Norwich-New London-Westerly, Connecticut Job Growth

There were 132,600 jobs in Norwich, Connecticut in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 139,426 employed persons for the month. Norwich added 200 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 437 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Norwich job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	132,600	+200	+1,700
CPS	139,426	+437	+1,313

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 139,200. Since then 6,600 jobs have been lost in Norwich according to the employer survey. From a trough of 126,100 in March 2015, Norwich has gained 6,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 150,631 for Norwich in May 2008. 11,205 jobs have been lost in Norwich since then according to the household survey. From a October 2013 low of 130,899, Norwich has added 8,527 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Norwich, Connecticut Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	132,600	200	139,426	437
September 2018	132,400	300	138,989	1,313
August 2018	132,100	100	137,676	-407
July 2018	132,000	500	138,083	632
June 2018	131,500	500	137,451	-214
May 2018	131,000	100	137,665	183
April 2018	130,900	200	137,482	-412
March 2018	130,699	-100	137,894	-245
February 2018	130,800	500	138,139	438
January 2018	130,300	-399	137,701	-725
December 2017	130,699	0	138,426	157
November 2017	130,699	-200	138,269	156