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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 AdjustedAugust
2023
August
2022
Y-to-Y ChangeJuly
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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