Connecticut nonfarm payrolls added 5,100 jobs (0.3%) in December 2024 to a level of 1,715,900 while the unemployment rate was stable at 3.0% for the
third month in a row (preliminary data, seasonally adjusted). Statewide industry jobs are now 20,100 (1.2%) positions higher than a year ago. November’s preliminary small job gain of 300 (0.02%)
was upgraded by 1,500 jobs on the normal monthly revision to an 1,800 (0.1%) employment gain. The December 2024 Connecticut jobless rate (3.0%) is significantly below a year ago (4.2%) and well below
the nation (4.1%). . This labor statistics release includes estimated data from two different monthly surveys (businesses and households) produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in cooperation with the states.
Connecticut’s Private Sector employment increased in December 2024 by 4,700 (0.3%) to 1,482,400 and is higher by 19,900 jobs (1.4%)
from the December 2023 level. Retail was strong (1,600,1.0%) in a compressed holiday season with overall broad sector gains. November’s
preliminary private sector's gain of 800 jobs was adjusted higher on revision to a 2,200 (0.2%) increase. The governmentsupersector was also
higher by 400 jobs (0.2%) in December to a level of 233,500 jobs, breaking a string of losses, and is now slightly higher by 200 (0.1%) positions
over-the-year but only 84.4% recovered from Covid. Connecticut’s aggregate 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.
Eight of the ten major industry supersectors increased jobs in December 2024, while just one declined and the Manufacturing supersector was unchanged.
The nine industry supersectors that increased employment or were unchanged in December 2024 included:
CONNECTICUT
AND THE UNITED STATES - Seasonally Adjusted
December
November
October
September
December
Over Month
Over Year
2024 P
2024 R
2024
2024
2023
Change
Rate
Change
Rate
CONNECTICUT
1,715,900
1,710,800
1,709,000
1,709,300
1,695,800
5,100
0.3%
20,100
1.2%
Total Private
1,482,400
1,477,700
1,475,500
1,474,400
1,462,500
4,700
0.3%
19,900
1.4%
Goods Producing
Industries
Mining
500
500
600
600
500
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Construction
62,500
62,400
62,200
61,900
61,500
100
0.2%
1,000
1.6%
Manufacturing
157,800
157,800
158,100
158,000
157,900
0
0.0%
-100
-0.1%
Durable Goods
123,800
123,700
124,100
123,900
123,800
100
0.1%
0
0.0%
Nondurable Goods
34,000
34,100
34,000
34,100
34,100
-100
-0.3%
-100
-0.3%
Service
Providing Industries
Trade, Transportation & Utilities
299,000
297,100
296,700
295,700
299,200
1,900
0.6%
-200
-0.1%
Wholesale
62,900
62,500
62,200
62,000
61,200
400
0.6%
1,700
2.8%
Retail
164,800
163,200
163,500
164,000
165,500
1,600
1.0%
-700
-0.4%
Transp, Warehousing & Utilities
71,300
71,400
71,000
69,700
72,500
-100
-0.1%
-1,200
-1.7%
Information
29,800
29,600
30,100
30,000
30,200
200
0.7%
-400
-1.3%
Financial Activities
120,400
120,000
119,100
119,300
117,500
400
0.3%
2,900
2.5%
Finance & Insurance
100,100
99,800
99,100
99,400
97,800
300
0.3%
2,300
2.4%
Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
20,300
20,200
20,000
19,900
19,700
100
0.5%
600
3.0%
Professional & Business Services
218,600
218,700
219,500
220,100
220,900
-100
0.0%
-2,300
-1.0%
Prof, Scientific & Tech Services
100,700
101,100
101,600
101,500
100,300
-400
-0.4%
400
0.4%
Management of Companies
31,700
31,700
31,700
32,200
31,600
0
0.0%
100
0.3%
Admn & Support & Waste Mgt Serv
86,200
85,900
86,200
86,400
89,000
300
0.3%
-2,800
-3.1%
Educational & Health Services
371,800
370,400
368,400
368,500
356,500
1,400
0.4%
15,300
4.3%
Private Educational Services
75,200
75,100
74,300
74,300
72,400
100
0.1%
2,800
3.9%
Health Care & Social Assistance
296,600
295,300
294,100
294,200
284,100
1,300
0.4%
12,500
4.4%
Leisure and Hospitality
157,200
156,600
156,400
156,200
153,300
600
0.4%
3,900
2.5%
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
30,000
29,900
29,600
29,400
28,300
100
0.3%
1,700
6.0%
Accommodation & Food Services
127,200
126,700
126,800
126,800
125,000
500
0.4%
2,200
1.8%
Other Services
64,800
64,600
64,400
64,100
65,000
200
0.3%
-200
-0.3%
Government**
233,500
233,100
233,500
234,900
233,300
400
0.2%
200
0.1%
UNITED
STATES
159,536,000
159,280,000
159,068,000
159,025,000
157,304,000
256,000
0.2%
2,232,000
1.4%
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