Danbury, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Danbury fell 0.1 percentage points in December 2011 to 6.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.4 percentage points lower than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in Danbury peaked in December 2009 at 8.0% and is now 1.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Danbury unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Connecticut	8.2%	-0.2	-0.8
Danbury	6.8%	-0.1	-0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Danbury, Connecticut, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Danbury, Connecticut Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Danbury peaked in March 2010 at 7,404. There are now 1,106 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Danbury employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Danbury, Connecticut) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Danbury	6,298	-87	-736

Number of Unemployed Persons

Danbury, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Connecticut Unemployment Rate	Danbury Unemployment Rate	Danbury Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.2%	6.8%	6,298
November 2011	8.7%	8.4%	6.9%	6,385
October 2011	8.9%	8.7%	7.0%	6,426
September 2011	9.0%	8.9%	7.0%	6,418
August 2011	9.1%	9.0%	7.1%	6,440
July 2011	9.1%	9.1%	7.1%	6,485
June 2011	9.1%	9.1%	7.3%	6,624
May 2011	9.0%	9.1%	7.4%	6,745
April 2011	9.0%	9.1%	7.5%	6,892
March 2011	8.9%	9.1%	7.6%	7,014
February 2011	9.0%	9.0%	7.6%	7,026
January 2011	9.1%	9.0%	7.6%	7,003