New Haven, Connecticut Job Growth

There were 248,600 jobs in New Haven, Connecticut in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 284,151 employed persons for the month. New Haven lost 41,400 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 37,045 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare New Haven job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	248,600	-41,400	-39,300
CPS	284,151	-37,045	-31,188

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 2020 at 294,000. Since then 45,400 jobs have been lost in New Haven according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 321,196 for New Haven in March 2020. 37,045 jobs have been lost in New Haven since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

New Haven, Connecticut Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	248,600	-41,400	284,151	-37,045
March 2020	290,000	-4,000	321,196	419
February 2020	294,000	1,400	320,777	424
January 2020	292,600	1,600	320,353	-525
December 2019	291,000	500	320,878	341
November 2019	290,500	0	320,537	506
October 2019	290,500	-1,000	320,031	674
September 2019	291,500	200	319,357	861
August 2019	291,300	1,600	318,496	975
July 2019	289,700	2,500	317,521	946
June 2019	287,200	-1,000	316,575	776
May 2019	288,200	300	315,799	460