Danbury, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Danbury fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in Danbury peaked in January 2010 at 7.7% and is now 4.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in August 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Danbury unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Connecticut	4.2%	0.0	-0.3
Danbury	3.5%	0.0	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 October 2010 at 8,116. There are now 4,281 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,571 in August 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 264.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Danbury	3,835	+80	-147

Number of Unemployed Persons

Danbury, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Connecticut Unemployment Rate	Danbury Unemployment Rate	Danbury Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.2%	3.5%	3,835
September 2018	3.7%	4.2%	3.5%	3,755
August 2018	3.9%	4.3%	3.3%	3,571
July 2018	3.9%	4.4%	3.5%	3,790
June 2018	4.0%	4.4%	3.7%	3,946
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	3.6%	3,832
April 2018	3.9%	4.5%	3.6%	3,846
March 2018	4.1%	4.5%	3.5%	3,800
February 2018	4.1%	4.6%	3.7%	3,968
January 2018	4.1%	4.5%	3.8%	4,078
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	3.6%	3,927