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  State of Connecticut Employment - Current Employment Statistics (CES)

 Last Updated: April 7th, 2026
State of Connecticut Employment - Not Seasonally Adjusted January January CHANGE December
2026 2025 NO. % 2025
TOTAL NONFARM EMPLOYMENT……………………………………… 1,699,300 1,692,500 6,800 0.4 1,729,700
TOTAL PRIVATE……………………………………… 1,461,800 1,453,700 8,100 0.6 1,491,000
  GOODS PRODUCING INDUSTRIES………………………………. 212,000 212,900 -900 -0.4 216,500
    CONSTRUCTION, NAT. RES. & MINING.…….. 60,300 59,300 1,000 1.7 64,600
    MANUFACTURING………………………………. 151,700 153,600 -1,900 -1.2 151,900
      Durable Goods…………………………………. 118,700 120,400 -1,700 -1.4 118,600
        Fabricated Metal………………………………. 26,400 26,600 -200 -0.8 26,200
        Transportation Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,200 46,400 -200 -0.4 45,900
          Aerospace Product and Parts……………………………………………… 27,500 27,800 -300 -1.1 27,400
      Non-Durable Goods…………………………… 33,000 33,200 -200 -0.6 33,300
  SERVICE PROVIDING INDUSTRIES……………………………… 1,487,300 1,479,600 7,700 0.5 1,513,200
    TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, UTILITIES….. 299,200 299,800 -600 -0.2 307,700
      Wholesale Trade……………………………… 59,600 59,700 -100 -0.2 59,700
      Retail Trade………………………………………. 162,200 164,800 -2,600 -1.6 168,300
        Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers……………… 21,100 21,300 -200 -0.9 21,400
        Building Material………………………………….. 13,800 14,500 -700 -4.8 14,900
        Food and Beverage Stores…………………….. 41,200 40,900 300 0.7 41,600
        General Merchandise Stores…………………….. 28,400 29,600 -1,200 -4.1 30,800
      Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities………………………………………. 77,400 75,300 2,100 2.8 79,700
        Utilities……………………………………………… 5,400 5,400 0 0.0 5,400
        Transportation and Warehousing……………………………………………… 72,000 69,900 2,100 3.0 74,300
    INFORMATION……………………………………… 30,100 30,600 -500 -1.6 30,000
    FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES……………………………………… 116,700 116,100 600 0.5 117,400
      Finance and Insurance………………………….. 97,200 97,000 200 0.2 97,700
        Credit Intermediation and Related……………………………………………… 19,400 19,400 0 0.0 19,500
        Financial Investments and Related……………………………………………… 23,300 23,400 -100 -0.4 23,400
        Insurance Carriers & Related Activities……………………………………………… 54,500 54,200 300 0.6 54,800
      Real Estate and Rental and Leasing……………………………………………… 19,500 19,100 400 2.1 19,700
    PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES 216,300 215,300 1,000 0.5 220,300
      Professional, Scientific………………………….. 101,900 102,500 -600 -0.6 101,200
      Management of Companies…………………………………….. 30,600 30,500 100 0.3 30,000
      Administrative and Support…………………………………….. 83,800 82,300 1,500 1.8 89,100
    EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES……. 378,000 371,300 6,700 1.8 383,800
      Educational Services………………………….. 71,900 72,900 -1,000 -1.4 77,200
      Health Care and Social Assistance………………………….. 306,100 298,400 7,700 2.6 306,600
        Hospitals……………………………………………… 69,400 67,300 2,100 3.1 69,200
        Nursing & Residential Care Facilities……………………………………………… 56,900 56,300 600 1.1 56,600
        Social Assistance……………………………………………… 77,900 75,300 2,600 3.5 77,700
    LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY…………………… 144,600 144,000 600 0.4 150,400
      Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation………………………….. 24,600 23,600 1,000 4.2 26,300
      Accommodation and Food Services………………………….. 120,000 120,400 -400 -0.3 124,100
        Food Serv., Restaurants, Drinking Places……………………………………………… 110,700 111,700 -1,000 -0.9 114,500
    OTHER SERVICES……………………………….. 64,900 63,700 1,200 1.9 64,900
    GOVERNMENT …………………………………….. 237,500 238,800 -1,300 -0.5 238,700
      Federal Government…………………………….. 17,300 18,500 -1,200 -6.5 17,400
      State Government…………………………….. 74,800 74,700 100 0.1 75,700
      Local Government…………………………….. 145,400 145,600 -200 -0.1 145,600
*Includes Indian tribal government employment.
Current month's data are preliminary. Prior months' data have been revised. All data are benchmarked to March 2024.
More industry detail data is available for the State and its labor market areas at: https://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/202/202_minorareas_wia.asp. The data published there differ from the data in the preceding tables, in that they are collected from a near-universe count of Connecticut employers covered by unemployment insurance (UI) programs, while the data here is sample-based.The Web site data does not contain estimates of employment not covered by UI programs, and is lagged several months behind the current employment estimates presented here.
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