Waterbury, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Waterbury fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 4.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points higher than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in Waterbury peaked in December 2009 at 11.7% and is now 6.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.6% in November 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Waterbury 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
Waterbury	4.8%	-0.1	-1.1

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: Waterbury, Connecticut, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Waterbury, Connecticut Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Waterbury peaked in November 2010 at 13,319. There are now 7,927 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,177 in November 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 215.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Waterbury	5,392	-121	-1,126

Number of Unemployed Persons

Waterbury, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Connecticut Unemployment Rate	Waterbury Unemployment Rate	Waterbury Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	4.8%	5,392
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	4.9%	5,513
December 2018	3.9%	3.8%	4.7%	5,235
November 2018	3.7%	3.8%	4.6%	5,177
October 2018	3.8%	3.8%	5.3%	5,904
September 2018	3.7%	3.9%	5.1%	5,675
August 2018	3.8%	4.0%	5.1%	5,612
July 2018	3.9%	4.0%	5.3%	5,921
June 2018	4.0%	4.1%	5.4%	5,975
May 2018	3.8%	4.2%	5.4%	6,003
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	5.5%	6,027