Waterbury, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Waterbury fell 0.0 percentage points in September 2019 to 4.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in Waterbury peaked in December 2009 at 11.7% and is now 7.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.4% in August 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Waterbury unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	September 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.5%	-0.2	-0.2
Connecticut	3.6%	0.0	-0.3
Waterbury	4.4%	0.0	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with September 2019 data as October 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 13,263. There are now 8,315 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,933 in August 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 15.

Unemployed Persons	September 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Waterbury	4,948	+15	-493

Number of Unemployed Persons

Waterbury, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Connecticut Unemployment Rate	Waterbury Unemployment Rate	Waterbury Unemployed
October 2019	3.6%	—	—	—
September 2019	3.5%	3.6%	4.4%	4,948
August 2019	3.7%	3.6%	4.4%	4,933
July 2019	3.7%	3.6%	4.5%	5,009
June 2019	3.7%	3.7%	4.6%	5,144
May 2019	3.6%	3.8%	4.6%	5,185
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	4.6%	5,246
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	4.8%	5,383
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	4.7%	5,366
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	4.8%	5,380
December 2018	3.9%	3.8%	4.8%	5,369
November 2018	3.7%	3.8%	4.7%	5,356