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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: June 15, 2017

Private Sector employment grew by 6,000 (0.4%, 1,454,400 jobs) in May, and remains up over the year by 15,300 jobs (1.1%). Although the Government supersector grew (700, 0.3%, 233,900) last month, 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 grew jobs in May 2017 while three declined. The private Education and Health Services (3,200, 1.0%, 333,400 jobs) industry supersector was the biggest job generator in May. The educational services segment (2,100, 3.3%, 65,500) was the main source of this growth, but health services (1,100, 0.4%, 267,900) was positive as well. Private Education and Health Services lead in job growth magnitude over the year (6,100, 1.9% OTY). This was followed by the Leisure and Hospitality (1,600, 1.0%, 158,000 jobs) and Professional and Business Services (1,600, 0.7%, 217,100 jobs) both adding 1,600 positions. The Financial Activities supersector (800, 0.6%, 132,600) was also higher in May 2017. While the overall Government supersector (700, 0.3%, 233,900) posted a gain in May, the state government portion was still lower (-500, -0.8%, 65,400) over the month. The Other Services (500, 0.7%, 67,700 positions) supersector added a small number of jobs and now leads in percentage job growth (3,200, 5.0% OTY) since May 2017. The Trade, Transportation & Utilities (300, 0.1%, 297,100 jobs) industry supersector was just slightly higher last month.

Manufacturing (-900, -0.6%, 155,800 jobs) was the largest declining industry supersector of the three that lost jobs in May 2017. This important industry is only slightly lower (-300, -0.2% OTY) over the year. Construction and Mining (-600,-1.0%, 61,700) was next in losses last month, with building industries coming off a big 2,600 gain in April. A smaller job loss of 500 from the Information (-500, -1.6%, 31,000 jobs) industry supersector rounded out declining industries for the month. The Information (-1,300, -4.0%, OTY) supersector now leads in percentage losses over the year.

Connecticut has now recovered 79.0% (94,100, or an average of 1,082 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 87th month and the state needs an additional 25,000 jobs to reach an employment expansion. The state's private sector has recovered at faster pace, regaining 96.6% (107,900 or about 1,240 per month) of the 111,700 private sector jobs lost in that same employment downturn. Just 3,800 more jobs are needed to be added to have a fully recovered private sector. The Government supersector has lost a total of 21,200 positions since the recession began in March 2008. This includes an additional 13,800 jobs lost since the state's overall nonfarm employment recovery began in February 2010 – hindering the recovery.

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

		Year to Year				Month to Month				Previous Three Months
		May 2017	May 2016	Change	Rate %	May 2017	Apr 2017	Change	Rate %	Mar 2017	Feb 2017	Jan 2017
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	State of Connecticut Employment
	Connecticut Nonfarm Employment	1,688,300	1,677,300	11,000	0.7%	1,688,300	1,681,600	6,700	0.4%	1,684,700	1,684,100	1,684,000
	Private Sector	1,454,400	1,439,000	15,400	1.1%	1,454,400	1,448,400	6,000	0.4%	1,451,000	1,450,500	1,450,300

Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Goods Producing Industries
	Construction	61,100	59,100	2,000	3.4%	61,100	61,700	-600	-1.0%	59,100	59,300	58,000

	Manufacturing	155,800	156,100	-300	-0.2%	155,800	156,700	-900	-0.6%	156,600	155,700	156,100
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Service Providing Industries
	Transportation and Public Utilities	297,100	298,400	-1,300	-0.4%	297,100	296,800	300	0.1%	299,300	300,600	302,400

	Information	31,000	32,300	-1,300	-4.0%	31,000	31,500	-500	-1.6%	31,500	31,200	31,500

	Financial Activities	132,600	129,800	2,800	2.2%	132,600	131,800	800	0.6%	131,200	131,100	131,600

	Professional and Business Services	217,100	217,700	-600	-0.3%	217,100	215,500	1,600	0.7%	218,700	218,600	217,400

	Educational and Health Services	333,400	327,300	6,100	1.9%	333,400	330,200	3,200	1.0%	330,800	331,800	327,900

	Leisure and Hospitality	158,000	153,300	4,700	3.1%	158,000	156,400	1,600	1.0%	156,000	155,600	158,400

	Other Services	67,700	64,500	3,200	5.0%	67,700	67,200	500	0.7%	67,200	66,000	66,400

	Government	233,900	238,200	-4,300	-1.8%	233,900	233,200	700	0.3%	233,700	233,600	233,700
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	United States Employment
	United States Nonfarm Employment	146,135,000	143,869,000	2,266,000	1.6%	146,135,000	145,997,000	138,000	0.1%	145,823,000	145,773,000	145,541,000


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