Waterbury, CT Unemployment Rate Report

Waterbury, CT Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Waterbury, Connecticut has ranged from 2.5% in October 2000 to 15.3% in February 2010. The current unemployment rate for Waterbury is 7.2% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Waterbury, CT Unemployment Rate by Month

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Waterbury, CT Current Unemployment - 7.2%

Waterbury, CT Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2022	7.6%	5.0%	4.0%
2 / 2022	7.7%	5.0%	3.8%
3 / 2022	6.8%	4.3%	3.6%
4 / 2022	5.9%	3.7%	3.6%
5 / 2022	6.5%	4.0%	3.6%
6 / 2022	6.5%	4.1%	3.6%
7 / 2022	7.0%	4.3%	3.5%
8 / 2022	7.2%	4.3%	3.7%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2021	12.6%	8.0%	6.3%
2 / 2021	12.5%	8.3%	6.2%
3 / 2021	13.0%	8.3%	6.0%
4 / 2021	12.0%	7.5%	6.1%
5 / 2021	11.8%	6.8%	5.8%
6 / 2021	11.7%	7.0%	5.9%
7 / 2021	10.9%	6.6%	5.4%
8 / 2021	9.7%	6.1%	5.2%
9 / 2021	9.0%	5.3%	4.7%
10 / 2021	8.7%	5.1%	4.6%
11 / 2021	7.7%	4.4%	4.2%
12 / 2021	7.2%	4.1%	3.9%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2020	6.7%	4.4%	3.6%
2 / 2020	6.8%	4.4%	3.5%
3 / 2020	6.0%	3.6%	4.4%
4 / 2020	10.4%	8.0%	14.7%
5 / 2020	12.5%	9.4%	13.3%
6 / 2020	14.3%	10.2%	11.1%
7 / 2020	15.1%	10.3%	10.2%
8 / 2020	12.5%	8.2%	8.4%
9 / 2020	11.8%	7.5%	7.9%
10 / 2020	12.2%	5.8%	6.9%
11 / 2020	11.6%	7.5%	6.7%
12 / 2020	11.7%	7.7%	6.7%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2019	6.9%	4.6%	4.0%
2 / 2019	6.8%	4.3%	3.8%
3 / 2019	6.4%	4.0%	3.8%
4 / 2019	5.2%	3.3%	3.6%
5 / 2019	5.7%	3.6%	3.6%
6 / 2019	5.8%	3.9%	3.7%
7 / 2019	6.0%	3.9%	3.7%
8 / 2019	6.0%	3.8%	3.7%
9 / 2019	5.5%	3.5%	3.5%
10 / 2019	5.6%	3.5%	3.6%
11 / 2019	5.3%	3.3%	3.5%
12 / 2019	5.3%	3.2%	3.5%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2018	8.3%	5.2%	4.1%
2 / 2018	8.1%	5.0%	4.1%
3 / 2018	7.4%	4.6%	4.0%
4 / 2018	6.5%	4.1%	3.9%
5 / 2018	6.6%	4.1%	3.8%
6 / 2018	6.7%	4.4%	4.0%
7 / 2018	6.7%	4.3%	3.9%
8 / 2018	6.6%	4.1%	3.8%
9 / 2018	5.9%	3.7%	3.7%
10 / 2018	5.9%	3.6%	3.8%
11 / 2018	5.6%	3.3%	3.7%
12 / 2018	5.5%	3.4%	3.9%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2017	8.4%	5.6%	4.7%
2 / 2017	8.2%	5.4%	4.7%
3 / 2017	7.9%	5.0%	4.4%
4 / 2017	7.4%	4.6%	4.4%
5 / 2017	7.3%	4.7%	4.4%
6 / 2017	7.3%	4.9%	4.3%
7 / 2017	7.3%	4.8%	4.3%
8 / 2017	7.5%	4.7%	4.4%
9 / 2017	7.0%	4.4%	4.2%
10 / 2017	7.0%	4.3%	4.1%
11 / 2017	6.9%	4.1%	4.2%
12 / 2017	6.9%	4.0%	4.1%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2016	9.1%	6.1%	4.9%
2 / 2016	9.0%	5.9%	4.9%
3 / 2016	8.6%	5.6%	5.0%
4 / 2016	7.8%	5.1%	5.0%
5 / 2016	8.0%	5.1%	4.8%
6 / 2016	8.1%	5.5%	4.9%
7 / 2016	8.1%	5.4%	4.8%
8 / 2016	8.2%	5.2%	4.9%
9 / 2016	7.8%	4.8%	5.0%
10 / 2016	7.5%	4.6%	4.9%
11 / 2016	7.0%	4.2%	4.7%
12 / 2016	6.8%	4.3%	4.7%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2015	10.7%	6.7%	5.7%
2 / 2015	10.3%	6.5%	5.5%
3 / 2015	9.6%	6.1%	5.4%
4 / 2015	9.1%	5.6%	5.4%
5 / 2015	9.5%	5.7%	5.6%
6 / 2015	9.6%	5.8%	5.3%
7 / 2015	9.4%	5.9%	5.2%
8 / 2015	9.1%	5.7%	5.1%
9 / 2015	9.1%	5.4%	5.0%
10 / 2015	8.7%	5.3%	5.0%
11 / 2015	8.3%	5.1%	5.1%
12 / 2015	7.9%	5.0%	5.0%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2014	12.2%	7.5%	6.6%
2 / 2014	12.1%	7.5%	6.7%
3 / 2014	11.6%	7.3%	6.7%
4 / 2014	10.7%	6.4%	6.2%
5 / 2014	10.6%	6.6%	6.3%
6 / 2014	10.7%	6.6%	6.1%
7 / 2014	10.8%	6.9%	6.2%
8 / 2014	10.6%	6.7%	6.1%
9 / 2014	10.2%	6.2%	5.9%
10 / 2014	9.8%	6.1%	5.7%
11 / 2014	9.9%	6.0%	5.8%
12 / 2014	9.2%	5.6%	5.6%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2013	13.4%	8.6%	8.0%
2 / 2013	13.6%	8.5%	7.7%
3 / 2013	12.7%	8.1%	7.5%
4 / 2013	12.3%	7.6%	7.6%
5 / 2013	12.4%	7.8%	7.5%
6 / 2013	12.5%	7.9%	7.5%
7 / 2013	12.6%	8.1%	7.3%
8 / 2013	12.4%	7.9%	7.2%
9 / 2013	11.9%	7.4%	7.2%
10 / 2013	11.5%	7.3%	7.2%
11 / 2013	11.2%	6.9%	6.9%
12 / 2013	11.0%	6.7%	6.7%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2012	13.3%	8.7%	8.3%
2 / 2012	13.3%	8.6%	8.3%
3 / 2012	13.0%	8.5%	8.2%
4 / 2012	13.0%	8.1%	8.2%
5 / 2012	12.7%	8.3%	8.2%
6 / 2012	13.0%	8.6%	8.2%
7 / 2012	13.3%	8.9%	8.2%
8 / 2012	13.3%	8.8%	8.1%
9 / 2012	12.9%	8.2%	7.8%
10 / 2012	12.5%	8.1%	7.8%
11 / 2012	12.2%	7.9%	7.7%
12 / 2012	12.1%	7.6%	7.9%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2011	15.1%	9.8%	9.1%
2 / 2011	14.8%	9.6%	9.0%
3 / 2011	14.5%	9.3%	9.0%
4 / 2011	13.9%	8.8%	9.1%
5 / 2011	13.9%	8.9%	9.0%
6 / 2011	14.0%	9.0%	9.1%
7 / 2011	13.9%	9.1%	9.0%
8 / 2011	13.8%	8.9%	9.0%
9 / 2011	13.1%	8.4%	9.0%
10 / 2011	12.7%	8.2%	8.8%
11 / 2011	12.4%	8.0%	8.6%
12 / 2011	12.0%	7.7%	8.5%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2010	15.2%	9.5%	9.8%
2 / 2010	15.3%	9.5%	9.8%
3 / 2010	14.8%	9.2%	9.9%
4 / 2010	14.4%	8.9%	9.9%
5 / 2010	13.9%	8.9%	9.6%
6 / 2010	14.0%	9.1%	9.4%
7 / 2010	14.1%	9.3%	9.4%
8 / 2010	14.3%	9.3%	9.5%
9 / 2010	13.9%	9.0%	9.5%
10 / 2010	13.6%	8.9%	9.4%
11 / 2010	14.0%	9.0%	9.8%
12 / 2010	13.5%	8.7%	9.3%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2009	11.9%	7.3%	7.8%
2 / 2009	12.2%	7.5%	8.3%
3 / 2009	12.4%	7.5%	8.7%
4 / 2009	12.2%	7.4%	9.0%
5 / 2009	12.3%	7.6%	9.4%
6 / 2009	12.5%	8.0%	9.5%
7 / 2009	13.1%	8.3%	9.5%
8 / 2009	13.7%	8.4%	9.6%
9 / 2009	13.4%	8.3%	9.8%
10 / 2009	13.5%	8.3%	10.0%
11 / 2009	13.9%	8.3%	9.9%
12 / 2009	13.9%	8.3%	9.9%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2008	9.0%	5.4%	5.0%
2 / 2008	9.1%	5.4%	4.9%
3 / 2008	9.0%	5.3%	5.1%
4 / 2008	8.3%	4.8%	5.0%
5 / 2008	8.4%	5.3%	5.4%
6 / 2008	8.6%	5.6%	5.6%
7 / 2008	9.6%	6.0%	5.8%
8 / 2008	9.7%	6.2%	6.1%
9 / 2008	9.5%	6.0%	6.1%
10 / 2008	9.7%	6.0%	6.5%
11 / 2008	10.1%	6.1%	6.8%
12 / 2008	9.9%	6.1%	7.3%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2007	7.8%	4.8%	4.6%
2 / 2007	7.5%	4.7%	4.5%
3 / 2007	7.1%	4.4%	4.4%
4 / 2007	6.7%	4.0%	4.5%
5 / 2007	6.7%	4.2%	4.4%
6 / 2007	7.0%	4.5%	4.6%
7 / 2007	7.6%	4.8%	4.7%
8 / 2007	7.5%	4.6%	4.6%
9 / 2007	7.2%	4.4%	4.7%
10 / 2007	7.1%	4.4%	4.7%
11 / 2007	7.3%	4.5%	4.7%
12 / 2007	7.5%	4.4%	5.0%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2006	8.2%	5.0%	4.7%
2 / 2006	7.8%	4.8%	4.8%
3 / 2006	7.4%	4.5%	4.7%
4 / 2006	6.6%	4.0%	4.7%
5 / 2006	6.8%	4.2%	4.6%
6 / 2006	6.7%	4.4%	4.6%
7 / 2006	7.3%	4.7%	4.7%
8 / 2006	7.1%	4.6%	4.7%
9 / 2006	6.8%	4.2%	4.5%
10 / 2006	6.5%	3.9%	4.4%
11 / 2006	6.5%	4.0%	4.5%
12 / 2006	6.0%	3.7%	4.4%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2005	8.5%	5.4%	5.3%
2 / 2005	8.5%	5.4%	5.4%
3 / 2005	8.2%	5.1%	5.2%
4 / 2005	8.1%	4.8%	5.2%
5 / 2005	7.9%	5.0%	5.1%
6 / 2005	7.9%	5.1%	5.0%
7 / 2005	8.1%	5.2%	5.0%
8 / 2005	7.6%	5.0%	4.9%
9 / 2005	7.6%	4.7%	5.0%
10 / 2005	7.2%	4.4%	5.0%
11 / 2005	7.5%	4.5%	5.0%
12 / 2005	6.9%	4.0%	4.9%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2004	8.9%	5.7%	5.7%
2 / 2004	8.6%	5.6%	5.6%
3 / 2004	8.3%	5.4%	5.8%
4 / 2004	7.9%	4.9%	5.6%
5 / 2004	7.9%	5.0%	5.6%
6 / 2004	7.9%	5.2%	5.6%
7 / 2004	7.8%	5.2%	5.5%
8 / 2004	7.5%	4.9%	5.4%
9 / 2004	7.0%	4.6%	5.4%
10 / 2004	6.7%	4.4%	5.5%
11 / 2004	7.0%	4.5%	5.4%
12 / 2004	6.9%	4.2%	5.4%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2003	9.3%	5.8%	5.8%
2 / 2003	9.2%	5.8%	5.9%
3 / 2003	9.0%	5.6%	5.9%
4 / 2003	8.5%	5.3%	6.0%
5 / 2003	8.7%	5.4%	6.1%
6 / 2003	9.0%	5.7%	6.3%
7 / 2003	8.9%	5.7%	6.2%
8 / 2003	8.4%	5.5%	6.1%
9 / 2003	8.0%	5.2%	6.1%
10 / 2003	8.1%	5.0%	6.0%
11 / 2003	8.2%	5.1%	5.8%
12 / 2003	7.6%	4.6%	5.7%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2002	7.0%	3.9%	5.7%
2 / 2002	6.8%	3.9%	5.7%
3 / 2002	6.8%	3.8%	5.7%
4 / 2002	6.8%	3.8%	5.9%
5 / 2002	7.1%	4.1%	5.8%
6 / 2002	7.3%	4.4%	5.8%
7 / 2002	7.9%	4.7%	5.8%
8 / 2002	7.5%	4.7%	5.7%
9 / 2002	7.2%	4.5%	5.7%
10 / 2002	7.3%	4.6%	5.7%
11 / 2002	7.7%	4.9%	5.9%
12 / 2002	7.9%	4.7%	6.0%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2001	5.0%	3.3%	4.2%
2 / 2001	5.3%	3.3%	4.2%
3 / 2001	5.6%	3.2%	4.3%
4 / 2001	5.3%	2.9%	4.4%
5 / 2001	5.3%	3.1%	4.3%
6 / 2001	5.6%	3.4%	4.5%
7 / 2001	6.2%	3.5%	4.6%
8 / 2001	5.8%	3.4%	4.9%
9 / 2001	5.3%	3.0%	5.0%
10 / 2001	5.1%	2.8%	5.3%
11 / 2001	5.3%	2.9%	5.5%
12 / 2001	5.3%	2.8%	5.7%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 2000	4.9%	3.3%	4.0%
2 / 2000	4.9%	3.2%	4.1%
3 / 2000	4.4%	2.9%	4.0%
4 / 2000	3.7%	2.3%	3.8%
5 / 2000	3.6%	2.4%	4.0%
6 / 2000	3.7%	2.5%	4.0%
7 / 2000	4.2%	2.6%	4.0%
8 / 2000	3.5%	2.3%	4.1%
9 / 2000	2.8%	1.8%	3.9%
10 / 2000	2.5%	1.7%	3.9%
11 / 2000	2.8%	1.9%	3.9%
12 / 2000	3.0%	1.8%	3.9%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 1999	5.4%	3.5%	4.3%
2 / 1999	5.5%	3.5%	4.4%
3 / 1999	4.9%	3.1%	4.2%
4 / 1999	5.2%	3.0%	4.3%
5 / 1999	4.6%	2.9%	4.2%
6 / 1999	4.7%	3.0%	4.3%
7 / 1999	4.6%	3.0%	4.3%
8 / 1999	3.6%	2.5%	4.2%
9 / 1999	3.6%	2.5%	4.2%
10 / 1999	3.7%	2.5%	4.1%
11 / 1999	4.0%	2.6%	4.1%
12 / 1999	3.5%	2.3%	4.0%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 1998	6.6%	4.5%	4.6%
2 / 1998	6.6%	4.4%	4.6%
3 / 1998	6.5%	4.1%	4.7%
4 / 1998	5.6%	3.5%	4.3%
5 / 1998	5.6%	3.4%	4.4%
6 / 1998	5.7%	3.6%	4.5%
7 / 1998	5.6%	3.6%	4.5%
8 / 1998	4.8%	3.2%	4.5%
9 / 1998	4.6%	3.0%	4.6%
10 / 1998	4.1%	2.8%	4.5%
11 / 1998	4.3%	2.8%	4.4%
12 / 1998	3.8%	2.4%	4.4%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 1997	8.7%	6.4%	5.3%
2 / 1997	8.5%	6.2%	5.2%
3 / 1997	8.5%	5.8%	5.2%
4 / 1997	8.1%	5.3%	5.1%
5 / 1997	7.7%	5.3%	4.9%
6 / 1997	7.6%	5.4%	5.0%
7 / 1997	7.3%	5.2%	4.9%
8 / 1997	6.3%	4.7%	4.8%
9 / 1997	5.8%	4.3%	4.9%
10 / 1997	5.7%	4.0%	4.7%
11 / 1997	5.4%	3.9%	4.6%
12 / 1997	5.0%	3.5%	4.7%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 1996	8.1%	6.1%	5.6%
2 / 1996	7.9%	5.9%	5.5%
3 / 1996	7.5%	5.5%	5.5%
4 / 1996	7.8%	5.2%	5.6%
5 / 1996	7.7%	5.4%	5.6%
6 / 1996	7.7%	5.5%	5.3%
7 / 1996	8.4%	5.7%	5.5%
8 / 1996	7.3%	5.3%	5.1%
9 / 1996	7.7%	5.3%	5.2%
10 / 1996	7.6%	5.2%	5.2%
11 / 1996	7.8%	5.5%	5.4%
12 / 1996	7.6%	5.3%	5.4%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 1995	8.3%	6.3%	5.6%
2 / 1995	8.2%	6.1%	5.4%
3 / 1995	8.0%	5.7%	5.4%
4 / 1995	7.9%	5.5%	5.8%
5 / 1995	7.5%	5.5%	5.6%
6 / 1995	7.5%	5.7%	5.6%
7 / 1995	7.9%	5.8%	5.7%
8 / 1995	7.3%	5.5%	5.7%
9 / 1995	6.9%	5.1%	5.6%
10 / 1995	6.7%	4.8%	5.5%
11 / 1995	6.7%	4.9%	5.6%
12 / 1995	6.5%	4.8%	5.6%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 1994	9.1%	6.3%	6.6%
2 / 1994	9.2%	6.2%	6.6%
3 / 1994	8.5%	5.7%	6.5%
4 / 1994	8.1%	5.4%	6.4%
5 / 1994	8.3%	5.3%	6.1%
6 / 1994	8.4%	5.7%	6.1%
7 / 1994	8.9%	5.9%	6.1%
8 / 1994	8.0%	5.7%	6.0%
9 / 1994	7.7%	5.4%	5.9%
10 / 1994	7.4%	5.1%	5.8%
11 / 1994	7.6%	5.4%	5.6%
12 / 1994	7.4%	5.1%	5.5%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 1993	11.8%	8.3%	7.3%
2 / 1993	11.2%	8.0%	7.1%
3 / 1993	10.3%	7.3%	7.0%
4 / 1993	10.0%	7.0%	7.1%
5 / 1993	9.6%	6.8%	7.1%
6 / 1993	9.5%	6.9%	7.0%
7 / 1993	9.4%	6.8%	6.9%
8 / 1993	8.5%	6.4%	6.8%
9 / 1993	8.2%	5.8%	6.7%
10 / 1993	8.1%	5.6%	6.8%
11 / 1993	7.9%	5.5%	6.6%
12 / 1993	7.7%	5.2%	6.5%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 1992	11.6%	8.1%	7.3%
2 / 1992	11.5%	8.1%	7.4%
3 / 1992	10.7%	7.5%	7.4%
4 / 1992	10.4%	7.2%	7.4%
5 / 1992	11.2%	7.4%	7.6%
6 / 1992	11.7%	7.7%	7.8%
7 / 1992	11.6%	7.8%	7.7%
8 / 1992	10.9%	7.5%	7.6%
9 / 1992	11.2%	7.4%	7.6%
10 / 1992	11.2%	7.1%	7.3%
11 / 1992	11.3%	7.4%	7.4%
12 / 1992	11.0%	7.3%	7.4%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 1991	9.7%	6.1%	6.4%
2 / 1991	9.3%	6.1%	6.6%
3 / 1991	9.0%	5.8%	6.8%
4 / 1991	8.8%	5.7%	6.7%
5 / 1991	9.4%	6.2%	6.9%
6 / 1991	9.9%	6.8%	6.9%
7 / 1991	10.5%	6.9%	6.8%
8 / 1991	9.9%	6.9%	6.9%
9 / 1991	9.9%	6.9%	6.9%
10 / 1991	10.1%	6.9%	7.0%
11 / 1991	10.4%	7.1%	7.0%
12 / 1991	10.2%	7.1%	7.3%

Month/Year	Waterbury, CT%	Connecticut%	National %
1 / 1990	8.3%	5.3%	5.4%
2 / 1990	7.7%	5.3%	5.3%
3 / 1990	7.7%	5.0%	5.2%
4 / 1990	8.1%	4.9%	5.4%
5 / 1990	7.7%	5.0%	5.4%
6 / 1990	8.0%	5.2%	5.2%
7 / 1990	8.5%	5.3%	5.5%
8 / 1990	7.9%	5.2%	5.7%
9 / 1990	8.1%	5.2%	5.9%
10 / 1990	7.9%	4.9%	5.9%
11 / 1990	8.3%	5.1%	6.2%
12 / 1990	8.0%	5.1%	6.3%