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Taken together, this group of six economic indicators 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. All workforce sector indicators are seasonally adjusted figures.

Nonfarm Employment Month 2016 2017 Jan 1,687.2 1,697.5 Feb 1,690.7 1,695.7 Mar 1,696.0 1,696.3 Apr 1,691.5 1,694.5 May 1,692.8 1,697.0 Jun 1,688.8 1,698.6 Jul 1,694.0 1,696.8 Aug 1,693.5 1,697.0 Sep 1,693.1 1,696.6 Oct 1,693.8 1,694.8 Nov 1,693.3 1,695.0 Dec 1,695.1 1,694.5

Residents Employed 2016 2017 1,798.1 1,833.7 1,800.7 1,837.1 1,803.8 1,839.4 1,807.0 1,840.4 1,810.0 1,840.1 1,813.0 1,838.4 1,815.8 1,835.7 1,818.5 1,832.5 1,821.2 1,829.2 1,823.7 1,826.6 1,826.6 1,824.9 1,830.0 1,824.5

Labor Force 2016 2017 1,898.2 1,921.3 1,899.4 1,924.5 1,900.9 1,926.4 1,902.6 1,926.8 1,904.5 1,925.6 1,906.3 1,923.0 1,907.8 1,919.7 1,909.2 1,916.0 1,910.7 1,912.3 1,912.5 1,909.3 1,914.8 1,907.1 1,917.8 1,906.0

Unemployment Rate 2016 2017 5.3 4.6 5.2 4.5 5.1 4.5 5.0 4.5 5.0 4.4 4.9 4.4 4.8 4.4 4.7 4.4 4.7 4.3 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.3 4.6 4.3

Residents Unemployed 2016 2017 100.1 87.6 98.7 87.4 97.1 87.0 95.7 86.4 94.5 85.5 93.4 84.6 92.1 84.0 90.7 83.5 89.6 83.1 88.8 82.7 88.2 82.2 87.8 81.5

Average Weekly Initial Claims 2016 2017 3,833 3,891 3,803 3,855 3,774 3,911 3,767 3,878 3,783 3,878 3,832 3,825 3,827 3,834 3,827 3,808 3,839 3,806 3,853 3,778 3,865 3,773 3,879 3,716

2017 Workforce Scorecard Totals  [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)] x 100 = Net% Total Up Down NC Net % 6 5 1 0 +67% 6 5 1 0 +67% 6 5 1 0 +67% 6 5 1 0 +67% 6 5 1 0 +67% 6 6 0 0 +100% 6 5 1 0 +67% 6 6 0 0 +100% 6 6 0 0 +100% 6 6 0 0 +100% 6 6 0 0 +100% 6 6 0 0 +100%

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