Danbury, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Danbury fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in Danbury peaked in January 2010 at 7.7% and is now 4.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in November 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	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Connecticut	3.8%	0.0	-0.7
Danbury	3.3%	-0.1	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 4,573 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,387 in November 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 156.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Danbury	3,543	-184	-425

Number of Unemployed Persons

Danbury, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Connecticut Unemployment Rate	Danbury Unemployment Rate	Danbury Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	3.3%	3,543
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.4%	3,727
December 2018	3.9%	3.8%	3.2%	3,487
November 2018	3.7%	3.8%	3.1%	3,387
October 2018	3.8%	3.8%	3.5%	3,832
September 2018	3.7%	3.9%	3.5%	3,755
August 2018	3.8%	4.0%	3.3%	3,571
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	3.5%	3,790
June 2018	4.0%	4.1%	3.7%	3,946
May 2018	3.8%	4.2%	3.6%	3,832
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	3.6%	3,846