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  Industry Sectors Employment (Current Employment Statistics) - State of Connecticut Last Updated: January 23, 2012
This page contains ten industry employment sectors: Construction,  Manufacturing,  Trade, Transportation and Utilities,  Information,  Financial Activities,  Professional and Business Services,  Educational and Health Services,  Leisure and Hospitality,  Other Services,  Government.  Each profile contains a variety of facts about the industry supersector and includes a link to all available statistics.
The construction sector Construction Employment description, was unchanged in December at 49,100. Building sectors are higher since December 2010 (500, 1.0%), but have come down since July when the sector was estimated at 51,100 jobs.
Month 2001 Y/Y 2002 Y/Y 2003 Y/Y 2004 Y/Y 2005 Y/Y 2006 Y/Y 2007 Y/Y 2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y
Jan 65,000 65,300 62,000 63,300 66,800 66,700 68,400 68,800 59,600 50,100 50,600
Feb 65,100 65,400 61,000 63,200 66,400 67,500 67,700 68,900 58,700 49,800 52,600
Mar 65,000 65,400 60,800 64,300 66,200 67,400 68,000 68,600 57,800 49,800 50,900
Apr 65,500 64,600 60,400 65,200 66,000 67,200 68,300 67,500 54,700 50,200 49,800
May 65,800 64,000 61,200 65,800 66,000 66,800 68,800 66,500 54,500 49,900 50,200
Jun 65,900 63,700 61,300 65,900 66,200 67,000 69,100 65,700 54,000 49,700 50,000
Jul 66,100 63,000 62,000 65,800 66,200 67,100 69,100 65,100 53,200 49,700 51,100
Aug 66,000 62,600 62,300 66,300 65,900 67,200 69,000 64,500 52,600 49,600 50,200
Sep 65,600 62,300 62,400 66,800 65,800 67,100 68,500 63,600 52,400 49,500 48,700
Oct 65,200 62,000 62,900 67,100 65,300 67,300 69,000 62,700 52,000 49,100 50,600
Nov 64,800 61,900 63,700 67,100 65,500 67,000 68,900 61,400 52,000 48,700 49,100
Dec 64,900 61,200 63,200 67,100 65,200 67,600 68,800 60,500 52,100 48,600 49,100
Month 1991 Y/Y 1992 Y/Y 1993 Y/Y 1994 Y/Y 1995 Y/Y 1996 Y/Y 1997 Y/Y 1998 Y/Y 1999 Y/Y 2000 Y/Y 2001 Y/Y
Jan 54,900 48,500 50,600 47,800 51,900 49,100 54,300 57,600 60,700 64,000 65,000
Feb 53,500 48,000 50,500 47,600 51,500 50,400 54,800 57,900 60,600 63,400 65,100
Mar 52,800 47,900 49,400 47,600 51,500 51,100 54,800 58,100 60,500 65,300 65,000
Apr 52,600 46,400 45,800 48,600 50,900 51,600 55,500 58,000 59,800 64,200 65,500
May 52,100 46,700 46,700 48,900 50,300 52,300 55,900 57,900 59,800 64,200 65,800
Jun 51,700 47,200 46,600 48,600 50,300 53,000 56,400 58,300 60,000 64,400 65,900
Jul 51,000 48,200 47,000 49,100 49,900 53,400 55,900 58,400 60,400 64,400 66,100
Aug 50,500 47,700 47,300 49,600 49,800 53,500 56,000 58,900 60,600 64,500 66,000
Sep 50,300 47,600 47,600 49,800 49,900 53,300 56,200 58,900 60,500 64,900 65,600
Oct 49,700 48,000 47,300 50,800 49,900 54,100 56,500 59,000 61,800 65,000 65,200
Nov 49,000 48,100 47,700 51,000 50,300 54,200 56,600 59,300 62,500 65,200 64,800
Dec 48,600 48,100 48,700 51,700 50,100 54,200 57,100 59,700 63,100 65,600 64,900
The manufacturing sector Manufacturing Employment description, lost 1,500 jobs (-0.9%) in December, the largest major sector decline last month. The durable goods portion declined the most (-1,300, -1.0%) and non-durable goods contributed another 200 (-0.5%) to the overall monthly decline. Production industries are now lower since last December (-2,300, -1.4%).
Month 2001 Y/Y 2002 Y/Y 2003 Y/Y 2004 Y/Y 2005 Y/Y 2006 Y/Y 2007 Y/Y 2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y
Jan 234,200 217,500 204,300 197,200 196,800 194,200 192,200 189,300 180,100 165,100 167,200
Feb 233,300 216,300 203,200 197,200 196,500 194,500 192,600 188,900 177,900 165,100 166,300
Mar 232,400 215,100 202,200 197,300 196,200 191,200 192,300 188,600 176,100 165,200 166,200
Apr 230,800 214,000 202,000 197,200 195,900 194,800 191,500 189,000 174,000 165,400 167,300
May 229,400 212,800 200,600 197,100 196,000 194,400 191,000 188,700 172,600 165,700 166,600
Jun 227,800 211,500 199,800 196,900 195,500 194,300 190,900 188,400 171,000 165,700 166,600
Jul 226,300 210,200 198,800 197,400 195,400 194,400 190,800 187,900 169,000 166,200 168,700
Aug 224,100 209,100 197,800 197,600 194,800 194,000 190,100 186,800 168,400 166,200 167,900
Sep 222,600 208,500 197,900 197,400 194,200 193,000 189,700 186,400 167,400 165,900 167,300
Oct 221,200 207,400 198,100 197,100 194,200 192,500 189,200 185,600 166,600 167,300 167,200
Nov 219,700 206,100 197,800 197,200 194,000 192,400 189,200 184,200 165,800 168,300 167,300
Dec 218,600 205,100 197,400 196,500 193,300 192,500 188,900 182,500 165,400 168,100 165,800
Month 1991 Y/Y 1992 Y/Y 1993 Y/Y 1994 Y/Y 1995 Y/Y 1996 Y/Y 1997 Y/Y 1998 Y/Y 1999 Y/Y 2000 Y/Y 2001 Y/Y
Jan 292,000 279,700 266,400 254,900 252,100 245,000 244,000 248,200 244,100 235,500 234,200
Feb 290,100 279,500 266,100 253,900 251,700 246,000 244,600 248,700 243,300 235,800 233,300
Mar 289,300 278,500 264,400 253,500 251,400 245,200 244,300 249,200 242,900 235,100 232,400
Apr 289,500 275,800 264,400 253,600 249,900 245,100 246,100 248,800 242,300 235,500 230,800
May 286,500 275,300 262,300 253,900 249,400 245,400 246,000 249,000 241,200 235,200 229,400
Jun 286,200 274,100 261,200 253,400 248,900 245,000 246,700 248,600 240,200 235,200 227,800
Jul 282,000 273,400 260,700 253,900 246,700 243,300 244,100 249,200 239,500 237,400 226,300
Aug 280,200 272,100 259,500 253,600 247,500 244,900 245,300 247,200 239,100 236,700 224,100
Sep 282,000 270,800 259,600 253,300 246,900 244,200 244,500 247,900 238,200 236,700 222,600
Oct 284,300 268,800 259,200 253,000 246,400 246,000 246,200 247,000 237,500 235,900 221,200
Nov 283,200 267,900 257,800 252,700 245,900 246,700 246,700 245,800 237,300 235,400 219,700
Dec 281,800 267,300 256,600 252,200 246,100 246,800 245,600 244,600 237,100 235,000 218,600
The trade, transportation and utilities sector Trade, Transportation and Utilities Employment description, led all major sector growth in December, adding 2,500 jobs, or 0.9%. The retail trade component in this supersector provided the largest job gain (1,900, 1.1%) last month, boding well for holiday sales in the state. The transportation segment added personnel (+800, 1.7%), perhaps exhibiting positive holiday activity from e-commerce. Meanwhile, the wholesale trade part slightly declined (-200, -0.3%) last month. This large supersector has contributed the most sector job growth since last December (+5,700, 2.0%).
Month 2001 Y/Y 2002 Y/Y 2003 Y/Y 2004 Y/Y 2005 Y/Y 2006 Y/Y 2007 Y/Y 2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y
Jan 314,700 309,800 307,100 305,500 310,300 311,800 311,200 314,800 301,000 287,900 287,500
Feb 312,700 310,100 306,200 306,100 311,300 311,100 311,000 314,000 299,300 287,300 287,700
Mar 311,200 309,700 306,800 306,500 310,700 311,500 311,000 313,700 297,200 288,200 288,300
Apr 312,200 311,200 304,900 307,000 312,000 312,900 311,100 313,400 292,800 288,300 292,500
May 312,800 310,800 304,900 307,100 310,700 311,100 312,300 311,700 293,900 289,900 290,800
Jun 312,400 311,500 305,400 307,600 310,200 310,800 312,400 310,600 293,000 290,400 291,800
Jul 313,800 309,900 304,500 308,200 310,400 310,300 312,200 310,000 291,300 291,200 292,500
Aug 312,700 309,300 304,500 308,100 310,600 310,400 311,600 309,200 291,100 291,300 293,100
Sep 310,800 309,400 304,800 308,800 310,700 309,800 311,000 308,000 290,400 289,400 293,400
Oct 311,800 306,700 306,600 309,500 309,500 310,500 312,000 306,200 290,200 291,100 293,100
Nov 310,800 306,500 305,900 310,500 309,700 310,900 312,300 304,500 289,600 289,800 292,700
Dec 310,600 306,600 304,300 310,300 310,500 311,300 313,100 303,000 288,900 289,500 295,200
Month 1991 Y/Y 1992 Y/Y 1993 Y/Y 1994 Y/Y 1995 Y/Y 1996 Y/Y 1997 Y/Y 1998 Y/Y 1999 Y/Y 2000 Y/Y 2001 Y/Y
Jan 306,500 292,800 289,800 286,800 294,200 297,000 299,200 306,300 311,400 315,200 314,700
Feb 302,300 292,100 289,800 285,800 295,100 298,700 298,600 307,700 311,400 316,800 312,700
Mar 302,200 292,800 288,900 286,900 296,600 298,000 299,400 308,600 312,000 317,200 311,200
Apr 302,500 290,200 287,000 290,600 293,200 298,500 300,300 306,300 311,200 318,100 312,200
May 301,400 290,200 287,600 291,400 293,100 298,700 301,400 308,700 310,200 317,900 312,800
Jun 299,700 289,200 287,800 292,100 293,400 298,800 302,100 308,900 311,000 317,600 312,400
Jul 298,200 289,600 287,000 291,800 295,100 299,700 302,300 309,200 311,300 317,800 313,800
Aug 297,100 288,800 287,000 291,400 295,000 299,700 301,300 309,100 313,000 317,400 312,700
Sep 295,800 287,800 287,700 292,600 295,200 299,400 305,300 309,100 312,000 318,300 310,800
Oct 294,200 288,500 288,300 294,100 295,500 299,700 306,000 308,300 313,800 317,500 311,800
Nov 293,400 289,000 288,200 293,100 296,500 300,800 306,100 309,600 313,800 318,200 310,800
Dec 293,900 288,900 288,900 292,000 295,900 300,900 307,000 310,100 314,700 318,500 310,600
The information sector, Information Employment description, had a marginal increase of 100 or 0.3%. This sector is higher by 400 (1.3%) since last December. All private sector industries added 700 positions in December and have increased 9,400 (0.7%) in employment since December 2010, and have added 10,700 (0.8%) since the beginning of 2011.
Month 2001 Y/Y 2002 Y/Y 2003 Y/Y 2004 Y/Y 2005 Y/Y 2006 Y/Y 2007 Y/Y 2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y
Jan 46,600 42,400 40,400 39,300 38,600 38,000 37,700 38,100 36,600 32,000 31,700
Feb 46,700 42,000 40,200 38,800 38,600 37,900 37,900 38,200 36,400 31,800 31,600
Mar 46,200 41,900 40,000 39,000 38,500 38,100 37,900 38,100 35,700 31,800 31,400
Apr 45,600 41,700 39,900 39,000 38,400 37,800 38,100 38,600 35,200 31,700 31,500
May 45,300 41,500 39,600 39,100 38,200 37,800 39,000 38,600 34,600 31,800 32,000
Jun 44,900 41,200 39,500 39,100 38,300 37,600 38,400 38,400 34,300 31,500 31,700
Jul 44,100 40,800 39,400 39,100 38,000 37,800 38,600 37,800 34,200 31,500 32,000
Aug 44,100 40,600 39,300 39,200 37,900 37,800 38,700 37,900 33,700 31,700 31,700
Sep 43,700 40,400 39,200 39,000 37,800 37,800 39,300 37,200 33,300 31,900 31,500
Oct 43,200 40,200 39,200 38,800 37,700 38,000 39,200 37,100 32,800 31,600 32,000
Nov 43,100 39,800 39,100 38,800 37,600 38,100 38,100 36,800 32,700 31,600 31,900
Dec 42,800 39,700 39,000 38,700 37,600 38,200 38,100 36,900 32,200 31,600 32,000
Month 1991 Y/Y 1992 Y/Y 1993 Y/Y 1994 Y/Y 1995 Y/Y 1996 Y/Y 1997 Y/Y 1998 Y/Y 1999 Y/Y 2000 Y/Y 2001 Y/Y
Jan 41,700 39,200 39,800 40,000 41,100 41,500 44,400 44,300 44,700 45,500 46,600
Feb 41,400 39,200 40,000 39,800 41,200 42,100 44,700 44,300 44,500 45,700 46,700
Mar 41,000 39,200 39,700 39,700 41,200 42,300 44,900 44,500 44,400 45,800 46,200
Apr 40,200 39,300 39,300 40,200 41,500 42,800 44,900 44,500 44,500 45,800 45,600
May 40,300 39,200 39,200 40,400 41,600 43,200 44,700 44,800 44,400 45,900 45,300
Jun 39,900 39,300 39,300 40,500 41,600 43,600 44,700 44,900 44,200 46,300 44,900
Jul 39,800 39,500 39,300 40,700 41,400 43,200 44,700 45,000 44,700 46,800 44,100
Aug 39,500 39,700 39,400 40,700 41,500 43,600 44,800 44,900 44,700 46,900 44,100
Sep 39,500 39,700 39,600 40,600 41,400 43,900 45,000 39,400 44,700 47,100 43,700
Oct 39,400 39,600 39,900 40,500 42,100 44,100 43,700 45,000 44,900 47,000 43,200
Nov 39,200 39,600 40,100 40,700 41,500 44,600 43,700 44,900 45,100 47,100 43,100
Dec 39,400 39,500 40,100 40,800 41,800 44,400 43,700 44,900 45,200 47,000 42,800
Financial activities sector Financial Activities Employment description, category finished 2011 lower by 900 (-0.7%) jobs. Both finance and insurance (-800, -0.7%) and real estate (-100, -0.5%) figured in on the job loss. Financial activities industries are the biggest declining major sector over the year (-4,300, -3.2%).
Month 2001 Y/Y 2002 Y/Y 2003 Y/Y 2004 Y/Y 2005 Y/Y 2006 Y/Y 2007 Y/Y 2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y
Jan 142,800 143,500 143,100 140,800 141,200 143,600 145,600 143,700 140,800 135,100 136,200
Feb 142,800 143,100 142,700 140,600 141,500 143,600 145,300 144,100 140,100 134,800 136,200
Mar 142,700 142,700 142,400 140,500 141,200 143,700 144,800 144,600 139,900 134,900 135,600
Apr 142,700 142,200 143,400 140,500 142,400 143,900 145,100 144,100 138,600 134,700 134,300
May 143,000 142,500 143,700 140,500 142,000 143,900 144,900 144,000 138,100 134,700 134,000
Jun 143,000 142,300 143,500 140,400 142,200 144,000 145,200 144,000 137,300 134,500 133,600
Jul 143,300 142,300 142,700 140,500 142,700 144,200 144,800 143,400 136,800 134,900 133,300
Aug 143,500 142,400 142,500 140,700 142,600 144,400 144,200 143,400 136,200 134,900 132,700
Sep 142,900 142,400 142,400 140,800 142,800 144,700 144,100 143,000 136,000 134,700 133,300
Oct 142,900 142,400 142,100 140,800 142,900 145,000 144,000 142,400 136,300 135,200 132,700
Nov 142,800 142,900 141,700 141,000 142,900 145,300 143,600 142,100 135,800 135,600 132,100
Dec 142,800 142,700 141,700 140,900 143,300 145,300 143,700 141,600 135,400 135,500 131,200
Month 1991 Y/Y 1992 Y/Y 1993 Y/Y 1994 Y/Y 1995 Y/Y 1996 Y/Y 1997 Y/Y 1998 Y/Y 1999 Y/Y 2000 Y/Y 2001 Y/Y
Jan 152,500 143,300 141,900 137,700 130,900 128,700 127,700 133,800 140,000 141,900 142,800
Feb 151,400 142,900 141,600 137,100 130,900 129,500 128,800 134,300 140,000 142,200 142,800
Mar 150,900 142,900 141,800 136,600 130,900 129,500 129,000 135,200 139,700 142,400 142,700
Apr 149,600 143,800 140,600 136,900 131,600 128,600 129,200 134,400 140,900 142,200 142,700
May 149,100 143,700 139,900 136,600 131,800 128,400 129,900 134,800 140,800 142,600 143,000
Jun 149,200 143,100 139,900 136,100 131,900 128,200 128,700 135,500 141,000 143,100 143,000
Jul 148,300 143,600 140,000 135,100 133,800 127,800 129,200 138,500 141,100 143,600 143,300
Aug 148,100 142,500 139,900 134,800 134,000 127,900 129,900 139,000 140,900 143,900 143,500
Sep 147,700 142,200 140,000 135,200 134,500 127,200 130,700 139,100 141,300 143,700 142,900
Oct 147,800 142,000 139,800 134,100 132,600 129,200 132,600 139,300 141,400 143,700 142,900
Nov 147,700 141,700 139,300 133,800 133,000 129,400 132,600 139,700 141,400 143,500 142,800
Dec 147,600 141,600 139,000 133,400 132,700 128,600 133,500 139,900 141,400 143,700 142,800
The professional and business services sector Professional and Business Services Employment description, sector lost 300 positions (-0.2%) last month but is a strong job contributor over the year (3,300, 1.7%). The monthly loss in this sector was mainly attributed to a 900 (-1.1%) decline in professional, scientific, and technical services. This loss was partially offset by a 600 (0.7%) gain from administrative and support services (which includes employment services).
Month 2001 Y/Y 2002 Y/Y 2003 Y/Y 2004 Y/Y 2005 Y/Y 2006 Y/Y 2007 Y/Y 2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y
Jan 214,100 204,500 199,100 196,500 198,000 201,800 204,900 208,800 196,300 183,400 195,800
Feb 210,500 203,400 198,700 196,300 198,000 203,600 205,300 208,200 194,200 186,300 199,300
Mar 210,000 204,100 197,700 196,600 198,400 203,900 204,900 208,500 192,200 186,400 195,300
Apr 210,200 203,800 197,200 196,500 198,600 204,400 206,100 208,000 190,200 190,600 196,000
May 213,800 203,400 196,600 197,000 198,500 204,100 207,100 207,300 189,400 190,800 194,700
Jun 210,600 202,700 195,100 197,400 198,900 204,500 207,200 207,000 187,600 190,600 192,900
Jul 210,700 201,600 195,200 197,800 201,200 203,900 206,500 206,100 186,800 191,700 193,800
Aug 209,500 201,500 195,300 197,600 200,500 204,600 206,700 204,600 186,800 190,900 193,100
Sep 209,300 201,000 195,500 197,100 201,200 204,800 206,200 203,300 186,400 190,600 192,600
Oct 208,000 200,400 196,700 196,300 201,400 204,900 207,200 201,200 187,100 191,800 195,600
Nov 206,700 200,100 197,400 197,300 201,700 205,200 207,400 199,300 187,200 193,000 195,800
Dec 205,500 199,200 196,600 197,800 202,100 206,100 208,000 197,200 187,200 192,200 195,500
Month 1991 Y/Y 1992 Y/Y 1993 Y/Y 1994 Y/Y 1995 Y/Y 1996 Y/Y 1997 Y/Y 1998 Y/Y 1999 Y/Y 2000 Y/Y 2001 Y/Y
Jan 168,100 163,500 166,200 168,400 174,700 181,000 189,500 200,700 208,500 214,400 214,100
Feb 167,300 163,700 166,100 168,000 175,800 183,800 191,000 201,300 208,100 214,100 210,500
Mar 167,100 163,600 165,800 168,600 175,900 184,400 191,600 202,300 209,200 214,900 210,000
Apr 166,000 164,300 163,800 169,500 176,100 185,500 192,900 202,700 209,700 215,000 210,200
May 165,600 164,000 165,600 170,000 176,600 187,000 193,300 202,700 209,800 215,700 213,800
Jun 165,400 163,800 165,900 170,600 176,400 188,000 194,000 203,400 211,400 216,300 210,600
Jul 166,100 163,800 166,000 171,400 176,900 187,000 194,900 203,700 213,100 218,100 210,700
Aug 164,900 163,800 165,800 171,900 178,000 189,500 194,600 204,000 213,300 217,000 209,500
Sep 164,500 163,800 166,100 172,400 178,400 189,800 195,500 204,600 213,200 216,900 209,300
Oct 163,300 163,500 167,000 174,500 177,300 192,100 196,000 205,900 213,400 216,400 208,000
Nov 163,400 163,300 167,100 174,400 178,800 193,200 196,900 206,500 213,800 216,200 206,700
Dec 163,700 162,900 167,600 174,700 179,500 193,200 198,500 207,400 214,700 215,900 205,500
Educational and health services sector Educational and Health Services Employment description. contributed positively this month, adding 500 jobs (0.2%). The education portion was slightly lower (-100, -0.2%) consistent with the end of the college semester, but healthcare and social assistance continued to add jobs (600, 0.2%). This sector is the second largest job contributing grouping since December 2010 (5,100, 1.6%).
Month 2001 Y/Y 2002 Y/Y 2003 Y/Y 2004 Y/Y 2005 Y/Y 2006 Y/Y 2007 Y/Y 2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y
Jan 250,000 256,900 263,100 266,300 270,800 276,500 283,900 292,600 301,100 303,900 311,000
Feb 250,500 257,300 262,700 266,500 271,600 276,500 284,600 293,700 302,300 302,900 311,900
Mar 250,700 257,800 262,300 266,700 271,800 277,200 285,200 295,200 301,600 304,300 311,400
Apr 250,300 259,600 263,000 267,900 272,900 277,900 286,200 294,900 300,000 306,000 315,600
May 247,800 260,200 263,600 269,100 272,800 278,500 286,700 295,600 301,300 306,600 313,700
Jun 251,900 260,600 263,600 269,000 272,900 278,900 288,600 296,900 301,600 306,600 314,500
Jul 252,600 261,800 264,100 268,700 273,000 280,200 288,200 296,600 303,100 307,100 314,800
Aug 253,400 262,700 264,000 268,800 273,600 281,500 288,900 297,200 303,600 307,700 316,100
Sep 255,700 262,800 263,700 269,600 274,300 281,700 289,500 297,900 303,300 309,000 316,400
Oct 255,500 258,600 265,500 270,700 275,000 281,300 289,400 298,700 303,300 308,800 316,900
Nov 256,300 258,800 265,700 270,600 275,300 282,200 290,600 300,200 303,100 312,400 316,800
Dec 256,900 259,100 266,200 270,900 275,900 283,200 291,300 300,500 304,200 312,200 317,300
Month 1991 Y/Y 1992 Y/Y 1993 Y/Y 1994 Y/Y 1995 Y/Y 1996 Y/Y 1997 Y/Y 1998 Y/Y 1999 Y/Y 2000 Y/Y 2001 Y/Y
Jan 204,900 207,300 212,100 218,600 225,100 225,700 233,300 235,900 240,100 245,000 250,000
Feb 205,600 204,300 212,200 217,500 225,900 226,500 234,200 236,500 240,300 244,300 250,500
Mar 206,700 204,400 212,700 218,600 226,800 226,200 234,600 235,100 241,600 245,200 250,700
Apr 205,800 204,500 214,800 220,400 223,800 227,900 234,500 235,600 240,400 245,300 250,300
May 206,100 205,000 216,100 220,700 224,300 229,300 234,200 237,000 241,500 245,200 247,800
Jun 205,900 206,100 215,200 221,000 224,600 230,200 233,900 238,600 242,200 246,100 251,900
Jul 205,200 209,900 215,000 220,900 225,100 230,700 233,500 238,800 244,200 246,900 252,600
Aug 205,400 210,000 215,900 221,300 225,200 233,000 234,100 238,800 245,000 245,900 253,400
Sep 204,800 210,800 216,300 221,400 225,700 233,300 234,400 239,000 244,300 245,500 255,700
Oct 205,100 210,400 218,500 222,900 226,500 231,700 235,000 239,200 242,500 244,300 255,500
Nov 205,100 210,800 218,500 223,300 227,300 233,100 235,300 239,500 243,100 244,400 256,300
Dec 205,000 211,400 219,100 224,300 226,900 232,900 236,000 239,400 243,800 245,200 256,900
Leisure and hospitality sector Leisure and Hospitality Employment description, (800, 0.6%) was the next largest job sector advancer, with the smaller arts, entertainment, and recreation component adding 1,000 positions (4.1%), while the larger accommodation and food service portion eased down 200 jobs or -0.2%. Leisure and hospitality was up 1,600 (1.2%) over the year.
Month 2001 Y/Y 2002 Y/Y 2003 Y/Y 2004 Y/Y 2005 Y/Y 2006 Y/Y 2007 Y/Y 2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y
Jan 119,700 121,600 123,400 126,800 128,100 131,500 135,200 137,500 134,400 130,500 133,700
Feb 119,700 121,900 123,600 126,700 128,700 131,200 134,700 138,000 134,500 130,900 133,600
Mar 119,700 122,200 123,700 126,700 129,000 132,500 134,400 138,400 134,100 131,600 133,100
Apr 118,000 123,100 123,700 126,800 130,300 132,200 134,500 138,100 133,200 134,100 135,100
May 119,700 123,100 124,400 127,200 129,600 131,600 134,700 138,600 134,000 133,000 134,100
Jun 119,600 123,200 124,500 127,400 129,800 132,600 135,400 138,100 133,600 132,500 134,700
Jul 119,600 123,100 125,700 127,900 129,100 132,300 136,000 137,000 133,400 133,900 132,900
Aug 120,100 122,900 125,800 128,000 129,700 132,600 136,900 137,100 133,100 134,000 134,000
Sep 118,900 122,800 126,200 129,100 129,800 132,200 135,700 136,700 133,700 134,800 135,600
Oct 119,400 123,500 126,700 127,900 129,000 133,500 136,300 136,800 133,500 138,200 137,000
Nov 119,700 123,200 126,900 127,900 129,900 133,600 137,900 136,000 133,500 137,800 138,000
Dec 120,200 123,300 126,500 128,400 130,100 134,700 136,900 135,400 133,200 137,200 138,800
Month 1991 Y/Y 1992 Y/Y 1993 Y/Y 1994 Y/Y 1995 Y/Y 1996 Y/Y 1997 Y/Y 1998 Y/Y 1999 Y/Y 2000 Y/Y 2001 Y/Y
Jan 100,600 101,100 102,900 104,200 109,200 111,700 113,400 116,200 117,600 120,700 119,700
Feb 100,500 102,100 102,700 103,600 109,200 112,200 113,700 116,700 118,800 120,800 119,700
Mar 100,700 101,500 100,900 104,900 109,800 112,400 113,800 117,000 118,700 121,200 119,700
Apr 101,800 100,700 102,000 106,000 111,000 112,000 113,700 115,500 119,800 120,400 118,000
May 101,900 100,200 102,900 105,400 110,500 112,500 114,100 116,900 119,500 119,800 119,700
Jun 102,000 99,900 102,700 106,200 109,900 113,000 114,600 116,400 120,000 121,400 119,600
Jul 101,400 100,600 103,300 107,300 110,300 111,400 113,500 117,200 120,700 121,000 119,600
Aug 101,300 100,700 103,400 107,600 110,400 112,200 113,600 117,500 120,400 120,900 120,100
Sep 101,100 100,700 103,600 107,600 110,000 112,300 114,400 117,400 120,200 121,600 118,900
Oct 101,600 101,400 104,100 106,700 111,800 113,400 114,200 116,200 120,200 121,500 119,400
Nov 102,000 100,900 104,300 107,000 112,600 113,300 114,700 117,100 120,200 121,800 119,700
Dec 101,800 100,000 104,900 106,900 112,300 113,200 115,200 117,800 120,500 122,300 120,200
The other services sector Other Services Employment description, eliminated 400 jobs (-0.7%) in December and are lower by 500 (-0.8%) since December 2010. This sector had been bolstered since Storm Irene with activity in repair and maintenance services, but fell off this month as storm remediation tapered off.
Month 2001 Y/Y 2002 Y/Y 2003 Y/Y 2004 Y/Y 2005 Y/Y 2006 Y/Y 2007 Y/Y 2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y
Jan 61,600 63,100 62,200 62,200 62,600 63,100 64,400 63,800 62,100 60,100 60,700
Feb 61,600 62,900 62,300 62,400 62,700 62,900 64,400 63,900 62,000 60,100 60,700
Mar 61,700 62,900 62,500 62,400 62,800 63,100 64,300 63,700 61,800 60,300 60,400
Apr 61,600 63,300 62,000 62,400 62,800 63,500 64,300 63,700 61,300 60,400