New Haven, Connecticut Job Growth

There were 288,200 jobs in New Haven, Connecticut in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 316,418 employed persons for the month. New Haven added 500 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 244 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare New Haven job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	288,200	+500	+3,000
CPS	316,418	+244	+5,469

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 in February 2019 is at a new high of 288,200.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 317,929 for New Haven in December 2018. 1,511 jobs have been lost in New Haven since then according to the household survey. From a January 2019 low of 316,174, New Haven has added 244 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
February 2019	288,200	500	316,418	244
January 2019	287,700	100	316,174	-1,755
December 2018	287,600	700	317,929	271
November 2018	286,900	-700	317,658	2,244
October 2018	287,600	1,300	315,414	1,959
September 2018	286,300	600	313,455	996
August 2018	285,700	-200	312,459	-876
July 2018	285,900	900	313,335	2,885
June 2018	285,000	-100	310,450	-397
May 2018	285,100	200	310,847	946
April 2018	284,900	400	309,901	325
March 2018	284,500	-700	309,576	-1,373