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Labor Market Information - Financial Activities Sector State of Connecticut

Last Updated: January 6th, 2026

Financial Activities Sector ~ State of Connecticut

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1 Month Ago				1 Year Ago				January 2010 Recession Trough				March 2008 Employment Peak
Nov 2025	May 2025	Change	Rate %	Nov 2025	Nov 2024	Change	Rate %	Nov 2025	Jan 2010	Change	Rate %	Nov 2025	Mar 2008	Change	Rate %
119,600	119,500	100	0.1%	119,600	117,600	2,000	1.7%	119,600	134,900	-15,300	-11.3%	119,600	144,500	-24,900	-17.2%

The financial activities sector�is made up of two parts: the finance and insurance sector (sector 52), and the real estate and rental and leasing sector (sector 53). The finance and insurance sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in financial transactions (transactions involving the creation, liquidation, or change in ownership of financial assets) and/or in facilitating financial transactions. Three principal types of activities are identified:

Raising funds by taking deposits and/or issuing securities and, in the process, incurring liabilities.
Pooling of risk by underwriting insurance and annuities.
Providing specialized services facilitating or supporting financial intermediation, insurance, and employee benefit programs.

The real estate and rental and leasing sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in renting, leasing, or otherwise allowing the use of tangible or intangible assets, and establishments providing related services. The major portion of this sector comprises establishments that rent, lease, or otherwise allow the use of their own assets by others. This sector also includes establishments primarily engaged in managing real estate for others, selling, renting and/or buying real estate for others, and appraising real estate. The main components of this sector are the real estate lessors industries; equipment lessors industries (including motor vehicles, computers, and consumer goods); and lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works).

Month	2017	Y/Y	2018	Y/Y	2019	Y/Y	2020	Y/Y	2021	Y/Y	2022	Y/Y	2023	Y/Y	2024	Y/Y	2025	Y/Y	2026	Y/Y
Jan	128,700		126,400		124,000		122,700		119,000		118,500		118,300		117,800		119,300
Feb	128,300		126,300		124,000		122,600		118,800		118,700		118,500		117,600		119,500
Mar	128,100		126,000		123,700		122,300		118,900		118,800		118,400		117,600		119,600
Apr	128,200		125,600		123,800		119,700		118,100		119,000		118,300		117,700		119,300
May	128,300		125,600		123,600		119,300		117,800		118,800		118,300		117,900		119,400
Jun	128,300		125,600		124,100		119,100		117,300		118,400		118,400		118,200		119,500
Jul	128,000		125,200		124,100		119,200		117,300		118,700		118,300		117,800		120,000
Aug	127,700		125,000		124,000		119,500		117,200		118,300		118,300		117,700		120,100
Sep	127,500		125,100		123,600		119,500		116,700		118,400		118,300		117,400		118,500
Oct	127,300		125,000		123,600		119,300		118,200		118,400		118,200		117,800		118,900
Nov	126,800		124,800		123,300		119,100		118,600		118,400		118,000		118,500		118,900
Dec	126,700		124,600		123,000		118,700		118,600		118,400		118,100		118,600

Month	2007	Y/Y	2008	Y/Y	2009	Y/Y	2010	Y/Y	2011	Y/Y	2012	Y/Y	2013	Y/Y	2014	Y/Y	2015	Y/Y	2016	Y/Y
Jan	145,600		143,800		140,800		134,900		136,100		133,700		132,400		128,900		129,600		130,100
Feb	145,200		144,100		140,200		135,000		136,100		133,500		131,900		128,700		129,800		130,000
Mar	144,600		144,500		139,700		135,000		135,700		133,500		131,500		128,300		129,900		130,300
Apr	145,200		144,200		138,500		134,800		135,600		133,500		131,400		128,300		130,100		130,200
May	144,900		144,000		138,000		134,800		135,400		133,500		130,500		128,600		130,400		130,000
Jun	145,100		144,000		137,100		135,000		134,400		133,500		130,800		128,400		130,300		129,600
Jul	144,800		143,400		136,700		135,200		135,100		133,100		130,600		128,600		130,200		129,200
Aug	144,400		143,600		136,300		135,700		135,000		132,800		130,300		128,700		130,200		129,200
Sep	144,300		143,100		136,100		135,300		134,400		133,000		129,700		128,900		130,100		129,200
Oct	144,000		142,200		136,100		135,400		134,000		132,700		129,300		129,100		130,100		129,000
Nov	143,600		142,200		136,000		135,600		134,100		132,300		129,200		129,200		130,100		128,700
Dec	143,700		141,600		135,600		135,700		133,800		132,100		129,200		129,300		130,000		128,400

Month	1997	Y/Y	1998	Y/Y	1999	Y/Y	2000	Y/Y	2001	Y/Y	2002	Y/Y	2003	Y/Y	2004	Y/Y	2005	Y/Y	2006	Y/Y
Jan	127,700		133,900		140,100		141,800		142,700		143,400		143,200		140,900		141,200		143,700
Feb	128,800		134,400		140,000		142,200		142,700		143,100		142,800		140,700		141,500		143,500
Mar	128,900		135,200		139,700		142,500		142,700		142,800		142,400		140,600		141,200		143,500
Apr	129,300		134,300		140,700		142,300		142,800		142,300		143,500		140,300		142,300		143,800
May	129,900		134,800		140,800		142,500		142,900		142,500		143,700		140,500		142,000		143,900
Jun	128,600		135,400		140,900		143,100		143,100		142,100		143,400		140,300		142,200		143,900
Jul	129,300		138,600		141,100		143,700		143,300		142,400		142,800		140,300		142,700		144,200
Aug	129,900		139,000		140,900		143,800		143,400		142,400		142,600		140,700		142,600		144,400
Sep	130,900		139,200		141,200		143,700		143,100		142,600		142,500		140,600		142,600		144,500
Oct	132,500		139,400		141,400		143,600		142,900		142,400		142,000		140,800		142,900		145,000
Nov	132,600		139,700		141,400		143,500		142,900		142,900		141,700		141,000		142,900		145,300
Dec	133,500		139,800		141,500		143,600		142,700		142,700		141,700		140,900		143,300		145,200

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