Norwich-New London-Westerly, Connecticut Job Growth

There were 129,699 jobs in Norwich, Connecticut in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 137,101 employed persons for the month. Norwich lost 500 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 292 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Norwich job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	129,699	-500	-400
CPS	137,101	-292	+89

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 8,600 jobs have been lost in Norwich according to the employer survey. From a trough of 125,600 in March 2015, Norwich has gained 4,099 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 150,065 for Norwich in May 2008. 12,964 jobs have been lost in Norwich since then according to the household survey. From a October 2013 low of 130,615, Norwich has added 6,486 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Norwich, Connecticut Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	129,699	-500	137,101	-292
June 2019	130,199	-100	137,393	-370
May 2019	130,300	400	137,763	-277
April 2019	129,900	-299	138,040	-176
March 2019	130,199	500	138,216	28
February 2019	129,699	99	138,188	96
January 2019	129,600	0	138,092	132
December 2018	129,600	-200	137,960	-27
November 2018	129,800	400	137,987	41
October 2018	129,400	-100	137,946	255
September 2018	129,500	-600	137,691	340
August 2018	130,100	0	137,351	339