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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: July 16, 2020

NOTE: Connecticut's official unemployment rate for June produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics program (LAUS) continues to be impacted by pandemic-related survey data problems. Data collection and misclassification issues in the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey, the foundation of the state's residential labor force statistics, caused residential unemployment to be significantly underestimated. Connecticut's official unemployment rate is not accurate (see below). The Bureau of Labor Statistics is actively working to overcome this problem as quickly as possible.

Preliminary Connecticut nonfarm job estimates from the business payroll survey administered by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show the state gained 73,300 net jobs (5.1%) in June 2020, to a level of 1,509,900 seasonally adjusted. However, over the year, nonagricultural employment in the state fell by 172,700 (-10.3%) seasonally adjusted. The May 2020 job gain of 25,800 was revised up by 2,600 jobs. The change in payroll job estimates is considered statistically significant.

"Connecticut saw the largest single month gain in jobs on record in June," said Andy Condon, Director of the Office of Research at the Connecticut Department of Labor. "However, this gain has to be viewed from the perspective of the unprecedented job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The largest job gains in June were seen in those industries most impacted by pandemic closures - Leisure & Hospitality, Trade, and Education and Healthcare."

Private Sector sector employment recovered by 68,200 (5.5%) to 1,297,200 jobs over the month in June and are now down by 150,800 (-10.4%) seasonally-adjusted jobs over June 2019. The Government supersector grew by 5,100 jobs in June to a total of 212,700 and is down by 21,900 jobs (-9.3%) over the year. The Government supersector includes all federal, state and local employment, including public education and Native American casino employment located on tribal land.

Eight of the ten major industry supersectors employment gains in June. Improving supersectors included:

Leisure and Hospitality - (21,900 gained, 26.6% change, 104,300 total jobs)
Trade, Transportation & Utilities - (19,100, 7.7%, 265,900)
Educational and Health Services - (16,300, 5.4%, 316,000)
Other Services - (6,800, 14.9%, 52,300)
Government - (5,100, 2.5%, 212,700)
Construction and Mining - (2,800, 5.2%, 56,800)
Information - (-1,300, -4.4%, 28,400)
Manufacturing - (1,100, 0.7%, 154,300)
Professional and Business Services - (600, 0.3%, 200,900)

One supersector saw declines:

Financial Activities - (-400, -0.3%, 118,300)

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

		Year to Year				Month to Month				Previous Three Months
		Jun 2020	Jun 2019	Change	Rate %	Jun 2020	May 2020	Change	Rate %	Apr 2020	Mar 2020	Feb 2020
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	State of Connecticut Employment
	Connecticut Nonfarm Employment	1,509,900	1,682,600	-172,700	-10.3%	1,509,900	1,436,600	73,300	5.1%	1,408,200	1,677,400	1,699,500
	Private Sector	1,297,200	1,448,000	-150,800	-10.4%	1,297,200	1,229,000	68,200	5.5%	1,195,700	1,442,300	1,462,200

Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Goods Producing Industries
	Construction	56,300	59,600	-3,300	-5.5%	56,300	53,500	2,800	5.2%	50,200	60,200	60,500

	Manufacturing	154,300	162,200	-7,900	-4.9%	154,300	153,200	1,100	0.7%	151,000	162,800	162,500
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Service Providing Industries
	Trade, Transportation and Utilities	265,900	290,000	-24,100	-8.3%	265,900	246,800	19,100	7.7%	240,900	291,800	293,700

	Information	28,400	31,500	-3,100	-9.8%	28,400	28,400	0	0.0%	29,700	31,400	31,500

	Financial Activities	118,300	123,400	-5,100	-4.1%	118,300	118,700	-400	-0.3%	119,800	123,000	124,300

	Professional and Business Services	200,900	219,300	-18,400	-8.4%	200,900	200,300	600	0.3%	196,200	224,100	222,500

	Educational and Health Services	316,000	338,000	-22,000	-6.5%	316,000	299,700	16,300	5.4%	296,700	339,300	344,000

	Leisure and Hospitality	104,300	158,100	-53,800	-34.0%	104,300	82,400	21,900	26.6%	70,000	144,600	157,900

	Other Services	52,300	65,400	-13,100	-20.0%	52,300	45,500	6,800	14.9%	40,700	64,500	64,700

	Government	212,700	234,600	-21,900	-9.3%	212,700	207,600	5,100	2.5%	212,500	235,100	237,300
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	United States Employment
	United States Nonfarm Employment	137,802,000	150,759,000	-12,957,000	-8.6%	137,802,000	133,002,000	4,800,000	3.6%	130,403,000	151,582,000	152,463,000


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