The statewide unemployment rate fell another two-tenths of one percent to 3.2% while the state’s nonfarm payroll employment trimmed a small 300 positions ( 0.02%) to a level of 1,710,300
in September 2024 (preliminary data, seasonally adjusted). Connecticut’s nonfarm industry employment is 11,800 (0.7%) positions higher than a year ago. Payroll employment is 11,700 jobs above February 2020 (the last pre-pandemic month). The total August 2024 Connecticut
preliminary job loss of 2,200 (-0.2%) was not revised on the normal monthly revision. The September 2024 unemployment rate is now well below a year ago (4.0%) and has dropped 1.1 percentage points since May 2024 (4.3%) and is at the lowest level since September 2001.
This labor statistics release includes estimated data from two different monthly surveys (business establishment and residential household) produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in cooperation with the States.
Connecticut’s Private Sector employment was unchanged in September 2024 to hold at 1,475,000 and is up by
9,400 jobs (0.6%) from the September 2023 level. The state’s private sector is more than fully recovered (105.1%)
from the COVID lockdown. August’s preliminary private sector job drop of 2,200 ( 0.2%) improved on revision to a 1,900 (-0.1%) job decline. The governmentsupersector was lower by 300 jobs (-0.1%) in September, hitting a level of 235,300 jobs but is higher by 2,400 (1.0%) positions from last year’s levels. The August 2024 preliminary total government unchanged job movement was revised lower by 300 to -300 (-0.1%).
Connecticut’s total government supersector includes all civilian federal, state, local, and tribal government employment, including public education and Native American casino jobs
located on federally recognized tribal reservations.
Five of the ten major industry supersectors increased jobs in September 2024, while 4 declined and the Manufactoring supersector was unchanged.
The five industry supersectors that added employment or were unchanged in September 2024 included:
CONNECTICUT
AND THE UNITED STATES - Seasonally Adjusted
September
August
July
June
September
Over Month
Over Year
2024 P
2024 R
2024
2024
2023
Change
Rate
Change
Rate
CONNECTICUT
1,710,300
1,710,600
1,712,800
1,713,700
1,698,500
-300
0.0%
11,800
0.7%
Total Private
1,475,000
1,475,000
1,476,900
1,475,900
1,465,600
0
0.0%
9,400
0.6%
Goods Producing
Industries
Mining
500
600
600
600
600
-100
-16.7%
-100
-16.7%
Construction
61,900
62,600
63,000
63,200
62,000
-700
-1.1%
-100
-0.2%
Manufacturing
157,800
157,800
158,500
158,600
158,400
0
0.0%
-600
-0.4%
Durable Goods
123,700
123,700
124,400
124,400
124,200
0
0.0%
-500
-0.4%
Nondurable Goods
34,100
34,100
34,100
34,200
34,200
0
0.0%
-100
-0.3%
Service Providing
Industries
Trade, Transportation & Utilities
296,300
297,200
297,900
298,000
301,100
-900
-0.3%
-4,800
-1.6%
Wholesale
62,100
62,000
61,500
61,500
60,900
100
0.2%
1,200
2.0%
Retail
164,000
164,100
164,400
164,600
167,900
-100
-0.1%
-3,900
-2.3%
Transp, Warehousing & Utilities
70,200
71,100
72,000
71,900
72,300
-900
-1.3%
-2,100
-2.9%
Information
30,000
30,700
30,200
30,000
30,700
-700
-2.3%
-700
-2.3%
Financial Activities
119,400
119,100
119,200
119,300
118,500
300
0.3%
900
0.8%
Finance & Insurance
99,500
99,200
99,300
99,500
98,900
300
0.3%
600
0.6%
Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
19,900
19,900
19,900
19,800
19,600
0
0.0%
300
1.5%
Professional & Business Services
220,100
218,300
219,100
219,300
221,500
1,800
0.8%
-1,400
-0.6%
Prof, Scientific & Tech Services
101,600
100,700
100,600
101,100
100,600
900
0.9%
1,000
1.0%
Management of Companies
32,100
31,700
31,800
32,000
31,700
400
1.3%
400
1.3%
Admn & Support & Waste Mgt Serv
86,400
85,900
86,700
86,200
89,200
500
0.6%
-2,800
-3.1%
Educational & Health Services
369,400
369,000
367,700
367,000
357,200
400
0.1%
12,200
3.4%
Private Educational Services
74,600
74,700
73,900
74,200
71,900
-100
-0.1%
2,700
3.8%
Health Care & Social Assistance
294,800
294,300
293,800
292,800
285,300
500
0.2%
9,500
3.3%
Leisure and Hospitality
155,900
156,400
157,000
157,200
153,100
-500
-0.3%
2,800
1.8%
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
29,400
29,300
29,400
29,300
27,600
100
0.3%
1,800
6.5%
Accommodation & Food Services
126,500
127,100
127,600
127,900
125,500
-600
-0.5%
1,000
0.8%
Other Services
63,700
63,300
63,700
62,700
62,500
400
0.6%
1,200
1.9%
Government**
235,300
235,600
235,900
237,800
232,900
-300
-0.1%
2,400
1.0%
UNITED STATES
159,105,000
158,851,000
158,692,000
158,548,000
156,667,000
254,000
0.2%
2,438,000
1.6%
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