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Labor Market Information - Manufacturing Sector State of Connecticut

Last Updated: January 6th, 2026

Manufacturing 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 %
154,400	154,700	-300	-0.2%	154,400	156,100	-1,700	-1.1%	154,400	162,300	-7,900	-4.9%	154,400	185,800	-31,400	-16.9%

The manufacturing sector consists of establishments engaged in the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products. Planning, managing and performing the processing of materials into intermediate or final products and related professional and technical support activities such as production planning and control, maintenance and manufacturing/process engineering.

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	157,700		159,900		162,200		161,000		151,900		154,300		158,800		157,100		155,200
Feb	157,700		160,000		162,000		160,900		152,000		155,300		158,800		156,300		154,700
Mar	158,100		159,800		162,100		160,400		153,000		156,200		159,000		156,100		154,400
Apr	158,200		160,200		162,200		149,000		152,400		156,800		157,600		156,400		154,300
May	158,500		160,500		162,100		151,000		152,600		156,700		157,700		156,600		150,600
Jun	158,900		160,700		162,000		152,000		152,100		156,900		157,900		156,300		153,100
Jul	159,000		160,900		162,200		151,700		153,000		157,400		157,800		155,800		152,900
Aug	159,400		160,900		161,700		152,000		152,700		157,900		157,800		155,400		153,500
Sep	158,900		160,700		161,700		152,300		153,300		158,100		157,600		155,600		153,300
Oct	159,200		161,300		161,800		152,500		153,900		158,300		157,000		155,700		153,400
Nov	159,400		161,500		161,700		152,100		154,500		158,700		156,700		155,500		153,500
Dec	159,800		162,100		161,000		151,900		154,800		158,500		156,800		155,400

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	189,600		186,700		177,500		162,300		163,200		162,800		161,200		158,500		156,700		156,400
Feb	189,700		186,100		175,100		162,100		163,500		163,200		161,200		158,300		156,600		156,400
Mar	189,500		185,800		173,000		162,100		163,600		162,600		161,000		157,900		156,900		156,300
Apr	188,200		185,900		171,000		162,200		163,700		162,300		160,900		157,700		157,100		156,100
May	188,000		185,900		169,600		162,600		163,600		162,200		160,700		157,000		157,200		156,100
Jun	188,000		185,300		168,000		162,600		163,500		162,100		160,400		156,600		157,300		156,100
Jul	187,800		184,800		166,100		163,200		163,600		161,600		160,400		156,600		157,100		156,400
Aug	187,500		184,300		165,300		163,100		164,100		161,600		159,800		156,700		156,900		156,600
Sep	187,000		183,800		165,000		163,400		163,300		161,100		159,600		156,700		157,600		156,700
Oct	186,500		182,900		163,900		163,400		163,100		161,300		159,600		157,000		156,600		156,800
Nov	186,400		181,600		163,300		163,300		163,100		161,200		159,000		156,900		156,600		156,700
Dec	186,100		180,000		163,000		163,200		162,800		161,100		158,800		156,700		156,500		157,400

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	242,500		246,800		242,500		233,900		232,600		215,600		202,500		195,200		194,400		191,700
Feb	242,800		247,000		241,600		234,200		231,700		214,400		201,400		195,100		194,000		191,900
Mar	242,600		247,600		241,200		233,600		230,900		213,300		200,300		195,200		193,800		188,500
Apr	244,100		247,300		240,600		233,700		229,200		212,000		199,900		195,200		193,600		191,900
May	244,300		247,100		239,400		233,500		227,800		211,000		198,800		194,800		193,500		191,800
Jun	244,700		246,700		238,500		233,500		226,300		209,600		197,900		194,700		193,100		191,500
Jul	243,000		248,600		238,700		236,000		225,000		208,300		196,600		195,400		192,600		191,600
Aug	245,000		246,500		238,200		235,600		223,300		207,900		196,200		195,300		192,200		191,100
Sep	243,500		246,600		236,800		235,100		221,000		206,600		195,800		195,000		191,600		190,400
Oct	244,600		245,400		236,200		234,400		219,700		205,400		195,700		194,800		191,700		189,900
Nov	245,300		244,200		235,800		233,900		218,200		204,200		195,600		194,800		191,400		189,800
Dec	244,300		243,100		235,600		233,200		217,000		203,300		195,300		194,400		191,000		190,000

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