Danbury, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Danbury rose 0.6 percentage points in May 2020 to 8.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate for Danbury in May 2020 is at a new high. You can also compare Danbury unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Connecticut	9.4%	+1.1	+5.7
Danbury	8.7%	+0.6	+5.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 in May 2020 is at a new high of 8,528.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Danbury	8,528	+637	+5,240

Number of Unemployed Persons

Danbury, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Connecticut Unemployment Rate	Danbury Unemployment Rate	Danbury Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.4%	8.7%	8,528
April 2020	14.7%	8.3%	8.1%	7,891
March 2020	4.4%	3.4%	2.7%	2,938
February 2020	3.5%	3.8%	3.2%	3,490
January 2020	3.6%	3.7%	3.2%	3,442
December 2019	3.5%	3.8%	3.2%	3,462
November 2019	3.5%	3.8%	3.2%	3,439
October 2019	3.6%	3.8%	3.2%	3,412
September 2019	3.5%	3.7%	3.1%	3,381
August 2019	3.7%	3.7%	3.1%	3,345
July 2019	3.7%	3.7%	3.1%	3,309