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Danbury, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Danbury fell 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in Danbury peaked in May 2020 at 11.4% and is now 8.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Danbury unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
Connecticut 3.5% 0.0 -0.5
Danbury 3.2% -0.1 -0.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Danbury, Connecticut, National

Danbury, Connecticut monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Danbury, Connecticut Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Danbury peaked in May 2020 at 11,963. There are now 8,573 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Danbury 3,390 -76 -368

Number of Unemployed Persons

Danbury, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Connecticut
Unemployment Rate
Danbury
Unemployment Rate
Danbury
Unemployed
October
2023
3.9% 3.5%
September
2023
3.8% 3.5% 3.2% 3,390
August
2023
3.8% 3.5% 3.3% 3,466
July
2023
3.5% 3.6% 3.3% 3,537
June
2023
3.6% 3.7% 3.3% 3,549
May
2023
3.7% 3.7% 3.4% 3,557
April
2023
3.4% 3.8% 3.4% 3,574
March
2023
3.5% 3.9% 3.5% 3,674
February
2023
3.6% 4.0% 3.4% 3,671
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 3.4% 3,670
December
2022
3.5% 4.0% 3.5% 3,755
November
2022
3.6% 4.0% 3.5% 3,746

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.