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Unemployed people in New Haven, CT

Unemployed people in New Haven, CT was 3,286 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 22.2% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 19 cities in 2025.

2025, persons3,286
Change on 2024+22.2%
Rank3rd of 19Cities in Connecticut ranked
Series high8,0192010
Series low1,6662000

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Unemployed people in New Haven, CT, 1990 to 2025

02,0004,0006,0008,00010K19901996200220082014202020251990: 3,956 persons1991: 4,385 persons1992: 4,875 persons1993: 4,140 persons1994: 3,665 persons1995: 3,374 persons1996: 3,594 persons1997: 3,432 persons1998: 2,288 persons1999: 1,801 persons2000: 1,666 persons2001: 2,097 persons2002: 3,202 persons2003: 4,174 persons2004: 3,923 persons2005: 3,880 persons2006: 3,751 persons2007: 4,024 persons2008: 4,747 persons2009: 6,443 persons2010: 8,019 persons2011: 7,931 persons2012: 7,279 persons2013: 6,778 persons2014: 5,503 persons2015: 4,639 persons2016: 3,989 persons2017: 3,702 persons2018: 3,137 persons2019: 2,789 persons2020: 5,818 persons2021: 5,265 persons2022: 3,150 persons2023: 2,408 persons2024: 2,690 persons2025: 3,286 persons02,0004,0006,0008,00010K19902002201420251990: 3,956 persons1991: 4,385 persons1992: 4,875 persons1993: 4,140 persons1994: 3,665 persons1995: 3,374 persons1996: 3,594 persons1997: 3,432 persons1998: 2,288 persons1999: 1,801 persons2000: 1,666 persons2001: 2,097 persons2002: 3,202 persons2003: 4,174 persons2004: 3,923 persons2005: 3,880 persons2006: 3,751 persons2007: 4,024 persons2008: 4,747 persons2009: 6,443 persons2010: 8,019 persons2011: 7,931 persons2012: 7,279 persons2013: 6,778 persons2014: 5,503 persons2015: 4,639 persons2016: 3,989 persons2017: 3,702 persons2018: 3,137 persons2019: 2,789 persons2020: 5,818 persons2021: 5,265 persons2022: 3,150 persons2023: 2,408 persons2024: 2,690 persons2025: 3,286 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20253,286
20242,690
20232,408
20223,150
20215,265
20205,818
20192,789
20183,137
20173,702
20163,989
20154,639
20145,503
20136,778
20127,279
20117,931
20108,019
20096,443
20084,747
20074,024
20063,751
20053,880
20043,923
20034,174
20023,202
20012,097
20001,666
19991,801
19982,288
19973,432
19963,594
19953,374
19943,665
19934,140
19924,875
19914,385
19903,956

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, New Haven, CT, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, New Haven, CT, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/new-haven-ct. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, New Haven, CT, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/new-haven-ct.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, New Haven, CT, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/new-haven-ct (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in New Haven, CT?

Unemployed people in New Haven, CT was 3,286 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 22.2% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 19 cities in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in New Haven, CT?

8,019 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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