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Labor Market Information - Connecticut, Employment Sectors & United States Nonfarm Employment
  State of Connecticut, Employment Sectors & United States Nonfarm Employment Last Updated: September 18, 2025
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Connecticut nonfarm industry payrolls increased 900 jobs (0.1%) in August 2025, to a level of 1,720,200, while the state's unemployment rate was stable at 3.8% (preliminary, seasonally adjusted data) for the fourth month in a row. Nonfarm industry payrolls in the state are now 12,700 (0.7%) positions higher than a year ago and again at a new post-COVID high (just 700 jobs from the all-time high of 1,720,900, 3/08). The July 2025 preliminary job increase of 700 (0.04%) was revised slightly higher by 100 to an 800 jobs gain (0.1%) on the regular monthly revision. The August 2025 preliminary Connecticut jobless rate of 3.8% was unchanged for the fourth month in a row but is higher by six-tenths of one percent from a year ago (3.2%). Connecticut remains below the U.S. rate (currently 4.3% for August) for the 32nd consecutive month. This labor statistics release presents current estimated data from two different monthly surveys (household and workplace) produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in association with the states.
Connecticut's Private Sector employment was up by 1,200 positions (0.1%) in August 2025 to 1,484,000 and is now up by 12,500 jobs (0.8%) from the August 2024 level. July's preliminary private sector gain of just 200 jobs (0.01%) was adjusted slightly upward by 300 to 500 (0.03%) payrolls. The total government supersector declined by 300 (-0.1%) positions in August to a level of 236,200 jobs and is now higher by just 200 (0.1%) 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.

Four of the ten major industry supersectors gained jobs in August 2025, while six supersectors declined.

The four industry supersectors that increased employment or were unchanged in August 2025 included:

The six industry supersector that decreased in jobs in August 2025 were:


NONFARM  EMPLOYMENT
Jobs - by Place of Work
CONNECTICUT AND THE UNITED STATES - Seasonally Adjusted
August July June May August Over Month Over Year
 2025 P 2025 R 2025 2025 2024 Change Rate   Change  Rate  
CONNECTICUT 1,720,200 1,719,300 1,718,500 1,712,400 1,707,500 900 0.1% 12,700 0.7%
Total Private 1,484,000 1,482,800 1,482,300 1,477,300 1,471,500 1,200 0.1% 12,500 0.8%
Goods Producing Industries
  Mining 500 500 500 500 500 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
  Construction   62,100 62,700 63,000 63,100 63,500 -600 -1.0%   -1,400 -2.2%
  Manufacturing 153,600 152,900 153,100 150,600 155,400 700 0.5% -1,800 -1.2%
    Durable Goods   120,700 119,800 120,000 117,400 122,100 900 0.8%   -1,400 -1.1%
    Nondurable Goods 32,900 33,100 33,100 33,200 33,300 -200 -0.6% -400 -1.2%
Service Providing Industries
  Trade, Transportation & Utilities 298,400 298,900 299,000 299,900 298,000 -500 -0.2%   400 0.1%
    Wholesale 61,800 61,900 62,500 62,200 60,800 -100 -0.2% 1,000 1.6%
    Retail     162,600 163,300 162,900 164,100 165,100 -700 -0.4%   -2,500 -1.5%
    Transp, Warehousing & Utilities 74,000 73,700 73,600 73,600 72,100 300 0.4% 1,900 2.6%
  Information   31,000 31,300 30,900 30,600 31,000 -300 -1.0%   0 0.0%
  Financial Activities 120,200 120,000 119,500 119,400 117,700 200 0.2% 2,500 2.1%
    Finance & Insurance   100,000 99,900 99,600 99,500 98,200 100 0.1%   1,800 1.8%
    Real Estate, Rental & Leasing 20,200 20,100 19,900 19,900 19,500 100 0.5% 700 3.6%
  Professional & Business Services 223,600 223,900 222,100 220,600 220,300 -300 -0.1%   3,300 1.5%
    Prof, Scientific & Tech Services 103,700 103,600 102,300 101,400 101,300 100 0.1% 2,400 2.4%
    Management of Companies  31,200 31,000 31,000 30,800 31,200 200 0.6%   0 0.0%
    Admn & Support & Waste Mgt Serv 88,700 89,300 88,800 88,400 87,800 -600 -0.7% 900 1.0%
  Educational & Health Services 373,500 371,800 372,400 372,000 368,200 1,700 0.5%   5,300 1.4%
    Private Educational Services 73,800 73,800 73,500 73,900 74,200 0 0.0% -400 -0.5%
    Health Care & Social Assistance 299,700 298,000 298,900 298,100 294,000 1,700 0.6%   5,700 1.9%
  Leisure and Hospitality 156,000 156,200 157,500 157,000 153,000 -200 -0.1% 3,000 2.0%
    Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 28,300 28,500 28,400 28,300 28,300 -200 -0.7%   0 0.0%
    Accommodation & Food Services 127,700 127,700 129,100 128,700 124,700 0 0.0% 3,000 2.4%
  Other Services   65,100 64,600 64,300 63,600 63,900 500 0.8%   1,200 1.9%
  Government** 236,200 236,500 236,200 235,100 236,000 -300 -0.1% 200 0.1%
UNITED STATES  159,540,000 159,518,000 159,439,000 159,452,000 158,074,000 22,000 0.0% 1,466,000 0.9%
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