Connecticut Department of Labor's Office of Research

Connecticut Labor Market Information - State of Connecticut Nonfarm Employment

State of Connecticut Employment - Current Employment Statistics (CES)

Last Updated: November 16, 2023

State of Connecticut Employment - Not Seasonally Adjusted	October 2023	October 2022	Y-to-Y Change		September 2023
State of Connecticut Employment - Not Seasonally Adjusted	October 2023	October 2022	#	%	September 2023
TOTAL NONFARM EMPLOYMENT	1,718,100	1,687,900	30,200	1.8	1,702,900
TOTAL PRIVATE	1,480,200	1,455,300	24,900	1.7	1,468,200
GOODS PRODUCING INDUSTRIES	222,400	223,200	-800	-0.4	221,300
CONSTRUCTION, NAT. RES. & MINING	64,400	64,100	300	0.5	63,000
MANUFACTURING	158,000	159,100	-1,100	-0.7	158,300
Durable Goods	122,900	124,200	-1,300	-1.0	123,300
Fabricated Metal	27,600	28,300	-700	-2.5	27,600
Machinery	13,400	13,700	-300	-2.2	13,400
Computer and Electronic Product	10,000	10,400	-400	-3.8	10,100
Transportation Equipment	47,300	45,700	1,600	3.5	47,400
Aerospace Product and Parts	29,900	29,700	200	0.7	30,000
Non-Durable Goods	35,100	34,900	200	0.6	35,000
Chemical	7,800	8,100	-300	-3.7	7,900
SERVICE PROVIDING INDUSTRIES	1,495,700	1,464,700	31,000	2.1	1,481,600
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, UTILITIES	305,100	296,000	9,100	3.1	299,400
Wholesale Trade	64,900	59,900	5,000	8.3	63,900
Retail Trade	166,700	166,800	-100	-0.1	164,800
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	21,800	21,200	600	2.8	21,700
Building Material	15,400	16,000	-600	-3.8	15,600
Food and Beverage Stores	40,600	41,000	-400	-1.0	40,600
General Merchandise Stores	29,100	29,100	0	0.0	28,400
Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities	73,500	69,300	4,200	6.1	70,700
Utilities	5,200	5,000	200	4.0	5,100
Transportation and Warehousing	68,300	64,300	4,000	6.2	65,600
INFORMATION	32,200	31,300	900	2.9	31,700
Telecommunications	6,000	6,100	-100	-1.6	5,900
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES	114,600	118,300	-3,700	-3.1	114,400
Finance and Insurance	95,400	98,600	-3,200	-3.2	95,300
Credit Intermediation	19,700	20,700	-1,000	-4.8	19,700
Securities and Commodity Contracts	21,800	22,300	-500	-2.2	21,800
Insurance Carriers & Related Activities	53,900	55,600	-1,700	-3.1	53,800
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	19,200	19,700	-500	-2.5	19,100
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES	225,300	221,500	3,800	1.7	225,000
Professional, Scientific	102,800	100,100	2,700	2.7	101,200
Legal Services	12,300	12,000	300	2.5	12,100
Computer Systems Design	22,900	22,400	500	2.2	22,500
Management of Companies	31,000	30,600	400	1.3	31,100
Administrative and Support	91,500	90,800	700	0.8	92,700
Employment Services	28,100	28,600	-500	-1.7	28,200
EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH SERVICES	362,100	349,900	12,200	3.5	356,700
Educational Services	76,300	74,100	2,200	3.0	72,700
Health Care and Social Assistance	285,800	275,800	10,000	3.6	284,000
Hospitals	62,300	60,500	1,800	3.0	62,000
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities	55,100	54,000	1,100	2.0	55,500
Social Assistance	69,900	66,200	3,700	5.6	68,800
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY	155,900	153,900	2,000	1.3	157,900
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	30,500	27,200	3,300	12.1	31,500
Accommodation and Food Services	125,400	126,700	-1,300	-1.0	126,400
Food Serv., Restaurants, Drinking Places	115,800	116,900	-1,100	-0.9	116,400
OTHER SERVICES	62,600	61,200	1,400	2.3	61,800
GOVERNMENT	237,900	232,600	5,300	2.3	234,700
Federal Government	18,900	18,300	600	3.3	18,900
State Government	73,100	71,800	1,300	1.8	71,900
Local Government*	145,900	142,500	3,400	2.4	143,900

*Includes Indian tribal government employment.
Current month's data are preliminary. Prior months' data have been revised. All data are benchmarked to March 2023.

More industry detail data is available for the State and its labor market areas at: https://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/202/202_minorareas_wia.asp.The data published there differ from the data in the preceding tables, in that they are collected from a near-universe count of Connecticut employers covered by unemployment insurance (UI) programs, while the data here is sample-based.The Web site data does not contain estimates of employment not covered by UI programs, and is lagged several months behind the current employment estimates presented here.


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