Norwich-New London-Westerly, Connecticut Job Growth

There were 93,700 jobs in Norwich, Connecticut in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 108,036 employed persons for the month. Norwich lost 34,200 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 30,457 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Norwich job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	93,700	-34,200	-35,700
CPS	108,036	-30,457	-28,743

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 138,400. Since then 44,700 jobs have been lost in Norwich according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 150,065 for Norwich in May 2008. 42,029 jobs have been lost in Norwich since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Norwich, Connecticut Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	93,700	-34,200	108,036	-30,457
March 2020	127,900	-1,700	138,493	152
February 2020	129,600	-300	138,341	182
January 2020	129,900	599	138,159	-373
December 2019	129,300	100	138,532	297
November 2019	129,199	299	138,235	346
October 2019	128,900	500	137,889	358
September 2019	128,400	-299	137,531	341
August 2019	128,699	0	137,190	274
July 2019	128,699	-100	136,916	146
June 2019	128,800	-599	136,770	29
May 2019	129,400	0	136,741	-38