State of Connecticut Labor Market Information: 2001-2012 Workforce Sector Scorecards

2001-2012 Workforce Sector Economic Scorecard History - State of Connecticut

Last Updated: April 19, 2012

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, Connecticut 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.


Nonfarm Employment

Month	2012	Y/Y
Jan	1,628,900
Feb	1,634,900
Mar	1,632,200
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec


Residents Employed

2012	Y/Y
1,763,600
1,765,900
1,765,000


Labor Force

2012	Y/Y
1,916,000
1,914,500
1,913,900


Unemployment Rate

2012	Y/Y
8.0%
7.8%
7.7%


Residents Unemployed

2012	Y/Y
152,500
148,600
148,000


Average Weekly Initial Claims

2012	Y/Y
5,191
4,298
4,923


Workforce Scorecard Totals [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)]x100=Net

Total	Up	Down	NC	Net %
6	5	1	0	+67%
6	5	1	0	+67%
6	5	1	0	+67%
				%
				%
				%
				%
				%
				%
				%
				%
				%

For charts, trends and data for the six labor market economic indicators and historical totals follow the column header links or "trends" buttons.


Nonfarm Employment

Month	2011	Y/Y
Jan	1,618,700
Feb	1,621,700
Mar	1,621,700
Apr	1,631,100
May	1,623,400
Jun	1,620,800
Jul	1,626,100
Aug	1,623,700
Sep	1,624,200
Oct	1,627,700
Nov	1,624,500
Dec	1,623,500


Residents Employed

2011	Y/Y
1,743,300
1,745,900
1,747,400
1,747,200
1,745,600
1,744,100
1,744,200
1,746,500
1,750,600
1,755,100
1,759,200
1,763,000


Labor Force

2011	Y/Y
1,921,300
1,921,800
1,921,300
1,919,500
1,917,100
1,915,200
1,914,500
1,915,000
1,916,300
1,917,400
1,918,100
1,918,800


Unemployment Rate

2011	Y/Y
9.3%
9.2%
9.1%
9.0%
8.9%
8.9%
8.9%
8.8%
8.6%
8.5%
8.3%
8.1%


Residents Unemployed

2011	Y/Y
178,000
176,000
174,000
172,400
171,500
171,100
170,300
168,500
165,700
162,300
158,900
155,800


Average Weekly Initial Claims

2011	Y/Y
5,506
5,057
5,097
5,176
5,290
5,079
5,022
4,924
5,927
5,070
8,694
5,052


Workforce Scorecard Totals [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)]x100=Net

Total	Up	Down	NC	Net %
6	3	3	0	0%
6	4	1	1	+50%
6	6	0	0	+100%
6	6	0	0	+100%
6	4	2	0	+33%
6	5	1	0	+67%
6	5	1	0	+67%
6	5	1	0	+67%
6	4	2	0	+33%
6	5	1	0	+67%
6	4	2	0	+33%
6	4	2	0	+33%

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Nonfarm Employment

Month	2010	Y/Y
Jan	1,595,300
Feb	1,594,700
Mar	1,595,900
Apr	1,603,300
May	1,611,400
Jun	1,608,300
Jul	1,613,000
Aug	1,614,100
Sep	1,612,100
Oct	1,616,100
Nov	1,614,900
Dec	1,615,700


Residents Employed

2010	Y/Y
1,731,600
1,734,800
1,738,000
1,740,200
1,741,100
1,740,700
1,739,700
1,738,800
1,738,300
1,738,500
1,739,300
1,740,900


Labor Force

2010	Y/Y
1,904,900
1,909,800
1,913,900
1,916,600
1,917,900
1,918,200
1,918,100
1,918,300
1,918,700
1,919,200
1,919,900
1,920,500


Unemployment Rate

2010	Y/Y
9.1%
9.2%
9.2%
9.2%
9.2%
9.3%
9.3%
9.4%
9.4%
9.4%
9.4%
9.4%


Residents Unemployed

2010	Y/Y
173,300
175,000
175,900
176,400
176,800
177,500
178,400
179,500
180,400
180,800
180,600
179,600


Average Weekly Initial Claims

2010	Y/Y
5,457
5,441
6,197
5,337
5,289
5,377
5,338
6,159
5,272
5,445
5,012
4,983


Workforce Scorecard Totals [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)]x100=Net

Total	Up	Down	NC	Net %
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	4	2	0	+33%
6	4	2	0	+33%
6	4	2	0	+33%
6	4	2	0	+33%
6	4	2	0	+33%

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Nonfarm Employment

Month	2009	Y/Y
Jan	1,665,000
Feb	1,656,700
Mar	1,647,200
Apr	1,629,600
May	1,629,700
Jun	1,623,500
Jul	1,614,700
Aug	1,613,200
Sep	1,611,900
Oct	1,608,800
Nov	1,607,700
Dec	1,606,100


Residents Employed

2009	Y/Y
1,754,800
1,751,200
1,748,500
1,746,500
1,744,600
1,742,500
1,740,000
1,737,200
1,734,300
1,731,600
1,729,900
1,729,700


Labor Force

2009	Y/Y
1,887,400
1,890,400
1,893,700
1,896,600
1,898,700
1,899,900
1,899,800
1,898,900
1,897,800
1,897,300
1,898,100
1,900,600


Unemployment Rate

2009	Y/Y
7.0%
7.4%
7.7%
7.9%
8.1%
8.3%
8.4%
8.5%
8.6%
8.7%
8.9%
9.0%


Residents Unemployed

2009	Y/Y
132,600
139,200
145,100
150,100
154,100
157,400
159,800
161,700
163,500
165,700
168,200
170,900


Average Weekly Initial Claims

2009	Y/Y
6,449
6,827
7,666
6,644
6,789
6,684
6,705
6,491
6,202
5,823
5,722
5,439


Workforce Scorecard Totals [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)]x100=Net

Total	Up	Down	NC	Net %
6	1	5	0	-67%
6	1	5	0	-67%
6	1	5	0	-67%
6	1	5	0	-67%
6	1	5	0	-67%
6	1	5	0	-67%
6	1	5	0	-67%
6	1	5	0	-67%
6	1	5	0	-67%
6	1	5	0	-67%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	2	4	0	-33%

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Nonfarm Employment

Month	2008	Y/Y
Jan	1,710,700
Feb	1,711,500
Mar	1,712,200
Apr	1,709,600
May	1,707,500
Jun	1,706,500
Jul	1,700,100
Aug	1,696,700
Sep	1,692,300
Oct	1,687,200
Nov	1,680,600
Dec	1,672,800


Residents Employed

2008	Y/Y
1,768,700
1,769,500
1,769,600
1,769,100
1,768,100
1,767,200
1,766,700
1,766,600
1,766,300
1,765,000
1,762,400
1,758,700


Labor Force

2008	Y/Y
1,861,000
1,862,100
1,863,100
1,864,600
1,866,800
1,869,700
1,872,900
1,876,000
1,878,700
1,880,900
1,882,800
1,884,900


Unemployment Rate

2008	Y/Y
5.0%
5.0%
5.0%
5.1%
5.3%
5.5%
5.7%
5.8%
6.0%
6.2%
6.4%
6.7%


Residents Unemployed

2008	Y/Y
92,300
92,600
93,500
95,600
98,700
102,500
106,100
109,400
112,400
115,900
120,400
126,100


Average Weekly Initial Claims

2008	Y/Y
4,142
4,214
4,099
4,512
4,578
4,717
4,733
5,809
5,589
5,788
6,105
5,864


Workforce Scorecard Totals [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)]x100=Net

Total	Up	Down	NC	Net %
6	3	3	0	0%
6	3	3	0	0%
6	3	3	0	0%
6	3	3	0	0%
6	3	3	0	0%
6	3	3	0	0%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	1	5	0	-67%
6	1	5	0	-67%

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Nonfarm Employment

Month	2007	Y/Y
Jan	1,691,500
Feb	1,692,100
Mar	1,690,700
Apr	1,693,000
May	1,697,000
Jun	1,701,800
Jul	1,700,900
Aug	1,700,900
Sep	1,699,700
Oct	1,703,100
Nov	1,704,300
Dec	1,705,100


Residents Employed

2007	Y/Y
1,761,600
1,761,700
1,761,000
1,759,800
1,758,500
1,757,800
1,757,900
1,759,100
1,761,100
1,763,400
1,765,500
1,767,300


Labor Force

2007	Y/Y
1,842,500
1,842,200
1,841,400
1,840,400
1,839,800
1,840,100
1,841,700
1,844,600
1,848,500
1,852,700
1,856,400
1,859,200


Unemployment Rate

2007	Y/Y
4.4%
4.4%
4.4%
4.4%
4.4%
4.5%
4.5%
4.6%
4.7%
4.8%
4.9%
4.9%


Residents Unemployed

2007	Y/Y
80,900
80,600
80,400
80,600
81,300
82,300
83,800
85,500
87,400
89,300
90,900
91,900


Average Weekly Initial Claims

2007	Y/Y
4,070
4,189
4,054
4,146
3,966
4,074
4,084
3,853
3,781
4,151
4,391
4,448


Workforce Scorecard Totals [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)]x100=Net

Total	Up	Down	NC	Net %
6	5	1	0	+67%
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	1	1	+50%
6	4	2	0	+33%
6	4	2	0	+33%
6	3	3	0	0%
6	3	3	0	0%
6	3	3	0	0%

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Nonfarm Employment

Month	2006	Y/Y
Jan	1,673,600
Feb	1,674,200
Mar	1,674,000
Apr	1,680,600
May	1,678,500
Jun	1,679,900
Jul	1,681,900
Aug	1,685,800
Sep	1,682,000
Oct	1,684,400
Nov	1,685,500
Dec	1,690,600


Residents Employed

2006	Y/Y
1,733,800
1,736,100
1,738,100
1,739,500
1,740,500
1,741,700
1,743,800
1,747,200
1,751,400
1,755,600
1,759,300
1,761,700


Labor Force

2006	Y/Y
1,816,700
1,816,600
1,816,900
1,817,900
1,819,600
1,822,100
1,825,500
1,829,700
1,834,100
1,838,200
1,841,300
1,843,100


Unemployment Rate

2006	Y/Y
4.6%
4.4%
4.3%
4.3%
4.3%
4.4%
4.5%
4.5%
4.5%
4.5%
4.5%
4.4%


Residents Unemployed

2006	Y/Y
83,000
80,500
78,900
78,500
79,200
80,400
81,600
82,400
82,700
82,600
82,000
81,400


Average Weekly Initial Claims

2006	Y/Y
3,733
4,062
4,071
4,136
4,261
4,118
4,108
3,869
3,981
3,854
4,035
4,292


Workforce Scorecard Totals [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)]x100=Net

Total	Up	Down	NC	Net %
6	6	0	0	+100%
6	5	1	0	+67%
6	6	0	0	+100%
6	5	1	0	+67%
6	5	1	0	+67%
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%
6	6	0	0	+100%

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Nonfarm Employment

Month	2005	Y/Y
Jan	1,655,800
Feb	1,658,600
Mar	1,657,200
Apr	1,663,900
May	1,660,900
Jun	1,663,100
Jul	1,663,400
Aug	1,662,600
Sep	1,665,300
Oct	1,663,800
Nov	1,665,000
Dec	1,667,500


Residents Employed

2005	Y/Y
1,709,300
1,710,700
1,712,100
1,713,400
1,714,800
1,716,600
1,718,700
1,721,100
1,723,600
1,726,200
1,728,800
1,731,100


Labor Force

2005	Y/Y
1,795,900
1,798,300
1,800,500
1,802,300
1,803,900
1,805,700
1,807,900
1,810,300
1,812,800
1,814,900
1,816,200
1,816,700


Unemployment Rate

2005	Y/Y
4.8%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.9%
4.8%
4.7%


Residents Unemployed

2005	Y/Y
86,600
87,600
88,400
88,900
89,100
89,100
89,200
89,300
89,200
88,700
87,500
85,500


Average Weekly Initial Claims

2005	Y/Y
4,436
3,845
4,668
3,988
3,947
3,964
4,125
4,255
4,022
4,296
4,044
4,407


Workforce Scorecard Totals [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)]x100=Net

Total	Up	Down	NC	Net %
6	6	0	0	+100%
6	6	0	0	+100%
6	5	1	0	+67%
6	6	0	0	+100%
6	6	0	0	+100%
6	5	1	0	+67%
6	3	2	1	+17%
6	3	3	0	0%
6	4	2	0	+33%
6	3	3	0	0%
6	4	1	1	+50%
6	5	1	0	+67%

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Nonfarm Employment

Month	2004	Y/Y
Jan	1,641,800
Feb	1,641,500
Mar	1,644,200
Apr	1,646,600
May	1,648,800
Jun	1,648,400
Jul	1,649,400
Aug	1,653,500
Sep	1,653,500
Oct	1,654,800
Nov	1,656,500
Dec	1,656,200


Residents Employed

2004	Y/Y
1,702,600
1,703,100
1,702,500
1,701,200
1,699,900
1,699,000
1,699,300
1,700,600
1,702,600
1,704,500
1,706,300
1,707,800


Labor Force

2004	Y/Y
1,795,000
1,794,400
1,793,100
1,791,300
1,789,300
1,787,600
1,786,800
1,787,000
1,788,100
1,789,700
1,791,500
1,793,500


Unemployment Rate

2004	Y/Y
5.1%
5.1%
5.1%
5.0%
5.0%
5.0%
4.9%
4.8%
4.8%
4.8%
4.8%
4.8%


Residents Unemployed

2004	Y/Y
92,400
91,400
90,600
90,100
89,400
88,600
87,500
86,400
85,600
85,200
85,200
85,800


Average Weekly Initial Claims

2004	Y/Y
4,472
4,479
4,291
4,285
4,159
4,182
3,982
4,063
4,158
4,015
4,186
4,002


Workforce Scorecard Totals [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)]x100=Net

Total	Up	Down	NC	Net %
6	5	1	0	+67%
6	4	2	0	+33%
6	4	2	0	+33%
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	5	1	0	+67%
6	5	1	0	+67%
6	5	1	0	+67%
6	5	1	0	+67%

For charts, trends and data for the six labor market economic indicators and historical totals follow the column header links or "trends" buttons.


Nonfarm Employment

Month	2003	Y/Y
Jan	1,656,700
Feb	1,649,000
Mar	1,646,500
Apr	1,643,800
May	1,643,200
Jun	1,641,000
Jul	1,641,900
Aug	1,640,600
Sep	1,639,800
Oct	1,644,800
Nov	1,645,000
Dec	1,640,800


Residents Employed

2003	Y/Y
1,698,800
1,699,300
1,699,000
1,697,300
1,694,300
1,691,100
1,689,100
1,689,000
1,690,900
1,694,100
1,697,700
1,700,700


Labor Force

2003	Y/Y
1,794,600
1,796,600
1,797,500
1,796,700
1,794,400
1,791,500
1,789,300
1,788,500
1,789,200
1,790,900
1,792,900
1,794,400


Unemployment Rate

2003	Y/Y
5.3%
5.4%
5.5%
5.5%
5.6%
5.6%
5.6%
5.6%
5.5%
5.4%
5.3%
5.2%


Residents Unemployed

2003	Y/Y
95,800
97,300
98,500
99,400
100,100
100,400
100,200
99,500
98,300
96,800
95,200
93,700


Average Weekly Initial Claims

2003	Y/Y
5,130
5,150
5,140
5,183
4,994
4,881
5,047
4,942
4,821
4,537
4,472
4,679


Workforce Scorecard Totals [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)]x100=Net

Total	Up	Down	NC	Net %
6	3	3	0	0%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	3	3	0	0%
6	3	3	0	0%
6	3	3	0	0%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	3	3	0	0%
6	4	1	1	+50%

For charts, trends and data for the six labor market economic indicators and historical totals follow the column header links or "trends" buttons.


Nonfarm Employment

Month	2002	Y/Y
Jan	1,674,900
Feb	1,673,200
Mar	1,672,600
Apr	1,673,100
May	1,670,500
Jun	1,668,600
Jul	1,662,600
Aug	1,661,900
Sep	1,660,100
Oct	1,656,200
Nov	1,655,200
Dec	1,653,000


Residents Employed

2002	Y/Y
1,693,200
1,694,700
1,695,200
1,694,600
1,693,700
1,693,200
1,693,500
1,694,400
1,695,700
1,696,700
1,697,500
1,698,100


Labor Force

2002	Y/Y
1,755,700
1,759,300
1,762,300
1,764,600
1,766,500
1,768,800
1,772,000
1,776,000
1,780,500
1,784,800
1,788,800
1,792,000


Unemployment Rate

2002	Y/Y
3.6%
3.7%
3.8%
4.0%
4.1%
4.3%
4.4%
4.6%
4.8%
4.9%
5.1%
5.2%


Residents Unemployed

2002	Y/Y
62,500
64,600
67,100
69,900
72,800
75,600
78,500
81,500
84,800
88,100
91,300
93,800


Average Weekly Initial Claims

2002	Y/Y
5,546
4,678
5,397
5,373
6,422
5,755
5,196
5,173
5,322
5,481
5,116
5,168


Workforce Scorecard Totals [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)]x100=Net

Total	Up	Down	NC	Net %
6	1	5	0	-67%
6	1	5	0	-67%
6	1	5	0	-67%
6	1	5	0	-67%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	3	3	0	0%
6	3	3	0	0%
6	3	3	0	0%
6	3	3	0	0%
6	3	3	0	0%
6	2	4	0	-33%

For charts, trends and data for the six labor market economic indicators and historical totals follow the column header links or "trends" buttons.


Nonfarm Employment

Month	2001	Y/Y
Jan	1,692,300
Feb	1,685,400
Mar	1,682,000
Apr	1,680,100
May	1,683,100
Jun	1,682,100
Jul	1,683,300
Aug	1,679,400
Sep	1,679,300
Oct	1,679,000
Nov	1,676,700
Dec	1,675,100


Residents Employed

2001	Y/Y
1,696,700
1,697,900
1,697,600
1,696,000
1,693,600
1,691,300
1,689,700
1,688,700
1,688,400
1,688,800
1,689,900
1,691,400


Labor Force

2001	Y/Y
1,738,600
1,743,000
1,746,100
1,747,500
1,747,600
1,747,100
1,746,700
1,746,600
1,746,900
1,747,900
1,749,600
1,752,300


Unemployment Rate

2001	Y/Y
2.4%
2.6%
2.8%
2.9%
3.1%
3.2%
3.3%
3.3%
3.3%
3.4%
3.4%
3.5%


Residents Unemployed

2001	Y/Y
41,900
45,100
48,400
51,500
54,000
55,800
57,000
57,900
58,500
59,000
59,800
60,800


Average Weekly Initial Claims

2001	Y/Y
4,039
4,232
5,038
4,537
5,230
4,847
5,349
5,500
5,767
5,906
5,863
4,525


Workforce Scorecard Totals [(Up/Total)-(Down/Total)]x100=Net

Total	Up	Down	NC	Net %
6	3	3	0	0%
6	1	5	0	-67%
6	1	5	0	-67%
6	1	5	0	-67%
6	1	5	0	-67%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	2	4	0	-33%
6	1	5	0	-67%
6	1	5	0	-67%

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