Danbury, Connecticut Job Growth

There were 68,200 jobs in Danbury, Connecticut in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 88,318 employed persons for the month. Danbury added 200 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 177 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Danbury job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	68,200	+200	+1,600
CPS	88,318	+177	+3,224

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Danbury, Connecticut Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Danbury as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Danbury, Connecticut

CES employment for Danbury peaked in September 2000 at 70,600. Since then 2,400 jobs have been lost in Danbury according to the employer survey. From a trough of 63,900 in January 2010, Danbury has gained 4,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in March 2012 for Danbury is at a new high of 88,318.

Employment: CES, CPS

Danbury, Connecticut Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	68,200	200	88,318	177
February 2012	68,000	600	88,141	511
January 2012	67,400	-600	87,630	675
December 2011	68,000	600	86,955	573
November 2011	67,400	200	86,382	704
October 2011	67,200	300	85,678	783
September 2011	66,900	1,200	84,895	684
August 2011	65,700	-100	84,211	-54
July 2011	65,800	-600	84,265	-111
June 2011	66,400	100	84,376	-43
May 2011	66,300	-300	84,419	-270
April 2011	66,600	0	84,689	-405
March 2011	66,600	200	85,094	-94