Norwich-New London-Westerly, Connecticut Job Growth

There were 131,500 jobs in Norwich, Connecticut in May 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 137,989 employed persons for the month. Norwich added 600 jobs in May 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 507 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Norwich job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	131,500	+600	+1,600
CPS	137,989	+507	-99

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 7,700 jobs have been lost in Norwich according to the employer survey. From a trough of 126,100 in March 2015, Norwich has gained 5,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 150,631 for Norwich in May 2008. 12,642 jobs have been lost in Norwich since then according to the household survey. From a October 2013 low of 130,899, Norwich has added 7,090 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Norwich, Connecticut Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
May 2018	131,500	600	137,989	507
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
October 2017	130,900	1,000	138,113	241
September 2017	129,900	-400	137,872	19
August 2017	130,300	300	137,853	-251
July 2017	130,000	-600	138,104	-44
June 2017	130,600	700	138,148	60