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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 20, 2017

Private Sector employment grew by 7,100 (0.5%) to 1,460,400 jobs in June, and remains up over the year by 19,700 jobs (1.4%). The Government supersector lost 100 jobs (-0.04%) to 233,800 jobs last month and it remains down over the year (-4,300, -1.8%). The Government supersector, which includes all federal, state and local employment, including public higher education and Native American casinos located on tribal land, remains the largest source of job losses in 2017.

Seven of the ten major industry supersectors increased employment in June 2017 while two declined, and the Trade, Transportation & Utilities (297,800 jobs) supersector was unchanged. Leisure and Hospitality (4,400, 2.8%%, 161,100 jobs) was the biggest job gaining supersector in June, potentially signifying a healthy start to the summer season. Most of the gain in this supersector came from the hotels and restaurants portion (3,800, 2.9%, 132,800). LLeisure and Hospitality now leads all ten supersectors in numeric job growth over the year (7,200, 4.7% OTY). The private Education and Health Services (1,200, 0.4%, 334,400 jobs) supersector was next in job growth in June with the educational services segment (600, 0.9%, 66,100) and the health services (600, 0.2%, 268,300) sub-components both contributing to the gain. All other industry supersectors showing growth in June had gains under a thousand each including: Financial Activities (800, 0.6%, 133,100), Information (600, 1.9%, 31,900 jobs), Other Services (600, 0.9%, 68,200 positions), Manufacturing (200, 0.1%, 156,000 positions), and Professional and Business Services (100, 0.05%, 216,900 jobs). The Other Services (3,500, 5.4% OTY) supersector now leads in percentage job growth since June 2016.

The Construction and Mining (-800,-1.3%, 61,000) industry supersector was the largest of the two declining industries last month but is still adding jobs since June 2016 (1,500, 2.5%). The Government supersector (-100, -0.04%) was slightly lower as well.

Connecticut has now recovered 84.0% (100,000, about 1,136 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 88th month and the state needs an additional 19,100 jobs to reach an overall nonfarm employment expansion. However, the state's Private Sector has entered the expansion phase, regaining 102.0% (113,900 or about 1,294 per month) of the 111,700 Private Sector jobs lost in that same employment downturn. The Government supersector has lost a total of 21,300 positions since the recession began in March 2008. This includes an additional 13,900 jobs lost since the state's nonfarm employment recovery began in February 2010 – slowing the overall Connecticut recovery.

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

		Year to Year				Month to Month				Previous Three Months
		Jun 2017	Jun 2016	Change	Rate %	Jun 2017	May 2017	Change	Rate %	Apr 2017	Mar 2017	Feb 2017
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	State of Connecticut Employment
	Connecticut Nonfarm Employment	1,694,200	1,678,800	15,400	0.9%	1,694,200	1,687,200	7,000	0.4%	1,681,600	1,684,700	1,684,100
	Private Sector	1,460,400	1,440,700	19,700	1.4%	1,460,400	1,453,300	7,100	0.5%	1,448,400	1,451,000	1,450,500

Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Goods Producing Industries
	Construction	60,400	58,900	1,500	2.5%	60,400	61,200	-800	-1.3%	61,700	59,100	59,300

	Manufacturing	156,000	156,100	-100	-0.1%	156,000	155,800	200	0.1%	156,700	156,600	155,700
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Service Providing Industries
	Transportation and Public Utilities	297,800	297,300	500	0.2%	297,800	297,800	0	0.0%	296,800	299,300	300,600

	Information	31,900	32,400	-500	-1.5%	31,900	31,300	600	1.9%	31,500	31,500	31,200

	Financial Activities	133,100	129,800	3,300	2.5%	133,100	132,300	800	0.6%	131,800	131,200	131,100

	Professional and Business Services	216,900	218,200	-1,300	-0.6%	216,900	216,800	100	0.0%	215,500	218,700	218,600

	Educational and Health Services	334,400	328,800	5,600	1.7%	334,400	333,200	1,200	0.4%	330,200	330,800	331,800

	Leisure and Hospitality	161,100	153,900	7,200	4.7%	161,100	156,700	4,400	2.8%	156,400	156,000	155,600

	Other Services	68,200	64,700	3,500	5.4%	68,200	67,600	600	0.9%	67,200	67,200	66,000

	Government	233,800	238,100	-4,300	-1.8%	233,800	233,900	-100	-0.0%	233,200	233,700	233,600
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	United States Employment
	United States Nonfarm Employment	146,404,000	144,166,000	2,238,000	1.6%	146,404,000	146,182,000	222,000	0.2%	145,997,000	145,823,000	145,773,000


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