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Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
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Hartford Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Aug 2026
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Aug 2026
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — July 2026	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Aug 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford — May 2021	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2022

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT Economy at a Glance:

Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

Data Series	Back Data	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	May 2026	June 2026	July 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		610.0	604.3	600.3	598.5	(p)598.4
Employment(1)		575.3	574.2	568.8	569.0	(p)569.3
Unemployment(1)		34.7	30.1	31.6	29.5	(p)29.1
Unemployment Rate(2)		5.7	5.0	5.3	4.9	(p)4.9
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		613.4	614.7	621.5	626.6	628.0	(p)619.9
12-month % change		-0.2	-0.3	0.1	0.6	0.6	(p)1.2
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		21.5	22.4	24.3	25.1	25.6	(p)25.8
12-month % change		-0.9	0.0	3.4	4.1	4.5	(p)5.3
Manufacturing(3)		57.4	58.0	58.5	58.3	59.5	(p)59.4
12-month % change		-0.9	0.5	1.4	6.4	2.2	(p)2.4
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		104.7	104.5	103.9	105.4	106.4	(p)105.1
12-month % change		-1.6	-1.8	-1.5	-1.2	-0.6	(p)0.0
Information(3)		5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	(p)5.7
12-month % change		-1.8	-1.8	0.0	-1.8	-3.4	(p)-1.7
Financial Activities(3)		51.7	51.8	51.0	51.0	51.5	(p)51.5
12-month % change		-1.0	-1.0	-2.7	-2.5	-2.8	(p)-3.4
Professional and Business Services(3)		78.6	77.8	81.4	81.7	82.0	(p)82.2
12-month % change		-0.8	-0.6	0.9	1.0	1.5	(p)3.0
Education and Health Services(3)		122.2	121.8	122.2	122.5	122.2	(p)122.7
12-month % change		2.2	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.7	(p)2.2
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		47.7	48.0	49.2	52.0	53.9	(p)54.2
12-month % change		-1.0	-2.6	-2.0	-2.4	-0.9	(p)1.7
Other Services(3)		23.3	23.4	23.8	24.2	24.6	(p)24.4
12-month % change		0.9	0.4	0.8	2.1	2.1	(p)1.7
Government(3)		100.7	101.4	101.6	100.8	96.6	(p)88.9
12-month % change		0.3	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.3	(p)0.2
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary