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  Nonfarm Employment / Residents Employed - State of Connecticut Last Updated: January 23, 2012
Nonfarm employment estimates are derived from a survey of businesses to measure jobs by industry. The estimates include all full- and parttime wage and salary employees who worked during or received pay for the pay period which includes the 12th of the month. Excluded from these estimates are proprietors, self-employed workers, private household employees and unpaid family workers. In some cases, due to space constraints, all industry estimates are not shown. Call (860) 263-6275 for a more comprehensive breakout of nonfarm employment estimates. These data are developed in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The employed are all persons who did any work as paid employees or in their own business during the survey week, or who have worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a family member. Persons temporarily absent from a job because of illness, bad weather, strike or for personal reasons are also counted as employed whether they were paid by their employer or were seeking other jobs.

The unemployed are all persons who did not work, but were available for work during the survey week (except for temporary illness) and made specific efforts to find a job in the prior four weeks. Persons waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not be looking for work to be classified as unemployed.

Month 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Jan 1,436 1,421 1,487 1,550 1,576 1,619 1,660 1,675 1,644 1,586 1,532 1,534 1,528 1,559 1,560 1,593 1,628 1,659 1,683 1,693 1,675 1,656 1,641 1,656 1,674 1,692 1,710 1,663 1,594 1,618
Feb 1,436 1,421 1,497 1,552 1,579 1,617 1,667 1,679 1,639 1,574 1,529 1,536 1,524 1,561 1,569 1,595 1,633 1,660 1,684 1,686 1,673 1,649 1,641 1,658 1,674 1,692 1,711 1,657 1,594 1,624
Mar 1,433 1,425 1,502 1,554 1,581 1,624 1,671 1,675 1,638 1,571 1,528 1,531 1,528 1,565 1,570 1,599 1,637 1,664 1,690 1,682 1,673 1,647 1,644 1,657 1,674 1,691 1,713 1,648 1,597 1,617
Apr 1,428 1,432 1,506 1,555 1,592 1,636 1,663 1,669 1,629 1,568 1,525 1,525 1,540 1,558 1,575 1,602 1,632 1,665 1,690 1,680 1,673 1,644 1,646 1,664 1,681 1,694 1,711 1,632 1,606 1,626
May 1,430 1,436 1,511 1,556 1,594 1,638 1,662 1,668 1,628 1,562 1,525 1,528 1,542 1,557 1,581 1,605 1,638 1,663 1,695 1,683 1,671 1,644 1,649 1,661 1,678 1,697 1,708 1,631 1,613 1,620
Jun 1,428 1,441 1,520 1,558 1,594 1,644 1,664 1,669 1,628 1,561 1,524 1,526 1,545 1,556 1,585 1,606 1,642 1,667 1,696 1,682 1,670 1,642 1,649 1,663 1,679 1,701 1,706 1,623 1,608 1,623
Jul 1,430 1,453 1,527 1,555 1,603 1,642 1,668 1,665 1,620 1,550 1,529 1,527 1,548 1,560 1,580 1,604 1,648 1,673 1,702 1,683 1,662 1,641 1,651 1,663 1,681 1,701 1,700 1,617 1,614 1,626
Aug 1,426 1,445 1,529 1,560 1,605 1,640 1,670 1,666 1,615 1,546 1,526 1,527 1,550 1,563 1,588 1,606 1,647 1,675 1,697 1,679 1,662 1,640 1,653 1,663 1,686 1,701 1,697 1,613 1,613 1,618
Sep 1,431 1,465 1,536 1,562 1,610 1,637 1,667 1,661 1,612 1,544 1,523 1,530 1,553 1,564 1,586 1,615 1,646 1,674 1,699 1,679 1,660 1,640 1,654 1,666 1,682 1,699 1,692 1,611 1,611 1,621
Oct 1,430 1,467 1,539 1,566 1,606 1,652 1,672 1,655 1,601 1,544 1,524 1,535 1,556 1,563 1,597 1,618 1,651 1,674 1,695 1,679 1,656 1,645 1,655 1,664 1,684 1,703 1,687 1,609 1,618 1,629
Nov 1,427 1,471 1,542 1,567 1,620 1,652 1,673 1,654 1,595 1,541 1,523 1,535 1,556 1,568 1,601 1,621 1,656 1,675 1,695 1,677 1,656 1,645 1,657 1,665 1,686 1,704 1,680 1,606 1,621 1,627
Dec 1,425 1,479 1,548 1,565 1,620 1,657 1,672 1,652 1,589 1,539 1,522 1,536 1,554 1,569 1,600 1,625 1,658 1,679 1,697 1,675 1,653 1,641 1,656 1,667 1,691 1,705 1,672 1,605 1,619 1,628
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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 1,692,800 1,675,100 1,656,100 1,640,900 1,655,700 1,673,600 1,691,600 1,710,400 1,663,400 1,593,500 1,617,800
Feb 1,685,600 1,673,100 1,649,000 1,641,200 1,658,200 1,674,200 1,691,600 1,711,300 1,656,800 1,594,300 1,623,800
Mar 1,681,800 1,672,600 1,646,800 1,644,400 1,657,100 1,674,100 1,691,000 1,712,700 1,647,800 1,596,700 1,617,200
Apr 1,679,800 1,672,800 1,643,800 1,646,200 1,663,600 1,680,900 1,693,800 1,710,900 1,631,500 1,605,800 1,625,600
May 1,682,900 1,671,000 1,644,100 1,648,700 1,660,800 1,678,200 1,696,900 1,708,300 1,630,800 1,613,300 1,620,100
Jun 1,681,900 1,669,500 1,641,800 1,648,700 1,662,900 1,679,100 1,701,300 1,706,200 1,623,400 1,608,200 1,623,400
Jul 1,682,900 1,661,500 1,640,800 1,651,400 1,662,800 1,681,300 1,700,600 1,699,600 1,616,700 1,614,400 1,626,300
Aug 1,679,300 1,661,600 1,640,100 1,653,400 1,662,800 1,685,500 1,701,100 1,696,600 1,612,900 1,613,300 1,617,500
Sep 1,678,900 1,659,700 1,639,500 1,653,900 1,665,700 1,682,200 1,699,300 1,691,800 1,610,900 1,610,500 1,621,100
Oct 1,678,600 1,655,900 1,644,800 1,654,800 1,663,500 1,684,000 1,702,600 1,686,900 1,608,500 1,617,500 1,628,600
Nov 1,676,700 1,655,500 1,644,600 1,656,700 1,664,800 1,685,900 1,704,200 1,679,900 1,606,400 1,621,200 1,627,200
Dec 1,675,300 1,652,900 1,640,500 1,656,000 1,667,200 1,691,100 1,704,800 1,672,000 1,605,200 1,618,800 1,627,800
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Month 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Jan 1,504 1,517 1,565 1,608 1,641 1,670 1,693 1,704 1,718 1,713 1,693 1,675 1,670 1,666 1,651 1,667 1,683 1,698 1,703 1,697 1,693 1,699 1,703 1,709 1,734 1,763 1,769 1,748 1,720 1,726
Feb 1,505 1,517 1,569 1,611 1,643 1,672 1,694 1,706 1,720 1,712 1,692 1,675 1,669 1,664 1,652 1,669 1,684 1,698 1,704 1,698 1,695 1,699 1,703 1,711 1,736 1,763 1,769 1,744 1,722 1,725
Mar 1,508 1,520 1,575 1,615 1,646 1,675 1,694 1,707 1,722 1,712 1,692 1,675 1,669 1,662 1,653 1,671 1,685 1,698 1,703 1,698 1,695 1,699 1,703 1,712 1,738 1,762 1,769 1,740 1,724 1,726
Apr 1,511 1,525 1,582 1,618 1,650 1,679 1,696 1,710 1,724 1,712 1,693 1,677 1,668 1,660 1,656 1,673 1,685 1,697 1,700 1,696 1,695 1,697 1,701 1,713 1,740 1,761 1,768 1,737 1,726 1,726
May 1,515 1,532 1,589 1,621 1,655 1,683 1,698 1,712 1,726 1,713 1,694 1,678 1,667 1,658 1,658 1,675 1,685 1,695 1,696 1,694 1,694 1,694 1,700 1,715 1,741 1,759 1,766 1,735 1,726 1,722
Jun 1,519 1,541 1,595 1,624 1,661 1,687 1,700 1,714 1,727 1,713 1,694 1,679 1,667 1,657 1,660 1,675 1,685 1,693 1,691 1,691 1,693 1,691 1,699 1,717 1,742 1,759 1,765 1,732 1,725 1,715
Jul 1,522 1,549 1,599 1,628 1,665 1,690 1,702 1,716 1,727 1,712 1,693 1,679 1,667 1,656 1,662 1,676 1,685 1,692 1,688 1,690 1,694 1,689 1,699 1,719 1,744 1,759 1,764 1,729 1,724 1,706
Aug 1,523 1,555 1,601 1,631 1,668 1,692 1,703 1,717 1,726 1,710 1,691 1,677 1,668 1,656 1,664 1,676 1,686 1,692 1,686 1,689 1,694 1,689 1,701 1,721 1,747 1,760 1,763 1,726 1,723 1,701
Sep 1,524 1,559 1,602 1,634 1,669 1,693 1,704 1,716 1,725 1,707 1,687 1,675 1,668 1,655 1,666 1,677 1,688 1,692 1,687 1,688 1,696 1,691 1,703 1,724 1,751 1,762 1,762 1,722 1,724 1,708
Oct 1,522 1,561 1,602 1,637 1,669 1,693 1,703 1,716 1,722 1,703 1,683 1,674 1,668 1,654 1,666 1,679 1,690 1,694 1,689 1,689 1,697 1,694 1,705 1,726 1,756 1,764 1,760 1,720 1,724 1,717
Nov 1,521 1,562 1,602 1,638 1,669 1,693 1,703 1,716 1,719 1,699 1,680 1,672 1,668 1,653 1,666 1,680 1,693 1,697 1,692 1,690 1,698 1,698 1,706 1,729 1,759 1,766 1,757 1,718 1,725 1,728
Dec 1,519 1,563 1,605 1,639 1,669 1,693 1,703 1,717 1,716 1,696 1,677 1,671 1,668 1,652 1,667 1,681 1,696 1,700 1,694 1,691 1,698 1,701 1,708 1,731 1,762 1,767 1,753 1,718 1,725 1,737
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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 1,696,700 1,693,200 1,698,800 1,702,600 1,709,300 1,733,800 1,762,900 1,768,500 1,747,900 1,719,500 1,725,600
Feb 1,697,900 1,694,700 1,699,300 1,703,100 1,710,700 1,736,100 1,762,900 1,768,900 1,743,500 1,722,100 1,725,400
Mar 1,697,600 1,695,200 1,699,000 1,702,500 1,712,100 1,738,100 1,762,000 1,768,700 1,739,900 1,724,300 1,726,200
Apr 1,696,000 1,694,600 1,697,300 1,701,200 1,713,400 1,739,500 1,760,700 1,767,700 1,737,100 1,725,500 1,726,200
May 1,693,600 1,693,700 1,694,300 1,699,900 1,714,800 1,740,500 1,759,400 1,766,200 1,734,500 1,725,500 1,721,500
Jun 1,691,300 1,693,200 1,691,100 1,699,000 1,716,600 1,741,700 1,758,500 1,764,700 1,731,700 1,724,700 1,714,500
Jul 1,689,700 1,693,500 1,689,100 1,699,300 1,718,700 1,743,800 1,758,500 1,763,700 1,728,700 1,723,700 1,705,900
Aug 1,688,700 1,694,400 1,689,000 1,700,600 1,721,100 1,747,200 1,759,600 1,763,000 1,725,500 1,723,400 1,701,200
Sep 1,688,400 1,695,700 1,690,900 1,702,600 1,723,600 1,751,400 1,761,600 1,762,200 1,722,400 1,723,700 1,708,400
Oct 1,688,800 1,696,700 1,694,100 1,704,500 1,726,200 1,755,600 1,763,800 1,760,300 1,719,700 1,724,300 1,717,100
Nov 1,689,900 1,697,500 1,697,700 1,706,300 1,728,800 1,759,300 1,765,800 1,757,100 1,718,100 1,724,800 1,728,300
Dec 1,691,400 1,698,100 1,700,700 1,707,800 1,731,100 1,761,700 1,767,400 1,752,700 1,718,000 1,725,200 1,736,500
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