New Haven, Connecticut Job Growth

There were 266,200 jobs in New Haven, Connecticut in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 291,446 employed persons for the month. New Haven lost 400 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 784 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare New Haven job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	266,200	-400	+1,100
CPS	291,446	+784	+4,840

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

New Haven, Connecticut Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for New Haven as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for New Haven, Connecticut

CES employment for New Haven peaked in January 2008 at 279,900. Since then 13,700 jobs have been lost in New Haven according to the employer survey. From a trough of 262,500 in February 2010, New Haven has gained 3,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 294,302 for New Haven in February 2008. 2,856 jobs have been lost in New Haven since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 282,945, New Haven has added 8,501 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

New Haven, Connecticut Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	266,200	-400	291,446	784
February 2012	266,600	-300	290,662	2,055
January 2012	266,900	-600	288,607	2,121
December 2011	267,500	-1,300	286,486	448
November 2011	268,800	-300	286,038	1,439
October 2011	269,100	600	284,599	1,139
September 2011	268,500	300	283,460	515
August 2011	268,200	-800	282,945	-676
July 2011	269,000	2,500	283,621	-673
June 2011	266,500	100	284,294	-986
May 2011	266,400	-1,300	285,280	-834
April 2011	267,700	2,600	286,114	-492
March 2011	265,100	0	286,606	-230