Norwich-New London-Westerly, Connecticut Job Growth

There were 129,400 jobs in Norwich, Connecticut in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 138,090 employed persons for the month. Norwich lost 200 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 606 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Norwich job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	129,400	-200	-1,000
CPS	138,090	-606	-49

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 138,300. Since then 8,900 jobs have been lost in Norwich according to the employer survey. From a trough of 125,600 in March 2015, Norwich has gained 3,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 150,631 for Norwich in May 2008. 12,541 jobs have been lost in Norwich since then according to the household survey. From a October 2013 low of 130,899, Norwich has added 7,191 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Norwich, Connecticut Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	129,400	-200	138,090	-606
January 2019	129,600	0	138,696	-2,323
December 2018	129,600	-200	141,019	181
November 2018	129,800	400	140,838	1,408
October 2018	129,400	-100	139,430	441
September 2018	129,500	-600	138,989	1,313
August 2018	130,100	0	137,676	-407
July 2018	130,100	100	138,083	632
June 2018	130,000	199	137,451	-214
May 2018	129,800	300	137,665	183
April 2018	129,500	-500	137,482	-412
March 2018	130,000	-400	137,894	-245