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Labor Market Information - Connecticut Industry Sector Employment

Industry Sectors Employment (CES) - State of Connecticut

Last Updated: November 17, 2022

Connecticut's Private Sector employment increased 1,100 jobs (0.1%) in October 2022 to 1,442,000 and is now higher by 35,800 positions (2.6%) from the October 2021 level. The state's Private Sector is 92.4% recovered from the April 2020 COVID employment loss trough. The government supersector was down last month, losing 600 jobs (-0.3%) to a level of 226,200. Total Government employment in the state is just 800 positions (0.4%) above the year-ago levels and the public sector is now only 55.5% recovered from the COVID lockdown period. The Government supersector in Connecticut includes all federal, state, local, and tribal government employment, including public education and Native American casino employment located on reservations.

Five of the ten major industry supersectors expanded employment, while four declined, and the Other Services supersector was unchanged in October 2022.

The five Connecticut industry supersectors that increased employment in October 2022 (including unchanged):

Leisure and Hospitality +1,500, 1.0%, 150,600
Educational and Health Services +1,400, 0.4%, 341,500
Manufacturing +800, 0.5%, 161,100
Information +100, 0.3%, 30,900
Construction and Mining +100, 0.2%, 63,400
Other Services unchanged, 0.0%, 60,600

The four industry supersectors that lost in jobs in October 2022:

Professional and Business Services -1,100, -0.5%, 218,300
Trade, Transportation & Utilities -900, -0.3%, 298,700
Financial Activities -800, -0.7%, 116,900
Government -600, -0.3%, 226,200

Labor Market Information - Connecticut, Employment Sectors & United States Nonfarm Employment

		Year to Year				Month to Month				Previous Three Months
		Oct 2022	Oct 2021	Change	Rate %	Oct 2022	Sep 2022	Change	Rate %	Aug 2022	Jul 2022	Jun 2022
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	State of Connecticut Employment
	Connecticut Nonfarm Employment	1,668,200	1,631,600	36,600	2.2%	1,668,200	1,667,700	500	0.0%	1,663,400	1,661,000	1,652,300
	Private Sector	1,442,000	1,406,200	35,800	2.5%	1,442,000	1,440,900	1,100	0.1%	1,437,800	1,433,700	1,428,500

Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Goods Producing Industries
	Construction	62,900	60,800	2,100	3.5%	62,900	62,800	100	0.2%	61,700	61,000	59,200

	Manufacturing	161,100	153,700	7,400	4.8%	161,100	160,300	800	0.5%	160,500	159,700	159,000
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Service Providing Industries
	Trade, Transportation and Utilities	298,700	290,300	8,400	2.9%	298,700	299,600	-900	-0.3%	298,500	297,500	296,800

	Information	30,900	30,100	800	2.7%	30,900	30,800	100	0.3%	30,300	30,100	30,200

	Financial Activities	116,900	117,100	-200	-0.2%	116,900	117,700	-800	-0.7%	118,400	118,600	118,800

	Professional and Business Services	218,300	215,800	2,500	1.2%	218,300	219,400	-1,100	-0.5%	220,000	219,900	218,500

	Educational and Health Services	341,500	336,200	5,300	1.6%	341,500	340,100	1,400	0.4%	339,200	338,100	335,800

	Leisure and Hospitality	150,600	141,900	8,700	6.1%	150,600	149,100	1,500	1.0%	148,400	148,000	148,100

	Other Services	60,600	59,800	800	1.3%	60,600	60,600	0	0.0%	60,300	60,300	60,300

	Government	226,200	225,400	800	0.4%	226,200	226,800	-600	-0.3%	225,600	227,300	223,800
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	United States Employment
	United States Nonfarm Employment	153,308,000	148,005,000	5,303,000	3.6%	153,308,000	153,047,000	261,000	0.2%	152,732,000	152,440,000	151,903,000


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