Danbury, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Danbury fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 3.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in Danbury peaked in January 2010 at 7.7% and is now 4.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Danbury unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Connecticut	3.6%	-0.1	-0.4
Danbury	3.0%	-0.1	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 November 2010 at 8,109. There are now 4,865 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Danbury	3,244	-106	-409

Number of Unemployed Persons

Danbury, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Connecticut Unemployment Rate	Danbury Unemployment Rate	Danbury Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.6%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.6%	3.0%	3,244
June 2019	3.7%	3.7%	3.1%	3,350
May 2019	3.6%	3.8%	3.2%	3,391
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	3.2%	3,441
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.3%	3,551
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	3.3%	3,548
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.3%	3,549
December 2018	3.9%	3.8%	3.3%	3,507
November 2018	3.7%	3.8%	3.3%	3,499
October 2018	3.8%	3.8%	3.3%	3,502