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

State of Connecticut, Employment Sectors & United States Nonfarm Employment

Last Updated: September 15, 2022

Connecticut nonfarm industry payrolls gained 2,900 positions (0.2%) to 1,663,900 in August 2022 while the state's unemployment rate rose to 4.1%, increasing four-tenths of a percentage point over the month as the labor force expanded by 5,700 (preliminary data, seasonally adjusted). Connecticut's nonagricultural employment is now 39,200 (2.4%) positions higher than in August 2021. This is the eighth straight monthly job gain in 2022. The Constitution State has now recovered 87.9% (254,300) of the 289,400 nonfarm positions lost in the March/April 2020 COVID lockdown. The originally released July 2022 job gain of 6,500 (0.4%) was revised higher by 2,200 positions to an 8,700 monthly gain (0.5%). This release presents labor statistics derived from two surveys formulated by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in cooperation with the states.

Connecticut's Private Sector employment increased 5,100 jobs (0.4%) in August 2022 to 1,438,800 and is higher by 37,500 positions (2.7%) from the August 2021 level. The state's Private Sector is 91.2% recovered from the April 2020 COVID employment low. The Government supersector was lower last month, declining 2,200 jobs (-1.0%) to a level of 225,100. This is 1,700 positions (0.8%) above the August 2021 aggregated statewide government levels. The public sector is now only 50.8% recovered from the COVID lockdown. 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.

Seven of the ten major industry supersectors increased employment, while two declined, and the Financial Activities went unchanged in August 2022.

The seven Connecticut industry supersectors that gained jobs in August 2022 (plus unchanged):

Professional and Business Services +1,600, 0.7%, 221,500
Educational and Health Services +1,000, 0.3%, 339,100
Manufacturing +900, 0.6%, 160,600
Construction and Mining +700, 1.1%, 62,200
Information +600, 2.0%, 30,700
Trade, Transportation & Utilities +400, 0.1%, 297,900
Other Services +200, 0.3%, 60,500
Financial Activities unchanged, 0.0%, 118,600

The two industry supersectors that declined in jobs in August 2022:

Government -2,200, -1.0%, 225,100
Leisure and Hospitality -300, -0.2%, 147,700

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

		Year to Year				Month to Month				Previous Three Months
		Aug 2022	Aug 2021	Change	Rate %	Aug 2022	Jul 2022	Change	Rate %	Jun 2022	May 2022	Apr 2022
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	State of Connecticut Employment
	Connecticut Nonfarm Employment	1,663,900	1,624,700	39,200	2.4%	1,663,900	1,661,000	2,900	0.2%	1,652,300	1,649,300	1,646,900
	Private Sector	1,438,800	1,401,300	37,500	2.7%	1,438,800	1,433,700	5,100	0.4%	1,428,500	1,426,600	1,423,100

Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Goods Producing Industries
	Construction	61,700	59,200	2,500	4.2%	61,700	61,000	700	1.1%	59,200	61,100	62,700

	Manufacturing	160,600	153,200	7,400	4.8%	160,600	159,700	900	0.6%	159,000	159,200	159,200
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Service Providing Industries
	Trade, Transportation and Utilities	297,900	291,900	6,000	2.1%	297,900	297,500	400	0.1%	296,800	295,600	294,900

	Information	30,700	30,400	300	1.0%	30,700	30,100	600	2.0%	30,200	30,400	29,900

	Financial Activities	118,600	117,100	1,500	1.3%	118,600	118,600	0	0.0%	118,800	119,200	118,100

	Professional and Business Services	221,500	213,700	7,800	3.6%	221,500	219,900	1,600	0.7%	218,500	216,900	215,800

	Educational and Health Services	339,100	334,900	4,200	1.3%	339,100	338,100	1,000	0.3%	335,800	335,100	334,000

	Leisure and Hospitality	147,700	141,600	6,100	4.3%	147,700	148,000	-300	-0.2%	148,100	147,600	147,700

	Other Services	60,500	58,800	1,700	2.9%	60,500	60,300	200	0.3%	60,300	61,000	60,300

	Government	225,100	223,400	1,700	0.8%	225,100	227,300	-2,200	-1.0%	223,800	222,700	223,800
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	United States Employment
	United States Nonfarm Employment	152,744,000	146,904,000	5,840,000	4.0%	152,744,000	152,429,000	315,000	0.2%	151,903,000	151,610,000	151,224,000


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