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Labor Market Information - Connecticut Industry Sector Employment

Industry Sectors Employment (CES) - State of Connecticut

Last Updated: September 16, 2021

Connecticut industry employment gains continued in August 2021, adding 3,300 (0.2%) positions to bring payroll employment to 1,605,300 (seasonally adjusted). Connecticut nonfarm jobs are now 55,800 (3.6%) positions above August 2020 levels. This is the eighth consecutive monthly gain in 2021. Connecticut has now recovered 68.9% (201,400) of the 292,400 positions lost in the March and April 2020 Covid lockdown. July 2021 job gains were revised higher by 1,700 to a 11,100 (0.7%) gain. Statewide job estimates originate from the monthly business survey overseen by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program.

Private Sector employment rose 5,500 jobs (0.4%) to 1,379,700 in August 2021 -- up 51,500 jobs (3.9%) from August 2020. The Government supersector, however, decreased 2,200 jobs (-1.0%) in August to a level of 225,600 which is 4,300 (1.9%) positions higher than August 2020. The Government supersector includes all federal, state, and local employment, including public education and Native American casino employment located on tribal reservation land.

Seven of the ten major industry supersectors produced employment gains while two declined in August 2021. The Information supersector was unchanged in August 2021 at 27,600.

Eight increasing or unchanged industry supersectors last month included:

Leisure and Hospitality +1,800, 1.4%, 133,400
Professional and Business Services +1,600, 0.8%, 211,100
Manufacturing +1,100, 0.7%, 152,800
Other Services +700, 1.2%, 61,200
Financial Activities +600, 0.5%, 117,700
Construction and Mining +500, 0.9%, 57,700
Trade, Transportation & Utilities +400, 0.1%, 287,700
Information +0, 0.0%, 27,600

Two industry supersectors declined in August 2021:

Government -2,200, -1.0%, 225,600
Educational and Health Services -1,200, -0.4%, 330,500

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

		Year to Year				Month to Month				Previous Three Months
		Aug 2021	Aug 2020	Change	Rate %	Aug 2021	Jul 2021	Change	Rate %	Jun 2021	May 2021	Apr 2021
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	State of Connecticut Employment
	Connecticut Nonfarm Employment	1,605,300	1,549,500	55,800	3.6%	1,605,300	1,602,000	3,300	0.2%	1,590,900	1,589,400	1,581,300
	Private Sector	1,379,700	1,328,300	51,400	3.9%	1,379,700	1,374,200	5,500	0.4%	1,366,100	1,367,300	1,358,600

Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Goods Producing Industries
	Construction	57,200	56,600	600	1.1%	57,200	56,700	500	0.9%	55,400	57,400	58,200

	Manufacturing	152,800	151,500	1,300	0.9%	152,800	151,700	1,100	0.7%	151,300	152,300	151,600
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Service Providing Industries
	Trade, Transportation and Utilities	287,700	278,700	9,000	3.2%	287,700	287,300	400	0.1%	285,400	286,300	286,300

	Information	27,600	28,200	-600	-2.1%	27,600	27,600	0	0.0%	27,200	27,800	28,000

	Financial Activities	117,700	119,100	-1,400	-1.2%	117,700	117,100	600	0.5%	117,400	118,100	118,500

	Professional and Business Services	211,100	201,900	9,200	4.6%	211,100	209,500	1,600	0.8%	208,000	208,300	206,300

	Educational and Health Services	330,500	322,300	8,200	2.5%	330,500	331,700	-1,200	-0.4%	329,700	329,400	324,500

	Leisure and Hospitality	133,400	114,000	19,400	17.0%	133,400	131,600	1,800	1.4%	129,800	128,300	125,500

	Other Services	61,200	55,400	5,800	10.5%	61,200	60,500	700	1.2%	61,400	58,900	59,200

	Government	225,600	221,300	4,300	1.9%	225,600	227,800	-2,200	-1.0%	224,800	221,900	222,700
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	United States Employment
	United States Nonfarm Employment	147,190,000	141,149,000	6,041,000	4.3%	147,190,000	146,955,000	235,000	0.2%	145,902,000	144,940,000	144,326,000


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