Connecticut industry payrolls added 300 jobs in November 2024 to a level of 1,709,300 as the unemployment rate held steady at 3.0% (preliminary data, seasonally adjusted). Statewide nonfarm industry
payrolls are 9,600 (0.6%) positions higher than a year ago. The October 2024 Connecticut preliminary job loss of 300 (-0.02%) was not revised (unchanged) on the normal monthly revision. T
he November 2024 Connecticut unemployment rate is now well below a year ago (4.2%) and far below the nation (4.2%). 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 employmentonnecticut’s private sector employment increased in
November 2024 by 800 (0.1%) to 1,475,500 and is up by 9,700 jobs (0.7%) from November 2023. October’s preliminary private sector's
gain of 900 jobs was adjusted slightly higher on revision to a 1,100 (0.1%) increase. The governmentsupersector again was lower
by 500 jobs (-0.2%) in November to a level of 233,000 jobs (fifth month in a row of losses) and is now lower by 100 (-0.04%) positions from last November’s levels. The October 2024 preliminary total government job loss of 1,200 was revised even
lower by 200 to -1,400 (-0.6%). Connecticut’s total 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.
Five of the ten major industry supersectors increased jobs in November 2024, while four declined and the Information supersector was unchanged.
The six industry supersectors that increased employment or were unchanged in November 2024 included:
CONNECTICUT AND THE UNITED STATES - Seasonally
Adjusted
November
October
September
August
November
Over Month
Over Year
2024 P
2024 R
2024
2024
2023
Change
Rate
Change
Rate
CONNECTICUT
1,709,300
1,709,000
1,709,300
1,710,600
1,699,700
300
0.0%
9,600
0.6%
Total Private
1,476,300
1,475,500
1,474,400
1,475,000
1,466,600
800
0.1%
9,700
0.7%
Goods
Producing Industries
Mining
500
600
600
600
600
-100
-16.7%
-100
-16.7%
Construction
62,600
62,200
61,900
62,600
62,300
400
0.6%
300
0.5%
Manufacturing
157,800
158,100
158,000
157,800
158,100
-300
-0.2%
-300
-0.2%
Durable Goods
123,800
124,100
123,900
123,700
124,000
-300
-0.2%
-200
-0.2%
Nondurable Goods
34,000
34,000
34,100
34,100
34,100
0
0.0%
-100
-0.3%
Service
Providing Industries
Trade, Transportation & Utilities
297,000
296,700
295,700
297,200
300,000
300
0.1%
-3,000
-1.0%
Wholesale
62,600
62,200
62,000
62,000
61,200
400
0.6%
1,400
2.3%
Retail
162,900
163,500
164,000
164,100
166,000
-600
-0.4%
-3,100
-1.9%
Transp, Warehousing & Utilities
71,500
71,000
69,700
71,100
72,800
500
0.7%
-1,300
-1.8%
Information
30,100
30,100
30,000
30,700
30,200
0
0.0%
-100
-0.3%
Financial Activities
119,600
119,100
119,300
119,100
117,800
500
0.4%
1,800
1.5%
Finance & Insurance
99,600
99,100
99,400
99,200
98,100
500
0.5%
1,500
1.5%
Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
20,000
20,000
19,900
19,900
19,700
0
0.0%
300
1.5%
Professional & Business Services
218,600
219,500
220,100
218,300
220,500
-900
-0.4%
-1,900
-0.9%
Prof, Scientific & Tech Services
101,200
101,600
101,500
100,700
100,600
-400
-0.4%
600
0.6%
Management of Companies
31,700
31,700
32,200
31,700
31,700
0
0.0%
0
0.0%
Admn & Support & Waste Mgt Serv
85,700
86,200
86,400
85,900
88,200
-500
-0.6%
-2,500
-2.8%
Educational & Health Services
369,400
368,400
368,500
369,000
361,400
1,000
0.3%
8,000
2.2%
Private Educational Services
74,600
74,300
74,300
74,700
73,500
300
0.4%
1,100
1.5%
Health Care & Social Assistance
294,800
294,100
294,200
294,300
287,900
700
0.2%
6,900
2.4%
Leisure and Hospitality
156,000
156,400
156,200
156,400
152,100
-400
-0.3%
3,900
2.6%
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
30,000
29,600
29,400
29,300
28,000
400
1.4%
2,000
7.1%
Accommodation & Food Services
126,000
126,800
126,800
127,100
124,100
-800
-0.6%
1,900
1.5%
Other Services
64,700
64,400
64,100
63,300
63,600
300
0.5%
1,100
1.7%
Government**
233,000
233,500
234,900
235,600
233,100
-500
-0.2%
-100
0.0%
UNITED STATES
159,288,000
159,061,000
159,025,000
158,770,000
157,014,000
227,000
0.1%
2,274,000
1.4%
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