Connecticut Department of Labor's Office of Research

Connecticut Labor Market Information - State of Connecticut Nonfarm Employment

State of Connecticut Employment - Current Employment Statistics (CES)

Last Updated: April 18, 2024

State of Connecticut Employment - Not Seasonally Adjusted	March 2024	March 2023	Y-to-Y Change		February 2024
State of Connecticut Employment - Not Seasonally Adjusted	March 2024	March 2023	#	%	February 2024
TOTAL NONFARM EMPLOYMENT	1,692,300	1,671,400	20,900	1.3	1,683,400
TOTAL PRIVATE	1,454,400	1,435,900	18,500	1.3	1,446,700
GOODS PRODUCING INDUSTRIES	218,300	217,200	1,100	0.5	215,800
CONSTRUCTION, NAT. RES. & MINING	59,500	59,000	500	0.8	57,500
MANUFACTURING	158,800	158,200	600	0.4	158,300
Durable Goods	124,400	123,800	600	0.5	124,100
Fabricated Metal	27,600	27,700	-100	-0.4	27,500
Machinery	13,800	13,900	-100	-0.7	13,800
Computer and Electronic Product	10,600	10,500	100	1.0	10,600
Transportation Equipment	47,600	46,100	1,500	3.3	47,500
Aerospace Product and Parts	29,500	29,700	-200	-0.7	29,500
Non-Durable Goods	34,400	34,400	0	0.0	34,200
Chemical	7,900	8,300	-400	-4.8	7,900
SERVICE PROVIDING INDUSTRIES	1,474,000	1,454,200	19,800	1.4	1,467,600
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, UTILITIES	295,000	293,900	1,100	0.4	293,900
Wholesale Trade	61,900	60,600	1,300	2.1	60,600
Retail Trade	162,600	165,200	-2,600	-1.6	161,900
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	21,300	21,000	300	1.4	21,200
Building Material	14,800	15,200	-400	-2.6	14,500
Food and Beverage Stores	40,600	41,000	-400	-1.0	40,500
General Merchandise Stores	29,000	28,500	500	1.8	28,900
Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities	70,500	68,100	2,400	3.5	71,400
Utilities	5,000	5,000	0	0.0	5,100
Transportation and Warehousing	65,500	63,100	2,400	3.8	66,300
INFORMATION	29,900	31,500	-1,600	-5.1	29,800
Telecommunications	6,000	6,100	-100	-1.6	6,000
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES	118,600	117,800	800	0.7	118,100
Finance and Insurance	99,000	98,400	600	0.6	98,600
Credit Intermediation	20,100	20,300	-200	-1.0	20,100
Securities and Commodity Contracts	22,900	22,500	400	1.8	22,800
Insurance Carriers & Related Activities	56,000	55,600	400	0.7	55,700
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	19,600	19,400	200	1.0	19,500
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES	217,600	218,900	-1,300	-0.6	218,800
Professional, Scientific	100,400	100,600	-200	-0.2	100,700
Legal Services	11,900	11,800	100	0.8	11,900
Computer Systems Design	21,800	22,200	-400	-1.8	22,000
Management of Companies	31,500	31,600	-100	-0.3	31,600
Administrative and Support	85,700	86,700	-1,000	-1.2	86,500
Employment Services	24,900	28,200	-3,300	-11.7	25,200
EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH SERVICES	362,900	350,800	12,100	3.4	363,500
Educational Services	74,500	70,800	3,700	5.2	76,500
Health Care and Social Assistance	288,400	280,000	8,400	3.0	287,000
Hospitals	62,700	61,000	1,700	2.8	62,300
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities	56,300	54,500	1,800	3.3	56,100
Social Assistance	71,000	68,300	2,700	4.0	70,400
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY	147,600	144,400	3,200	2.2	142,400
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	25,100	23,600	1,500	6.4	23,000
Accommodation and Food Services	122,500	120,800	1,700	1.4	119,400
Food Serv., Restaurants, Drinking Places	113,200	112,200	1,000	0.9	110,400
OTHER SERVICES	64,500	61,400	3,100	5.0	64,400
GOVERNMENT	237,900	235,500	2,400	1.0	236,700
Federal Government	18,900	18,500	400	2.2	18,900
State Government	73,300	73,200	100	0.1	73,100
Local Government*	145,700	143,800	1,900	1.3	144,700

*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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