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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 14, 2017

Private Sector employment fell by 3,700 (-0.3%) to 1,454,500 jobs over the month in August, but remains up by 9,000 jobs (0.60%) over the year. The Government supersector also declined by 200 (-0.1%) to 232,700 jobs last month and it remains down over the year (-3,000, -1.3%). The Governmentsupersector, which includes all federal, state and local employment, including public higher education and Native American casinos located on tribal land, is now tied with retail trade as the largest sources of job loss to date in 2017.

Seven of the ten major industry supersectors lost employment in August 2017, while two increased and the Information supersector remained unchanged (total jobs 31,800). Manufacturing led growing supersectors with an increase of 1,200 jobs (0.8%, 157,600 total). Professional and Business Services also gained 800 jobs (0.4%, 217,200 total jobs).

Trade, Transportation & Utilities (-1,500, -0.5%, 298,400 jobs) led declining industries after a strong gain in July. Leisure and Hospitality (-1,000, -0.6%, 158,100) also showed a large decline in August. Financial Activities (-0.7%, 132,100) and Construction and Mining (-1.5%, 57,800) both shed 900 jobs, although the Financial Activities supersector continues to show strong growth over the year. Education and Health Services fell by 700 (-0.2%, 332,700) with all of the loss coming from education while Other Services dropped 600 jobs (-0.9%, 68,300).

Connecticut has now recovered 78.1% (93,000 jobs) of the 119,100 seasonally adjusted jobs lost in the Great Recession (3/08-2/10). The job recovery is into its 90th month and the state needs an additional 26,100 jobs to reach an overall nonfarm employment expansion. The Private Sector also slipped a bit in the recovery, regaining 96.7% (108,000) of the 111,700 private sector jobs lost in that same employment downturn. The Government supersector has lost a total of 22,400 positions since the recession began in March 2008.

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

		Year to Year				Month to Month				Previous Three Months
		Aug 2017	Aug 2016	Change	Rate %	Aug 2017	Jul 2017	Change	Rate %	Jun 2017	May 2017	Apr 2017
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	State of Connecticut Employment
	Connecticut Nonfarm Employment	1,687,200	1,681,200	6,000	0.4%	1,687,200	1,691,100	-3,900	-0.2%	1,692,800	1,687,200	1,681,600
	Private Sector	1,454,500	1,445,400	9,100	0.6%	1,454,500	1,458,200	-3,700	-0.3%	1,459,000	1,453,300	1,448,400

Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Goods Producing Industries
	Construction	57,800	59,000	-1,200	-2.0%	57,800	58,700	-900	-1.5%	60,500	61,200	61,700

	Manufacturing	157,600	156,800	800	0.5%	157,600	156,400	1,200	0.8%	156,600	155,800	156,700
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Service Providing Industries
	Transportation and Public Utilities	298,400	298,700	-300	-0.1%	298,400	299,900	-1,500	-0.5%	298,200	297,800	296,800

	Information	31,800	32,700	-900	-2.8%	31,800	31,800	0	0.0%	31,900	31,300	31,500

	Financial Activities	132,100	129,700	2,400	1.9%	132,100	133,000	-900	-0.7%	132,800	132,300	131,800

	Professional and Business Services	217,200	218,600	-1,400	-0.6%	217,200	216,400	800	0.4%	216,300	216,800	215,500

	Educational and Health Services	332,700	329,900	2,800	0.8%	332,700	333,400	-700	-0.2%	333,200	333,200	330,200

	Leisure and Hospitality	158,100	154,800	3,300	2.1%	158,100	159,100	-1,000	-0.6%	161,100	156,700	156,400

	Other Services	68,300	64,700	3,600	5.6%	68,300	68,900	-600	-0.9%	67,800	67,600	67,200

	Government	232,700	235,700	-3,000	-1.3%	232,700	232,900	-200	-0.1%	233,800	233,900	233,200
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	United States Employment
	United States Nonfarm Employment	146,730,000	144,633,000	2,097,000	1.4%	146,730,000	146,574,000	156,000	0.1%	146,385,000	146,175,000	145,997,000


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