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Norwich-New London, Connecticut Job Growth

There were 127,100 jobs in Norwich, Connecticut in April 2013 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 133,304 employed persons for the month. Norwich lost 200 jobs in April 2013 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 857 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Norwich job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey April 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 127,100 -200 -1,200
CPS 133,304 -857 -3,628

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

Norwich, Connecticut Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Norwich as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Norwich, Connecticut

CES employment for Norwich peaked in May 2008 at 137,400. Since then 10,300 jobs have been lost in Norwich according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 145,171 for Norwich in July 2008. 11,867 jobs have been lost in Norwich since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through April 2013

Norwich, Connecticut Employment History

Date CES
Employment 		CES
Month/Month 		CPS
Employment 		CPS
Month/Month
April 2013 127,100 -200 133,304 -857
March 2013 127,300 -400 134,161 -584
February 2013 127,700 0 134,745 -343
January 2013 127,700 400 135,088 -73
December 2012 127,300 -200 135,161 -66
November 2012 127,500 0 135,227 -105
October 2012 127,500 0 135,332 -115
September 2012 127,500 100 135,447 -143
August 2012 127,400 -400 135,590 -214
July 2012 127,800 -399 135,804 -314
June 2012 128,200 99 136,118 -385
May 2012 128,100 -200 136,503 -429
April 2012 128,300 -500 136,932 -420

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