Waterbury, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Waterbury rose 0.2 percentage points in October 2018 to 5.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points higher than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in Waterbury peaked in December 2009 at 11.7% and is now 6.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.1% in August 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	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Connecticut	4.2%	0.0	-0.3
Waterbury	5.3%	+0.2	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 7,409 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,612 in August 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 298.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Waterbury	5,910	+235	-303

Number of Unemployed Persons

Waterbury, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Connecticut Unemployment Rate	Waterbury Unemployment Rate	Waterbury Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.2%	5.3%	5,910
September 2018	3.7%	4.2%	5.1%	5,675
August 2018	3.9%	4.3%	5.1%	5,612
July 2018	3.9%	4.4%	5.3%	5,921
June 2018	4.0%	4.4%	5.4%	5,975
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	5.4%	6,003
April 2018	3.9%	4.5%	5.5%	6,027
March 2018	4.1%	4.5%	5.6%	6,228
February 2018	4.1%	4.6%	5.9%	6,518
January 2018	4.1%	4.5%	5.9%	6,589
December 2017	4.1%	4.5%	5.7%	6,379