New Haven, Connecticut Job Growth

There were 287,800 jobs in New Haven, Connecticut in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 315,768 employed persons for the month. New Haven added 700 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 516 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare New Haven job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	287,800	+700	+1,900
CPS	315,768	+516	+2,422

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for New Haven 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 New Haven, Connecticut

CES employment for New Haven peaked in February 2019 at 288,200. Since then 400 jobs have been lost in New Haven according to the employer survey. From a trough of 286,200 in April 2019, New Haven has gained 1,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 316,572 for New Haven in February 2019. 804 jobs have been lost in New Haven since then according to the household survey. From a June 2019 low of 315,252, New Haven has added 516 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
July 2019	287,800	700	315,768	516
June 2019	287,100	800	315,252	-85
May 2019	286,300	100	315,337	-442
April 2019	286,200	-1,200	315,779	-506
March 2019	287,400	-800	316,285	-287
February 2019	288,200	500	316,572	235
January 2019	287,700	100	316,337	173
December 2018	287,600	700	316,164	-117
November 2018	286,900	-700	316,281	65
October 2018	287,600	1,300	316,216	743
September 2018	286,300	600	315,473	1,031
August 2018	285,700	-200	314,442	1,096