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Waterbury, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Waterbury fell 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 4.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points higher than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in Waterbury peaked in July 2020 at 13.7% and is now 9.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Waterbury 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
Waterbury 4.4% -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: Waterbury, Connecticut, National

Waterbury, Connecticut monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Waterbury, Connecticut Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Waterbury peaked in July 2020 at 15,400. There are now 10,580 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Waterbury 4,820 -180 -462

Number of Unemployed Persons

Waterbury, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Connecticut
Unemployment Rate
Waterbury
Unemployment Rate
Waterbury
Unemployed
October
2023
3.9% 3.5%
September
2023
3.8% 3.5% 4.4% 4,820
August
2023
3.8% 3.5% 4.5% 5,000
July
2023
3.5% 3.6% 4.7% 5,159
June
2023
3.6% 3.7% 4.8% 5,242
May
2023
3.7% 3.7% 4.8% 5,283
April
2023
3.4% 3.8% 4.8% 5,306
March
2023
3.5% 3.9% 4.9% 5,434
February
2023
3.6% 4.0% 4.7% 5,264
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 4.7% 5,191
December
2022
3.5% 4.0% 4.7% 5,285
November
2022
3.6% 4.0% 4.7% 5,280

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.