Waterbury, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Waterbury fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2018 to 5.5%. 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 6.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.5% in September 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Waterbury unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
Connecticut	4.5%	0.0	-0.3
Waterbury	5.5%	-0.1	-0.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May 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 7,284 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Waterbury	6,035	-193	-837

Number of Unemployed Persons

Waterbury, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Connecticut Unemployment Rate	Waterbury Unemployment Rate	Waterbury Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	4.5%	5.5%	6,035
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
November 2017	4.1%	4.5%	5.7%	6,316
October 2017	4.1%	4.5%	5.6%	6,213
September 2017	4.2%	4.5%	5.5%	6,179
August 2017	4.4%	4.5%	5.6%	6,260
July 2017	4.3%	4.6%	5.6%	6,333
June 2017	4.3%	4.7%	5.7%	6,418