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Waterbury, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Waterbury fell 0.2 percentage points in January 2023 to 4.9%. 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 July 2020 at 13.0% and is now 8.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare Waterbury unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Connecticut 3.9% -0.1 -0.9
Waterbury 4.9% -0.2 -1.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February 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 14,704. There are now 9,269 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Waterbury 5,435 -169 -1,330

Number of Unemployed Persons

Waterbury, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Connecticut
Unemployment Rate
Waterbury
Unemployment Rate
Waterbury
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 4.9% 5,435
December
2022
3.5% 4.0% 5.1% 5,604
November
2022
3.6% 4.0% 5.2% 5,714
October
2022
3.7% 4.0% 5.2% 5,729
September
2022
3.5% 4.0% 5.1% 5,656
August
2022
3.7% 3.9% 5.1% 5,620
July
2022
3.5% 4.0% 5.1% 5,597
June
2022
3.6% 4.0% 5.1% 5,641
May
2022
3.6% 4.1% 5.2% 5,773
April
2022
3.6% 4.2% 5.4% 5,952
March
2022
3.6% 4.3% 5.6% 6,198

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.