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Norwich-New London-Westerly, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Norwich fell 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in Norwich peaked in May 2020 at 18.2% and is now 14.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Norwich unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
Connecticut 3.5% 0.0 -0.5
Norwich 3.3% -0.1 -0.6
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Norwich, Connecticut, National

Norwich, Connecticut monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Norwich, Connecticut Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Norwich peaked in May 2020 at 25,097. There are now 20,533 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Norwich employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Norwich, Connecticut) is also available.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Norwich 4,564 -150 -813

Number of Unemployed Persons

Norwich, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Connecticut
Unemployment Rate
Norwich
Unemployment Rate
Norwich
Unemployed
October
2023
3.9% 3.5%
September
2023
3.8% 3.5% 3.3% 4,564
August
2023
3.8% 3.5% 3.4% 4,714
July
2023
3.5% 3.6% 3.5% 4,852
June
2023
3.6% 3.7% 3.6% 4,919
May
2023
3.7% 3.7% 3.6% 4,968
April
2023
3.4% 3.8% 3.6% 5,008
March
2023
3.5% 3.9% 3.7% 5,166
February
2023
3.6% 4.0% 3.7% 5,167
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 3.7% 5,158
December
2022
3.5% 4.0% 3.8% 5,322
November
2022
3.6% 4.0% 3.8% 5,310

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.