In May 2022, workers in the Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average hourly wage of $30.70, 3 percent above the nationwide average, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Norwich area wages were higher than their respective national averages in 11 of the 20 major occupational groups for which hourly wage data were available.

Today’s release highlights educational instruction and library occupations.

• Educational instruction and library occupations accounted for 6.4% of local employment, significantly higher than the 5.7% share nationally
• The Norwich area had 7,700 employees working in educational instruction and library jobs.
• Average wages of educational instruction and library workers in the Norwich area were 8% above the group's national average.

Today’s release is available at https://www.bls.gov/regions/new-england/news-release/occupationalemploymentandwages_norwich.htm.

v  For a profile of educational and library occupations in the United States, highlighting the top paying areas and employing industries, see www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm.

v  For the complete list of occupational employment and wages in the Norwich area, see www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcma.htm.

 
Also recently issued:

• In May, the number and rate of quits increased to 4.0 million (+250,000) and 2.6 percent, respectively. See https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/quits-rate-increased-to-2-6-in-may-2023.htm.
• Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased by 0.3 percent in June and 2.2 percent over the year. The CPI-U for the New England division increased 0.2 percent over the month and 1.8 percent since last June. See https://www.bls.gov/regions/mid-atlantic/news-release/consumerpriceindex_northeast.htm.
• In May 2023, Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont had the lowest unemployment rate of the 215 metropolitan areas with unemployment rates below the national U.S rate of 3.4 percent. See https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/unemployment-rate-1-3-percent-in-burlington-south-burlington-vermont-in-may-2023.htm.