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New Haven, CT

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published

New Haven Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Jul 2026
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jul 2026
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — June 2026	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Jul 2026
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — March 2026	Benefits, Pay	News Release	May 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in New Haven — May 2023	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2024

New Haven, CT Economy at a Glance:

New Haven, CT
Data Series	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	May 2026	June 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	303.6	305.8	301.8	299.9	298.7	(p)298.6
Employment(1)	286.8	288.3	286.6	283.9	283.3	(p)283.7
Unemployment(1)	16.8	17.5	15.2	16.0	15.3	(p)15.0
Unemployment Rate(2)	5.5	5.7	5.0	5.3	5.1	(p)5.0
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	284.3	286.4	285.7	289.0	290.6	(p)291.7
12-month % change	0.2	0.0	-0.1	-0.4	-0.1	(p)0.9
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)	9.9	9.6	9.8	10.6	10.8	(p)11.2
12-month % change	4.2	2.1	0.0	2.9	0.9	(p)3.7
Manufacturing(3)	19.3	19.3	19.4	19.4	19.3	(p)19.6
12-month % change	-1.0	-1.0	0.0	-0.5	-0.5	(p)-0.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	53.1	51.9	51.7	52.0	52.6	(p)53.0
12-month % change	2.7	1.4	0.4	1.0	1.3	(p)2.1
Information(3)	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	(p)3.2
12-month % change	-3.0	-3.0	-3.0	0.0	0.0	(p)-3.0
Financial Activities(3)	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.8	(p)10.8
12-month % change	0.0	0.9	0.9	0.0	-0.9	(p)-1.8
Professional and Business Services(3)	31.3	31.8	31.6	32.7	32.5	(p)32.7
12-month % change	-1.3	0.3	-0.6	1.9	0.0	(p)0.9
Education and Health Services(3)	88.8	91.8	90.8	91.6	90.1	(p)89.1
12-month % change	-0.9	-1.0	0.0	-1.7	-1.3	(p)0.3
Leisure and Hospitality(3)	22.6	22.7	23.0	24.0	25.5	(p)26.8
12-month % change	1.3	0.4	-0.4	0.0	1.6	(p)4.3
Other Services(3)	10.7	10.6	10.7	10.9	11.1	(p)11.2
12-month % change	0.9	-0.9	0.0	0.0	0.9	(p)1.8
Government(3)	34.5	34.6	34.6	33.8	34.7	(p)34.1
12-month % change	-0.3	0.3	-0.3	-2.9	-0.6	(p)-1.2
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