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Labor Market Information - Professional and Business Services Sector State of Connecticut

Last Updated: January 27, 2024

Professional and Business Services Sector ~ State of Connecticut

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1 Month Ago				1 Year Ago				January 2010 Recession Trough				March 2008 Employment Peak
Dec 2024	Nov 2024	Change	Rate %	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Change	Rate %	Dec 2024	Jan 2010	Change	Rate %	Dec 2024	Mar 2008	Change		Rate %
218,600	218,600	0	0.0%	218,600	220,900	-2,300	-1.0%	218,600	189,000	29,600	15.7%	213,700	4,900		2.3%

The professional and business services supersector is made up of three parts: the professional, scientific, and technical services sector (sector 54), the management of companies and enterprises sector (sector 55), and the administrative and support and waste management and remediation services sector (sector 56). The professional, scientific, and technical services sector comprises establishments that specialize in performing professional, scientific, and technical activities for others. Activities performed include: legal advice and representation; accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll services; architectural, engineering, and specialized design services; computer services; consulting services; research services; advertising services; photographic services; translation and interpretation services; veterinary services; and other professional, scientific, and technical services.

The management of companies and enterprises sector comprises (1) establishments that hold the securities of (or other equity interests in) companies and enterprises for the purpose of owning a controlling interest or influencing management decisions or (2) establishments (except government establishments) that administer, oversee, and manage establishments of the company or enterprise and that normally undertake the strategic or organizational planning and decisionmaking role of the company or enterprise.

The administrative and support and waste management and remediation services sector comprises establishments performing routine support activities for the day-to-day operations of other organizations. These essential activities are often undertaken in-house by establishments in many sectors of the economy. Activities performed include: office administration, hiring and placing of personnel, document preparation and similar clerical services, solicitation, collection, security and surveillance services, cleaning, and waste disposal services.

Month	2016	Y/Y	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
Jan	218,500		220,000		220,500		218,500		219,600		208,800		220,000		223,000		224,000
Feb	218,700		219,500		221,000		218,800		216,400		210,500		220,200		222,200		222,400
Mar	219,700		219,600		220,700		218,000		217,500		210,600		222,900		223,200		409,800
Apr	219,200		219,200		219,600		219,600		196,000		212,000		222,700		221,100		219,700
May	219,000		218,800		220,700		219,600		198,000		213,700		222,600		221,600		220,600
Jun	219,300		219,400		220,800		220,400		199,100		214,000		222,600		221,800		219,500
Jul	218,800		219,500		221,200		220,100		200,600		214,700		222,900		221,200		220,000
Aug	219,000		219,700		221,700		219,700		202,800		214,900		222,800		221,200		220,100
Sep	219,000		219,900		221,700		219,600		204,700		214,800		222,900		221,500		218,300
Oct	218,700		219,800		221,800		218,300		207,000		217,300		222,300		221,900		219,100
Nov	218,100		220,000		221,300		217,800		208,200		218,600		222,100		220,500		218,600
Dec	219,300		220,400		221,000		217,000		209,000		219,400		222,000		220,900		218,600

Month	2006	Y/Y	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
Jan	206,600		209,900		214,200		202,300		189,000		198,700		205,300		207,700		212,200		218,500
Feb	208,400		210,400		213,500		199,600		190,900		199,200		204,800		208,500		212,400		219,000
Mar	208,700		210,000		213,700		197,700		191,500		198,700		207,400		208,100		213,000		218,900
Apr	209,400		211,100		213,000		195,000		194,700		200,100		206,700		208,500		214,500		218,500
May	209,000		212,100		212,000		194,400		195,000		200,300		206,700		209,100		216,000		220,100
Jun	209,500		212,400		212,000		193,000		195,600		200,200		206,700		210,100		215,600		220,100
Jul	208,700		211,500		211,300		191,900		196,200		201,200		207,300		210,700		215,600		218,600
Aug	209,600		211,800		209,900		192,400		196,500		201,000		207,600		212,300		215,500		218,700
Sep	209,700		211,500		208,900		192,400		196,500		201,900		208,400		212,400		215,800		218,500
Oct	209,900		212,500		206,600		192,500		197,600		202,600		207,800		212,200		215,800		219,800
Nov	210,000		212,700		205,100		193,100		197,100		204,200		207,900		212,300		216,400		219,900
Dec	211,200		213,600		203,300		193,800		197,400		204,600		207,900		211,900		217,300		219,500

Month	1996	Y/Y	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
Jan	185,000		193,600		204,400		212,100		218,000		217,600		208,200		203,200		201,000		202,700
Feb	187,500		194,700		205,000		211,900		218,200		214,700		207,900		203,000		200,900		202,900
Mar	188,100		195,300		205,900		212,900		218,700		213,800		208,200		201,800		201,000		203,100
Apr	189,200		196,700		206,400		213,500		219,200		214,100		208,100		201,700		200,800		203,300
May	190,400		196,900		206,700		213,700		219,800		217,700		207,300		200,700		201,600		203,500
Jun	191,300		197,500		207,200		215,000		220,700		214,800		206,800		199,400		201,800		203,900
Jul	190,600		198,600		207,400		216,900		222,000		214,300		205,700		199,300		202,100		205,800
Aug	192,900		198,200		207,700		217,100		221,000		213,000		205,500		199,500		202,200		205,400
Sep	193,600		199,500		208,300		216,900		220,500		212,800		204,800		199,800		201,600		206,100
Oct	195,600		199,800		209,300		217,200		220,200		211,600		204,300		200,800		200,900		206,300
Nov	196,900		200,700		210,200		217,500		219,800		210,300		204,000		201,800		201,900		206,800
Dec	197,100		202,300		211,000		218,100		219,600		209,000		203,200		200,900		202,500		206,900

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