 / 2020	11.0%	10.2%	11.1%
7 / 2020	10.5%	10.3%	10.2%
8 / 2020	8.4%	8.2%	8.4%
9 / 2020	8.9%	7.5%	7.9%
10 / 2020	6.0%	5.8%	6.9%
11 / 2020	8.1%	7.5%	6.7%
12 / 2020	7.9%	7.7%	6.7%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2019	4.8%	4.6%	4.0%
2 / 2019	4.4%	4.3%	3.8%
3 / 2019	4.2%	4.0%	3.8%
4 / 2019	3.5%	3.3%	3.6%
5 / 2019	3.8%	3.6%	3.6%
6 / 2019	4.1%	3.9%	3.7%
7 / 2019	4.2%	3.9%	3.7%
8 / 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.7%
9 / 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.5%
10 / 2019	3.7%	3.5%	3.6%
11 / 2019	3.4%	3.3%	3.5%
12 / 2019	3.4%	3.2%	3.5%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2018	5.5%	5.2%	4.1%
2 / 2018	5.3%	5.0%	4.1%
3 / 2018	4.9%	4.6%	4.0%
4 / 2018	4.2%	4.1%	3.9%
5 / 2018	4.4%	4.1%	3.8%
6 / 2018	4.7%	4.4%	4.0%
7 / 2018	4.6%	4.3%	3.9%
8 / 2018	4.4%	4.1%	3.8%
9 / 2018	4.0%	3.7%	3.7%
10 / 2018	3.9%	3.6%	3.8%
11 / 2018	3.5%	3.3%	3.7%
12 / 2018	3.6%	3.4%	3.9%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2017	5.9%	5.6%	4.7%
2 / 2017	5.6%	5.4%	4.7%
3 / 2017	5.4%	5.0%	4.4%
4 / 2017	5.0%	4.6%	4.4%
5 / 2017	5.1%	4.7%	4.4%
6 / 2017	5.2%	4.9%	4.3%
7 / 2017	5.2%	4.8%	4.3%
8 / 2017	5.1%	4.7%	4.4%
9 / 2017	4.7%	4.4%	4.2%
10 / 2017	4.6%	4.3%	4.1%
11 / 2017	4.4%	4.1%	4.2%
12 / 2017	4.3%	4.0%	4.1%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2016	6.4%	6.1%	4.9%
2 / 2016	6.2%	5.9%	4.9%
3 / 2016	6.0%	5.6%	5.0%
4 / 2016	5.4%	5.1%	5.0%
5 / 2016	5.5%	5.1%	4.8%
6 / 2016	5.8%	5.5%	4.9%
7 / 2016	5.8%	5.4%	4.8%
8 / 2016	5.6%	5.2%	4.9%
9 / 2016	5.3%	4.8%	5.0%
10 / 2016	5.0%	4.6%	4.9%
11 / 2016	4.6%	4.2%	4.7%
12 / 2016	4.6%	4.3%	4.7%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2015	7.2%	6.7%	5.7%
2 / 2015	6.9%	6.5%	5.5%
3 / 2015	6.5%	6.1%	5.4%
4 / 2015	6.1%	5.6%	5.4%
5 / 2015	6.3%	5.7%	5.6%
6 / 2015	6.4%	5.8%	5.3%
7 / 2015	6.5%	5.9%	5.2%
8 / 2015	6.2%	5.7%	5.1%
9 / 2015	6.0%	5.4%	5.0%
10 / 2015	5.8%	5.3%	5.0%
11 / 2015	5.6%	5.1%	5.1%
12 / 2015	5.4%	5.0%	5.0%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2014	8.2%	7.5%	6.6%
2 / 2014	8.1%	7.5%	6.7%
3 / 2014	7.8%	7.3%	6.7%
4 / 2014	7.1%	6.4%	6.2%
5 / 2014	7.3%	6.6%	6.3%
6 / 2014	7.3%	6.6%	6.1%
7 / 2014	7.5%	6.9%	6.2%
8 / 2014	7.3%	6.7%	6.1%
9 / 2014	6.8%	6.2%	5.9%
10 / 2014	6.7%	6.1%	5.7%
11 / 2014	6.6%	6.0%	5.8%
12 / 2014	6.0%	5.6%	5.6%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2013	9.3%	8.6%	8.0%
2 / 2013	9.3%	8.5%	7.7%
3 / 2013	8.7%	8.1%	7.5%
4 / 2013	8.3%	7.6%	7.6%
5 / 2013	8.5%	7.8%	7.5%
6 / 2013	8.6%	7.9%	7.5%
7 / 2013	8.8%	8.1%	7.3%
8 / 2013	8.6%	7.9%	7.2%
9 / 2013	8.1%	7.4%	7.2%
10 / 2013	7.9%	7.3%	7.2%
11 / 2013	7.5%	6.9%	6.9%
12 / 2013	7.3%	6.7%	6.7%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2012	9.4%	8.7%	8.3%
2 / 2012	9.3%	8.6%	8.3%
3 / 2012	9.2%	8.5%	8.2%
4 / 2012	8.8%	8.1%	8.2%
5 / 2012	9.0%	8.3%	8.2%
6 / 2012	9.3%	8.6%	8.2%
7 / 2012	9.7%	8.9%	8.2%
8 / 2012	9.5%	8.8%	8.1%
9 / 2012	9.0%	8.2%	7.8%
10 / 2012	8.8%	8.1%	7.8%
11 / 2012	8.6%	7.9%	7.7%
12 / 2012	8.3%	7.6%	7.9%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2011	10.7%	9.8%	9.1%
2 / 2011	10.5%	9.6%	9.0%
3 / 2011	10.2%	9.3%	9.0%
4 / 2011	9.8%	8.8%	9.1%
5 / 2011	9.8%	8.9%	9.0%
6 / 2011	9.9%	9.0%	9.1%
7 / 2011	10.1%	9.1%	9.0%
8 / 2011	9.8%	8.9%	9.0%
9 / 2011	9.3%	8.4%	9.0%
10 / 2011	9.0%	8.2%	8.8%
11 / 2011	8.7%	8.0%	8.6%
12 / 2011	8.5%	7.7%	8.5%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2010	10.3%	9.5%	9.8%
2 / 2010	10.3%	9.5%	9.8%
3 / 2010	10.0%	9.2%	9.9%
4 / 2010	9.7%	8.9%	9.9%
5 / 2010	9.7%	8.9%	9.6%
6 / 2010	9.9%	9.1%	9.4%
7 / 2010	10.3%	9.3%	9.4%
8 / 2010	10.3%	9.3%	9.5%
9 / 2010	10.0%	9.0%	9.5%
10 / 2010	9.9%	8.9%	9.4%
11 / 2010	10.0%	9.0%	9.8%
12 / 2010	9.6%	8.7%	9.3%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2009	7.8%	7.3%	7.8%
2 / 2009	8.0%	7.5%	8.3%
3 / 2009	8.1%	7.5%	8.7%
4 / 2009	8.0%	7.4%	9.0%
5 / 2009	8.2%	7.6%	9.4%
6 / 2009	8.5%	8.0%	9.5%
7 / 2009	9.0%	8.3%	9.5%
8 / 2009	9.1%	8.4%	9.6%
9 / 2009	9.0%	8.3%	9.8%
10 / 2009	9.1%	8.3%	10.0%
11 / 2009	9.1%	8.3%	9.9%
12 / 2009	9.0%	8.3%	9.9%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2008	5.9%	5.4%	5.0%
2 / 2008	5.9%	5.4%	4.9%
3 / 2008	5.8%	5.3%	5.1%
4 / 2008	5.4%	4.8%	5.0%
5 / 2008	5.8%	5.3%	5.4%
6 / 2008	6.1%	5.6%	5.6%
7 / 2008	6.7%	6.0%	5.8%
8 / 2008	6.8%	6.2%	6.1%
9 / 2008	6.6%	6.0%	6.1%
10 / 2008	6.6%	6.0%	6.5%
11 / 2008	6.7%	6.1%	6.8%
12 / 2008	6.5%	6.1%	7.3%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2007	5.3%	4.8%	4.6%
2 / 2007	5.1%	4.7%	4.5%
3 / 2007	4.7%	4.4%	4.4%
4 / 2007	4.5%	4.0%	4.5%
5 / 2007	4.6%	4.2%	4.4%
6 / 2007	4.9%	4.5%	4.6%
7 / 2007	5.3%	4.8%	4.7%
8 / 2007	5.2%	4.6%	4.6%
9 / 2007	4.9%	4.4%	4.7%
10 / 2007	4.9%	4.4%	4.7%
11 / 2007	5.0%	4.5%	4.7%
12 / 2007	4.8%	4.4%	5.0%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2006	5.4%	5.0%	4.7%
2 / 2006	5.2%	4.8%	4.8%
3 / 2006	4.8%	4.5%	4.7%
4 / 2006	4.4%	4.0%	4.7%
5 / 2006	4.6%	4.2%	4.6%
6 / 2006	4.8%	4.4%	4.6%
7 / 2006	5.2%	4.7%	4.7%
8 / 2006	5.1%	4.6%	4.7%
9 / 2006	4.7%	4.2%	4.5%
10 / 2006	4.4%	3.9%	4.4%
11 / 2006	4.5%	4.0%	4.5%
12 / 2006	4.1%	3.7%	4.4%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2005	5.8%	5.4%	5.3%
2 / 2005	5.8%	5.4%	5.4%
3 / 2005	5.5%	5.1%	5.2%
4 / 2005	5.3%	4.8%	5.2%
5 / 2005	5.4%	5.0%	5.1%
6 / 2005	5.6%	5.1%	5.0%
7 / 2005	5.7%	5.2%	5.0%
8 / 2005	5.5%	5.0%	4.9%
9 / 2005	5.2%	4.7%	5.0%
10 / 2005	4.9%	4.4%	5.0%
11 / 2005	4.9%	4.5%	5.0%
12 / 2005	4.4%	4.0%	4.9%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2004	6.0%	5.7%	5.7%
2 / 2004	5.9%	5.6%	5.6%
3 / 2004	5.7%	5.4%	5.8%
4 / 2004	5.3%	4.9%	5.6%
5 / 2004	5.4%	5.0%	5.6%
6 / 2004	5.6%	5.2%	5.6%
7 / 2004	5.7%	5.2%	5.5%
8 / 2004	5.3%	4.9%	5.4%
9 / 2004	4.9%	4.6%	5.4%
10 / 2004	4.7%	4.4%	5.5%
11 / 2004	4.8%	4.5%	5.4%
12 / 2004	4.5%	4.2%	5.4%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2003	6.2%	5.8%	5.8%
2 / 2003	6.2%	5.8%	5.9%
3 / 2003	5.9%	5.6%	5.9%
4 / 2003	5.6%	5.3%	6.0%
5 / 2003	5.9%	5.4%	6.1%
6 / 2003	6.2%	5.7%	6.3%
7 / 2003	6.3%	5.7%	6.2%
8 / 2003	6.0%	5.5%	6.1%
9 / 2003	5.6%	5.2%	6.1%
10 / 2003	5.5%	5.0%	6.0%
11 / 2003	5.5%	5.1%	5.8%
12 / 2003	4.9%	4.6%	5.7%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2002	4.2%	3.9%	5.7%
2 / 2002	4.2%	3.9%	5.7%
3 / 2002	4.1%	3.8%	5.7%
4 / 2002	4.1%	3.8%	5.9%
5 / 2002	4.4%	4.1%	5.8%
6 / 2002	4.8%	4.4%	5.8%
7 / 2002	5.1%	4.7%	5.8%
8 / 2002	5.1%	4.7%	5.7%
9 / 2002	4.8%	4.5%	5.7%
10 / 2002	4.8%	4.6%	5.7%
11 / 2002	5.2%	4.9%	5.9%
12 / 2002	5.1%	4.7%	6.0%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2001	3.5%	3.3%	4.2%
2 / 2001	3.5%	3.3%	4.2%
3 / 2001	3.5%	3.2%	4.3%
4 / 2001	3.2%	2.9%	4.4%
5 / 2001	3.3%	3.1%	4.3%
6 / 2001	3.7%	3.4%	4.5%
7 / 2001	3.9%	3.5%	4.6%
8 / 2001	3.7%	3.4%	4.9%
9 / 2001	3.2%	3.0%	5.0%
10 / 2001	3.0%	2.8%	5.3%
11 / 2001	3.2%	2.9%	5.5%
12 / 2001	3.0%	2.8%	5.7%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2000	3.5%	3.3%	4.0%
2 / 2000	3.4%	3.2%	4.1%
3 / 2000	3.1%	2.9%	4.0%
4 / 2000	2.5%	2.3%	3.8%
5 / 2000	2.6%	2.4%	4.0%
6 / 2000	2.7%	2.5%	4.0%
7 / 2000	2.9%	2.6%	4.0%
8 / 2000	2.6%	2.3%	4.1%
9 / 2000	2.0%	1.8%	3.9%
10 / 2000	1.8%	1.7%	3.9%
11 / 2000	2.0%	1.9%	3.9%
12 / 2000	2.0%	1.8%	3.9%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 1999	3.7%	3.5%	4.3%
2 / 1999	3.6%	3.5%	4.4%
3 / 1999	3.2%	3.1%	4.2%
4 / 1999	3.3%	3.0%	4.3%
5 / 1999	3.2%	2.9%	4.2%
6 / 1999	3.3%	3.0%	4.3%
7 / 1999	3.3%	3.0%	4.3%
8 / 1999	2.8%	2.5%	4.2%
9 / 1999	2.7%	2.5%	4.2%
10 / 1999	2.7%	2.5%	4.1%
11 / 1999	2.8%	2.6%	4.1%
12 / 1999	2.4%	2.3%	4.0%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 1998	4.7%	4.5%	4.6%
2 / 1998	4.6%	4.4%	4.6%
3 / 1998	4.3%	4.1%	4.7%
4 / 1998	3.8%	3.5%	4.3%
5 / 1998	3.8%	3.4%	4.4%
6 / 1998	3.9%	3.6%	4.5%
7 / 1998	3.9%	3.6%	4.5%
8 / 1998	3.5%	3.2%	4.5%
9 / 1998	3.3%	3.0%	4.6%
10 / 1998	2.9%	2.8%	4.5%
11 / 1998	3.0%	2.8%	4.4%
12 / 1998	2.6%	2.4%	4.4%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 1997	6.7%	6.4%	5.3%
2 / 1997	6.5%	6.2%	5.2%
3 / 1997	6.2%	5.8%	5.2%
4 / 1997	6.1%	5.3%	5.1%
5 / 1997	5.8%	5.3%	4.9%
6 / 1997	5.9%	5.4%	5.0%
7 / 1997	5.7%	5.2%	4.9%
8 / 1997	5.1%	4.7%	4.8%
9 / 1997	4.6%	4.3%	4.9%
10 / 1997	4.3%	4.0%	4.7%
11 / 1997	4.1%	3.9%	4.6%
12 / 1997	3.7%	3.5%	4.7%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 1996	6.4%	6.1%	5.6%
2 / 1996	6.1%	5.9%	5.5%
3 / 1996	5.9%	5.5%	5.5%
4 / 1996	5.8%	5.2%	5.6%
5 / 1996	5.9%	5.4%	5.6%
6 / 1996	6.0%	5.5%	5.3%
7 / 1996	6.4%	5.7%	5.5%
8 / 1996	5.9%	5.3%	5.1%
9 / 1996	5.8%	5.3%	5.2%
10 / 1996	5.6%	5.2%	5.2%
11 / 1996	5.9%	5.5%	5.4%
12 / 1996	5.6%	5.3%	5.4%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 1995	6.5%	6.3%	5.6%
2 / 1995	6.3%	6.1%	5.4%
3 / 1995	6.0%	5.7%	5.4%
4 / 1995	5.8%	5.5%	5.8%
5 / 1995	5.8%	5.5%	5.6%
6 / 1995	6.0%	5.7%	5.6%
7 / 1995	6.3%	5.8%	5.7%
8 / 1995	5.9%	5.5%	5.7%
9 / 1995	5.5%	5.1%	5.6%
10 / 1995	5.1%	4.8%	5.5%
11 / 1995	5.3%	4.9%	5.6%
12 / 1995	5.1%	4.8%	5.6%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 1994	6.7%	6.3%	6.6%
2 / 1994	6.6%	6.2%	6.6%
3 / 1994	6.1%	5.7%	6.5%
4 / 1994	5.8%	5.4%	6.4%
5 / 1994	5.8%	5.3%	6.1%
6 / 1994	6.3%	5.7%	6.1%
7 / 1994	6.6%	5.9%	6.1%
8 / 1994	6.2%	5.7%	6.0%
9 / 1994	5.9%	5.4%	5.9%
10 / 1994	5.7%	5.1%	5.8%
11 / 1994	5.8%	5.4%	5.6%
12 / 1994	5.4%	5.1%	5.5%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 1993	8.7%	8.3%	7.3%
2 / 1993	8.3%	8.0%	7.1%
3 / 1993	7.6%	7.3%	7.0%
4 / 1993	7.4%	7.0%	7.1%
5 / 1993	7.3%	6.8%	7.1%
6 / 1993	7.4%	6.9%	7.0%
7 / 1993	7.4%	6.8%	6.9%
8 / 1993	6.8%	6.4%	6.8%
9 / 1993	6.3%	5.8%	6.7%
10 / 1993	5.9%	5.6%	6.8%
11 / 1993	5.8%	5.5%	6.6%
12 / 1993	5.6%	5.2%	6.5%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 1992	8.5%	8.1%	7.3%
2 / 1992	8.6%	8.1%	7.4%
3 / 1992	7.9%	7.5%	7.4%
4 / 1992	7.8%	7.2%	7.4%
5 / 1992	8.0%	7.4%	7.6%
6 / 1992	8.4%	7.7%	7.8%
7 / 1992	8.5%	7.8%	7.7%
8 / 1992	8.2%	7.5%	7.6%
9 / 1992	8.0%	7.4%	7.6%
10 / 1992	7.7%	7.1%	7.3%
11 / 1992	8.0%	7.4%	7.4%
12 / 1992	7.7%	7.3%	7.4%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 1991	6.5%	6.1%	6.4%
2 / 1991	6.4%	6.1%	6.6%
3 / 1991	6.2%	5.8%	6.8%
4 / 1991	6.1%	5.7%	6.7%
5 / 1991	6.7%	6.2%	6.9%
6 / 1991	7.3%	6.8%	6.9%
7 / 1991	7.5%	6.9%	6.8%
8 / 1991	7.3%	6.9%	6.9%
9 / 1991	7.3%	6.9%	6.9%
10 / 1991	7.3%	6.9%	7.0%
11 / 1991	7.4%	7.1%	7.0%
12 / 1991	7.3%	7.1%	7.3%

Month/Year	New Haven County, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 1990	5.6%	5.3%	5.4%
2 / 1990	5.6%	5.3%	5.3%
3 / 1990	5.3%	5.0%	5.2%
4 / 1990	5.4%	4.9%	5.4%
5 / 1990	5.4%	5.0%	5.4%
6 / 1990	5.6%	5.2%	5.2%
7 / 1990	5.9%	5.3%	5.5%
8 / 1990	5.7%	5.2%	5.7%
9 / 1990	5.7%	5.2%	5.9%
10 / 1990	5.4%	4.9%	5.9%
11 / 1990	5.7%	5.1%	6.2%
12 / 1990	5.5%	5.1%	6.3%