Norwich-New London, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Norwich fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2012 to 8.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in Norwich peaked in May 2011 at 9.0% and is now 0.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 8.1% in February 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Norwich unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Connecticut	7.7%	-0.1	-1.4
Norwich	8.1%	0.0	-0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Norwich, Connecticut, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Norwich, Connecticut Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Norwich peaked in December 2010 at 13,679. There are now 1,515 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Norwich employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Norwich, Connecticut) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Norwich	12,164	-26	-1,348

Number of Unemployed Persons

Norwich, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Connecticut Unemployment Rate	Norwich Unemployment Rate	Norwich Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.7%	8.1%	12,164
February 2012	8.3%	7.8%	8.1%	12,190
January 2012	8.3%	8.0%	8.3%	12,476
December 2011	8.5%	8.1%	8.5%	12,733
November 2011	8.7%	8.3%	8.6%	12,970
October 2011	8.9%	8.5%	8.7%	13,188
September 2011	9.0%	8.6%	8.8%	13,212
August 2011	9.1%	8.8%	8.8%	13,323
July 2011	9.1%	8.9%	8.9%	13,411
June 2011	9.1%	8.9%	8.9%	13,507
May 2011	9.0%	8.9%	9.0%	13,585
April 2011	9.0%	9.0%	8.9%	13,517