Danbury, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Danbury rose 0.1 percentage points in April 2018 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in Danbury peaked in January 2010 at 7.7% and is now 4.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in March 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Danbury unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
Connecticut	4.5%	0.0	-0.3
Danbury	3.6%	+0.1	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May 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 4,270 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,800 in March 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 46.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Danbury	3,846	+46	-576

Number of Unemployed Persons

Danbury, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Connecticut Unemployment Rate	Danbury Unemployment Rate	Danbury Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	—	—
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
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	3.7%	3,964
October 2017	4.1%	4.5%	3.7%	3,982
September 2017	4.2%	4.5%	3.7%	4,011
August 2017	4.4%	4.5%	3.7%	4,045
July 2017	4.3%	4.6%	3.8%	4,123
June 2017	4.3%	4.7%	3.9%	4,221