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Norwich-New London-Westerly, Connecticut Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Norwich fell 0.2 percentage points in January 2023 to 4.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Connecticut rate. The unemployment rate in Norwich peaked in May 2020 at 17.8% and is now 13.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Norwich unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Connecticut 3.9% -0.1 -0.9
Norwich 4.0% -0.2 -1.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February 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 24,425. There are now 18,949 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Norwich employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Norwich, Connecticut) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Norwich 5,476 -273 -1,841

Number of Unemployed Persons

Norwich, Connecticut Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Connecticut
Unemployment Rate
Norwich
Unemployment Rate
Norwich
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 3.9% 4.0% 5,476
December
2022
3.5% 4.0% 4.2% 5,749
November
2022
3.6% 4.0% 4.3% 5,951
October
2022
3.7% 4.0% 4.4% 6,007
September
2022
3.5% 4.0% 4.3% 5,928
August
2022
3.7% 3.9% 4.3% 5,916
July
2022
3.5% 4.0% 4.3% 5,941
June
2022
3.6% 4.0% 4.4% 6,059
May
2022
3.6% 4.1% 4.5% 6,207
April
2022
3.6% 4.2% 4.7% 6,396
March
2022
3.6% 4.3% 4.9% 6,696

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.