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Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

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Hartford Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Feb 2026
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Apr 2026
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — February 2026	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Mar 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	Aug 2025	Sept 2025	Oct 2025	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		609.1	610.2	(2)-	614.8	(p)606.9
Employment(1)		585.4	586.7	(2)-	588.8	(p)582.3
Unemployment(1)		23.7	23.5	(2)-	26.0	(p)24.6
Unemployment Rate(3)		3.9	3.9	(2)-	4.2	(p)4.1
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		609.5	619.9	624.8	628.3	626.1	(p)615.3
12-month % change		0.6	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.4	(p)0.1
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		24.4	24.2	24.5	24.6	24.0	(p)22.1
12-month % change		1.2	0.4	1.2	3.4	2.6	(p)0.9
Manufacturing(4)		58.1	57.6	57.4	57.7	57.6	(p)57.5
12-month % change		-2.5	-2.4	-2.0	-1.4	-1.5	(p)-1.4
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		104.4	105.9	107.1	109.0	110.7	(p)106.8
12-month % change		0.8	0.7	0.6	0.1	0.1	(p)-1.7
Information(4)		5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.7	(p)5.7
12-month % change		-1.7	0.0	0.0	-1.8	0.0	(p)-1.7
Financial Activities(4)		52.9	52.3	52.2	52.0	52.0	(p)51.7
12-month % change		-0.2	-0.4	-0.6	-1.1	-1.1	(p)-0.8
Professional and Business Services(4)		79.3	79.5	80.0	79.9	79.4	(p)78.7
12-month % change		0.5	0.4	0.4	-0.1	0.5	(p)0.9
Education and Health Services(4)		119.1	121.0	121.5	122.8	122.3	(p)121.3
12-month % change		2.7	3.1	2.6	2.3	2.4	(p)2.0
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		53.1	51.3	51.5	50.5	50.1	(p)48.3
12-month % change		1.0	0.2	1.4	0.6	-0.2	(p)0.4
Other Services(4)		23.6	23.3	23.4	23.5	23.6	(p)23.5
12-month % change		-0.4	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.3	(p)0.9
Government(4)		88.8	99.1	101.5	102.7	100.7	(p)99.7
12-month % change		0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	(p)0.0
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary