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  Industry Sectors Employment (CES) - State of Connecticut Last Updated: May 20, 2025
Connecticut's Private Sector employment was also lower by 6,500 positions (-0.4%) in May 2025 to 1,475,200 and is now up just 2,200 jobs (0.1%) from the May 2024 level of 1,473,000. April's preliminary private sector gain of 6,800 jobs (0.5%) was adjusted lower by 1,900 to a 4,900 gain (0.3%). The full government supersector was unchanged in May to a level of 234,900 jobs and is now lower by 400 (-0.2%) positions over the year. Connecticut's combined government supersector consists of all civilian federal, state, local, and tribal government employment, including public education and Native American casino jobs located on federally recognized tribal reservations.

Two of the ten major industry supersectors gained jobs in May 2025, while six supersectors declined and the Government and Information supersectors were unchanged.

The four industry supersectors that increased employment in April 2025 included:

The six industry supersectors that lost jobs in May 2025 were:


NONFARM  EMPLOYMENT
Jobs - by Place of Work
CONNECTICUT AND THE UNITED STATES - Seasonally Adjusted
May April March February May Over Month Over Year
 2025 P 2025 R 2025 2025 2024 Change Rate   Change  Rate  
CONNECTICUT   1,710,100 1,716,600 1,711,800 1,715,900 1,708,300 -6,500 -0.4%   1,800 0.1%
Total Private 1,475,200 1,481,700 1,476,800 1,481,400 1,473,000 -6,500 -0.4% 2,200 0.1%
Goods Producing Industries
  Mining 500 500 500 500 500 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
  Construction   63,100 62,200 61,900 62,200 63,100 900 1.4%   0 0.0%
  Manufacturing 150,700 154,300 154,400 154,700 156,600 -3,600 -2.3% -5,900 -3.8%
    Durable Goods   117,300 121,000 121,200 121,600 122,800 -3,700 -3.1%   -5,500 -4.5%
    Nondurable Goods 33,400 33,300 33,200 33,100 33,800 100 0.3% -400 -1.2%
Service Providing Industries
  Trade, Transportation & Utilities 300,200 302,000 300,400 299,900 299,600 -1,800 -0.6%   600 0.2%
    Wholesale 62,000 61,900 61,400 61,300 60,800 100 0.2% 1,200 2.0%
    Retail     164,600 166,700 165,600 164,800 166,500 -2,100 -1.3%   -1,900 -1.1%
    Transp, Warehousing & Utilities 73,600 73,400 73,400 73,800 72,300 200 0.3% 1,300 1.8%
  Information   30,500 30,500 30,500 30,400 30,900 0 0.0%   -400 -1.3%
  Financial Activities 119,200 119,300 119,600 119,500 117,900 -100 -0.1% 1,300 1.1%
    Finance & Insurance 99,300 99,300 99,600 99,400 98,300 0 0.0%   1,000 1.0%
    Real Estate, Rental & Leasing 19,900 20,000 20,000 20,100 19,600 -100 -0.5% 300 1.5%
  Professional & Business Services 220,400 222,100 220,000 221,800 221,100 -1,700 -0.8%   -700 -0.3%
    Prof, Scientific & Tech Services 101,300 102,300 101,700 101,700 101,200 -1,000 -1.0% 100 0.1%
    Management of Companies  30,800 30,900 30,900 30,800 31,100 -100 -0.3%   -300 -1.0%
    Admn & Support & Waste Mgt Serv 88,300 88,900 87,400 89,300 88,800 -600 -0.7% -500 -0.6%
  Educational & Health Services 371,600 371,700 370,200 372,300 364,800 -100 0.0%   6,800 1.9%
    Private Educational Services 74,000 74,200 72,600 74,700 73,400 -200 -0.3% 600 0.8%
    Health Care & Social Assistance 297,600 297,500 297,600 297,600 291,400 100 0.0%   6,200 2.1%
  Leisure and Hospitality 155,600 155,400 155,400 155,900 154,600 200 0.1% 1,000 0.6%
    Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 27,800 27,600 27,500 27,600 28,900 200 0.7%   -1,100 -3.8%
    Accommodation & Food Services 127,800 127,800 127,900 128,300 125,700 0 0.0% 2,100 1.7%
  Other Services   63,400 63,700 63,900 64,200 63,900 -300 -0.5%   -500 -0.8%
  Government** 234,900 234,900 235,000 234,500 235,300 0 0.0% -400 -0.2%
UNITED STATES      159,561,000 159,422,000 159,275,000 159,155,000 157,635,000 139,000 0.1%   1,926,000 1.2%
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