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State of Connecticut Labor Market Information - 2011 Workforce Sector Economic Scorecard
  2011 Workforce Sector Economic Scorecard - State of Connecticut Last Updated: January 23, 2012
Taken together, this group of six economic indicators Detailed description of the workforce scorecard indicators and resulting score  presents an overall picture of the current conditions in the Connecticut labor market. Current levels and the change from the previous period, as well as the year-to-year changes in the number of nonfarm employment jobs#1, residents employed#2 and residents unemployed#5, the unemployment rate#4, the size of the labor force#3, and the average weekly initial claims#6 the number of those filing initial, new and additional, claims for unemployment.
For charts, trends and data for the six labor market economic indicators and historical totals follow the column header links or "trends" buttons.
Workforce #1 - Nonfarm Employment sa/000s
Month 2010 2011 Year-to-Year comparisons
Jan 1,593.5 1,617.8 Plus Grade
Feb 1,594.3 1,623.8 Plus Grade
Mar 1,596.7 1,617.2 Plus Grade
Apr 1,605.8 1,625.6 Plus Grade
May 1,613.3 1,620.1 Plus Grade
Jun 1,608.2 1,623.4 Plus Grade
Jul 1,614.4 1,626.3 Plus Grade
Aug 1,613.3 1,617.5 Plus Grade
Sep 1,610.5 1,621.1 Plus Grade
Oct 1,617.5 1,628.6 Plus Grade
Nov 1,621.2 1,627.2 Plus Grade
Dec 1,618.8 1,627.8 Plus Grade
Workforce #2 - Residents Employed sa/000s
2010 2011 Year-to-Year comparisons
1,719.5 1,725.6 Plus Grade
1,722.1 1,725.4 Plus Grade
1,724.3 1,726.2 Plus Grade
1,725.5 1,726.2 Plus Grade
1,725.5 1,721.5 Minus Grade
1,724.7 1,714.5 Minus Grade
1,723.7 1,705.9 Minus Grade
1,723.4 1,701.2 Minus Grade
1,723.7 1,708.4 Minus Grade
1,724.3 1,717.1 Minus Grade
1,724.8 1,728.3 Plus Grade
1,725.2 1,736.5 Plus Grade
Workforce #3 - Labor Force sa/000s
2010 2011 Year-to-Year comparisons
1,892.4 1,896.6 Plus Grade
1,896.1 1,896.8 Plus Grade
1,898.5 1,898.2 Minus Grade
1,899.4 1,898.6 Minus Grade
1,898.9 1,894.1 Minus Grade
1,897.8 1,886.2 Minus Grade
1,896.8 1,876.0 Minus Grade
1,896.6 1,870.2 Minus Grade
1,896.7 1,874.3 Minus Grade
1,896.8 1,881.0 Minus Grade
1,896.7 1,887.6 Minus Grade
1,896.6 1,891.0 Minus Grade
Workforce #3 - Unemployment Rate sa/%
2010 2011 Year-to-Year comparisons
9.1 9.0 Plus Grade
9.2 9.0 Plus Grade
9.2 9.1 Plus Grade
9.2 9.1 Plus Grade
9.1 9.1 Even
9.1 9.1 Even
9.1 9.1 Even
9.1 9.0 Plus Grade
9.1 8.9 Plus Grade
9.1 8.7 Plus Grade
9.1 8.4 Plus Grade
9.0 8.2 Plus Grade
Workforce #5 - Residents Unemployed sa/000s
2010 2011 Year-to-Year comparisons
172.9 170.9 Plus Grade
174.0 171.4 Plus Grade
174.2 172.0 Plus Grade
173.9 172.4 Plus Grade
173.4 172.6 Plus Grade
173.1 171.6 Plus Grade
173.1 170.0 Plus Grade
173.2 169.0 Plus Grade
173.0 166.1 Plus Grade
172.5 163.9 Plus Grade
172.0 159.2 Plus Grade
171.4 154.5 Plus Grade
Workforce #6 - Average Weekly Initial Claims sa
2010 2011 Year-to-Year comparisons
5,539 5,665 Minus Grade
5,443 5,046 Plus Grade
6,011 4,924 Plus Grade
5,351 5,262 Plus Grade
5,467 5,378 Plus Grade
5,357 5,103 Plus Grade
5,313 5,039 Plus Grade
5,821 4,642 Plus Grade
5,450 6,110 Minus Grade
5,432 5,112 Plus Grade
4,948 8,572 Minus Grade
4,972 5,024 Minus Grade
2011 Workforce Totals [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)]x100=Net%2011 Workforce Totals [(Up/Total) - (Down/Total)] x 100 = Net%
Total Up Down NC Net %
 6 5 1 0 +67%
 6 6 0 0 +100%
 6 5 1 0 +67%
 6 5 1 0 +67%
 6 3 2 1 +17%
 6 3 2 1 +17%
 6 3 2 1 +17%
 6 4 2 0 +33%
 6 3 3 0 0%
 6 4 2 0 +33%
 6 4 2 0 +33%
 6 4 2 0 +33%
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