Connecticut Department of Labor's Office of Research

Connecticut Labor Market Information - State of Connecticut Nonfarm Employment

State of Connecticut Employment - Current Employment Statistics (CES)

Last Updated: September 18, 2023

State of Connecticut Employment - Not Seasonally Adjusted	August 2023	August 2022	Y-to-Y Change		July 2023
State of Connecticut Employment - Not Seasonally Adjusted	August 2023	August 2022	#	%	July 2023
TOTAL NONFARM EMPLOYMENT	1,686,400	1,660,300	26,100	1.6	1,690,400
TOTAL PRIVATE	1,472,300	1,449,500	22,800	1.6	1,476,600
GOODS PRODUCING INDUSTRIES	223,300	222,600	700	0.3	222,400
CONSTRUCTION, NAT. RES. & MINING	65,200	63,800	1,400	2.2	64,200
MANUFACTURING	158,100	158,800	-700	-0.4	158,200
Durable Goods	123,300	123,800	-500	-0.4	123,200
Fabricated Metal	27,700	28,100	-400	-1.4	27,700
Machinery	13,400	13,700	-300	-2.2	13,400
Computer and Electronic Product	10,100	10,400	-300	-2.9	10,100
Transportation Equipment	47,400	45,700	1,700	3.7	47,200
Aerospace Product and Parts	30,200	29,800	400	1.3	30,300
Non-Durable Goods	34,800	35,000	-200	-0.6	35,000
Chemical	7,800	8,200	-400	-4.9	8,000
SERVICE PROVIDING INDUSTRIES	1,463,100	1,437,700	25,400	1.8	1,468,000
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, UTILITIES	295,200	293,600	1,600	0.5	296,500
Wholesale Trade	63,100	61,000	2,100	3.4	63,400
Retail Trade	166,100	168,100	-2,000	-1.2	166,700
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	21,600	21,300	300	1.4	21,600
Building Material	16,100	16,600	-500	-3.0	16,400
Food and Beverage Stores	40,600	41,700	-1,100	-2.6	41,000
General Merchandise Stores	28,500	28,300	200	0.7	28,200
Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities	66,000	64,500	1,500	2.3	66,400
Utilities	5,100	5,000	100	2.0	5,100
Transportation and Warehousing	60,900	59,500	1,400	2.4	61,300
INFORMATION	31,700	31,600	100	0.3	31,400
Telecommunications	6,000	6,100	-100	-1.6	6,000
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES	115,300	119,000	-3,700	-3.1	116,000
Finance and Insurance	95,900	99,200	-3,300	-3.3	96,500
Credit Intermediation	19,800	20,800	-1,000	-4.8	19,900
Securities and Commodity Contracts	22,000	22,500	-500	-2.2	22,200
Insurance Carriers & Related Activities	54,100	55,900	-1,800	-3.2	54,400
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	19,400	19,800	-400	-2.0	19,500
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES	226,600	223,400	3,200	1.4	225,900
Professional, Scientific	103,500	99,500	4,000	4.0	103,500
Legal Services	12,300	11,900	400	3.4	12,400
Computer Systems Design	23,100	22,500	600	2.7	23,200
Management of Companies	31,400	31,000	400	1.3	31,200
Administrative and Support	91,700	92,900	-1,200	-1.3	91,200
Employment Services	28,100	28,300	-200	-0.7	28,000
EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH SERVICES	348,900	334,800	14,100	4.2	349,700
Educational Services	65,300	60,900	4,400	7.2	66,500
Health Care and Social Assistance	283,600	273,900	9,700	3.5	283,200
Hospitals	62,000	60,100	1,900	3.2	61,900
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities	55,500	53,900	1,600	3.0	55,500
Social Assistance	68,500	65,000	3,500	5.4	68,000
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY	168,400	161,600	6,800	4.2	171,300
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	38,600	33,100	5,500	16.6	40,700
Accommodation and Food Services	129,800	128,500	1,300	1.0	130,600
Food Serv., Restaurants, Drinking Places	118,700	117,300	1,400	1.2	119,300
OTHER SERVICES	62,900	62,900	0	0.0	63,400
GOVERNMENT	214,100	210,800	3,300	1.6	213,800
Federal Government	18,800	18,200	600	3.3	18,700
State Government	61,800	62,600	-800	-1.3	61,700
Local Government*	133,500	130,000	3,500	2.7	133,400

*Includes Indian tribal government employment.
Current month's data are preliminary. Prior months' data have been revised. All data are benchmarked to March 2023.

More industry detail data is available for the State and its labor market areas at: https://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/202/202_minorareas_wia.asp.The data published there differ from the data in the preceding tables, in that they are collected from a near-universe count of Connecticut employers covered by unemployment insurance (UI) programs, while the data here is sample-based.The Web site data does not contain estimates of employment not covered by UI programs, and is lagged several months behind the current employment estimates presented here.


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