State of
Connecticut Employment - Not Seasonally Adjusted
May
May
CHANGE
Apr
2025
2024
NO.
%
2025
TOTAL NONFARM
EMPLOYMENT
1,717,500
1,717,400
100
0.0
1,708,500
TOTAL
PRIVATE
1,478,400
1,478,000
400
0.0
1,469,300
GOODS PRODUCING INDUSTRIES
.215,000
221,100
-6,100
-2.8
215,600
CONSTRUCTION, NAT. RES. & MINING.
..65,300
64,900
400
0.6
62,200
MANUFACTURING
.149,700
156,200
-6,500
-4.2
153,400
Durable Goods
.116,400
122,400
-6,000
-4.9
120,300
Fabricated Metal
.26,300
26,900
-600
-2.2
26,600
Machinery
..12,800
13,200
-400
-3.0
12,900
Computer and Electronic
Product
.9,800
10,000
-200
-2.0
9,900
Transportation Equipment . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45,600
47,600
-2,000
-4.2
46,900
Aerospace Product and
Parts
27,300
29,300
-2,000
-6.8
28,400
Non-Durable Goods
33,300
33,800
-500
-1.5
33,100
Chemical
..7,500
7,800
-300
-3.8
7,500
SERVICE PROVIDING INDUSTRIES
1,502,500
1,496,300
6,200
0.4
1,492,900
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, UTILITIES
..298,200
297,500
700
0.2
296,100
Wholesale Trade
62,100
60,900
1,200
2.0
61,900
Retail Trade
.163,600
165,100
-1,500
-0.9
164,200
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
21,700
21,500
200
0.9
21,700
Building Material
..16,800
16,500
300
1.8
16,400
Food and Beverage Stores
..41,000
40,800
200
0.5
40,800
General Merchandise Stores
..28,200
28,600
-400
-1.4
28,200
Transportation, Warehousing, &
Utilities
. 72,500
71,500
1,000
1.4
70,000
Utilities
5,200
5,200
0
0.0
5,200
Transportation and
Warehousing
67,300
66,300
1,000
1.5
64,800
INFORMATION
30,600
30,900
-300
-1.0
30,500
Telecommunications
..5,700
5,800
-100
-1.7
5,600
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
118,600
117,500
1,100
0.9
118,700
Finance and Insurance
..98,800
97,800
1,000
1.0
98,900
Credit Intermediation and
Related
19,700
19,600
100
0.5
19,600
Financial Investments and
Related
23,600
23,100
500
2.2
23,700
Insurance Carriers & Related
Activities
55,500
55,100
400
0.7
55,600
Real Estate and Rental and
Leasing
19,800
19,700
100
0.5
19,800
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES222,600
222,700
-100
0.0
222,200
Professional, Scientific
..101,100
100,600
500
0.5
102,500
Legal Services
..11,900
11,700
200
1.7
12,000
Computer Systems
Design
..21,000
21,700
-700
-3.2
21,300
Management of Companies
..30,700
31,100
-400
-1.3
30,800
Administrative and
Support
..90,800
91,000
-200
-0.2
88,900
Employment Services
24,200
25,200
-1,000
-4.0
24,200
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES
.370,200
364,700
5,500
1.5
373,200
Educational Services
..73,400
74,100
-700
-0.9
77,300
Health Care and Social
Assistance
..296,800
290,600
6,200
2.1
295,900
Hospitals
66,900
64,900
2,000
3.1
66,600
Nursing & Residential Care
Facilities
57,900
56,500
1,400
2.5
58,000
Social Assistance
73,000
70,800
2,200
3.1
72,500
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY
159,200
159,600
-400
-0.3
149,900
Arts, Entertainment, and
Recreation
..28,900
30,600
-1,700
-5.6
25,400
Accommodation and Food
Services
..130,300
129,000
1,300
1.0
124,500
Food Serv., Restaurants, Drinking
Places
120,300
119,400
900
0.8
115,600
OTHER SERVICES
..64,000
64,000
0
0.0
63,100
GOVERNMENT
..239,100
239,400
-300
-0.1
239,200
Federal Government
..17,900
18,500
-600
-3.2
18,100
State Government
..74,200
73,900
300
0.4
76,100
Local Government
..147,000
147,000
0
0.0
145,000
*Includes
Indian tribal government employment.
Current month's
data are preliminary. Prior months' data have been revised. All data are
benchmarked to March 2024.
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.
