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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: May 18, 2017

Private Sector employment declined by 1,000 (-0.1%, 1,450,000 jobs) in April, but remains up over the year by 9,900 jobs (0.7%). The Government declined again (-500, -0.2%, 233,200) last month and remains down over the year (-4,400, -1.8%). The Government, which includes all federal, state and local employment, including public higher education and Native American casinos located on tribal land, remains the largest contributor to job losses in 2017.

Just three of the ten major industry supersectors grew jobs in April 2017 while six declined, and Financial Activities (0,0, 131,200) was unchanged, on a seasonally adjusted basis. The Construction and Mining (2,800, 4.7%, 62,500 jobs) industry supersector led gainers last month. The Construction and Mining supersector now leads in percentage growth over the year (2,500, 4.2%) - tied with Other Services (2,700, 4.2%, 67,400 jobs). This was followed by the Leisure and Hospitality (2,000, 1.3%, 158,000 jobs) which continues to lead in numerical job growth over the year (+5,400, +3.5%). The Other Services (200, 0.3%, 67,400 positions) supersector was the only other to add jobs in April 2017.

The Professional and Business Services supersector (-3,000, -1.4%, 215,700 jobs) was the largest declining industry supersector of the six that lost jobs last month. The entire decline in this sector was attributed to the administrative and support services (-3,000, -3.4%, 85,200) subcomponent. The next largest decline came from the Trade, Transportation & Utilities (-1,400, -0.5%, 297,900 jobs) supersector. The private Education and Health Services (-700, -0.2%, 330,100 jobs) supersector was also lower in April. All of the loss here was from the educational services segment (-1,300, -2.0%, 63,000). Good Friday and possibly some spring vacations at schools during the April survey week may have had an effect here and in local government education. The Manufacturing (-600, -0.4%, 156,000 positions) industry supersector was also lower in job tallies last month. Smaller job losses of 500 in the Government supersector (-500, -0.2%, 233,200) and 300 in the Information (-300, -1.0%, 31,200 jobs) supersector rounded out the month. Government remains the largest job declining major industry supersector in the state (-4,400, -1.9%, OTY) numerically since April 2016, while the Information (-1,000, -3.1%, OTY) supersector leads in the worst percentage job losing industry supersector over the year.

Connecticut has now recovered 74.7% (89,000, about 1,035 jobs per month) of the 119,100 seasonally adjusted jobs lost in the Great Recession (3/08-2/10). The job recovery is into its 86th month and the state needs an additional 30,100 jobs to reach an employment expansion. The state's Private Sector employment has recovered at a better pace, recouping 92.7% (103,500, or about 1,203 per month) of the 111,700 private sector jobs lost in that same employment recession. Only 8,200 jobs are needed to be added to have a fully recovered private sector. The Government supersector has lost a total of 21,900 positions since the recession started in March 2008. This includes an additional 14,500 jobs lost since the state's overall nonfarm employment recovery began in February 2010.

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

		Year to Year				Month to Month				Previous Three Months
		Apr 2017	Apr 2016	Change	Rate %	Apr 2017	Mar 2017	Change	Rate %	Feb 2017	Jan 2017	Dec 2016
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	State of Connecticut Employment
	Connecticut Nonfarm Employment	1,683,200	1,677,700	5,500	0.3%	1,683,200	1,684,700	-1,500	-0.1%	1,684,100	1,684,000	1,677,500
	Private Sector	1,450,000	1,440,000	10,000	0.7%	1,450,000	1,451,000	-1,000	-0.1%	1,450,500	1,450,300	1,443,600

Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Goods Producing Industries
	Construction	61,900	59,400	2,500	4.2%	61,900	59,100	2,800	4.7%	59,300	58,000	58,000

	Manufacturing	156,000	156,200	-200	-0.1%	156,000	156,600	-600	-0.4%	155,700	156,100	156,200
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Service Providing Industries
	Transportation and Public Utilities	297,900	298,700	-800	-0.3%	297,900	299,300	-1,400	-0.5%	300,600	302,400	298,100

	Information	31,200	32,200	-1,000	-3.1%	31,200	31,500	-300	-1.0%	31,200	31,500	31,900

	Financial Activities	131,200	130,200	1,000	0.8%	131,200	131,200	0	0.0%	131,100	131,600	130,200

	Professional and Business Services	215,700	217,900	-2,200	-1.0%	215,700	218,700	-3,000	-1.4%	218,600	217,400	216,400

	Educational and Health Services	330,100	327,600	2,500	0.8%	330,100	330,800	-700	-0.2%	331,800	327,900	331,300

	Leisure and Hospitality	158,000	152,600	5,400	3.5%	158,000	156,000	2,000	1.3%	155,600	158,400	155,300

	Other Services	67,400	64,700	2,700	4.2%	67,400	67,200	200	0.3%	66,000	66,400	65,600

	Government	233,200	237,600	-4,400	-1.9%	233,200	233,700	-500	-0.2%	233,600	233,700	233,900
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	United States Employment
	United States Nonfarm Employment	146,063,000	143,826,000	2,237,000	1.6%	146,063,000	145,852,000	211,000	0.1%	145,773,000	145,541,000	145,325,000


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