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  Industry Sectors Employment (Current Employment Statistics) - State of Connecticut Last Updated: April 19, 2012
This page contains ten industry employment sectors: Construction,  Manufacturing,  Trade, Transportation and Utilities,  Information,  Financial Activities,  Professional and Business Services,  Educational and Health Services,  Leisure and Hospitality,  Other Services,  Government.  Each profile contains a variety of facts about the industry supersector and includes a link to all available statistics.
The construction sector Construction Employment description was the next biggest declining supersector (-1,300, -2.4%). After two months of sizable gains, propelled by a record warm winter, the seasonal building segment gave back some job gains in March.
Month 2002 Y/Y 2003 Y/Y 2004 Y/Y 2005 Y/Y 2006 Y/Y 2007 Y/Y 2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y 2012 Y/Y
Jan 65,300 62,000 63,300 66,800 66,700 68,400 68,700 59,200 49,700 51,200 52,000
Feb 65,400 61,000 63,200 66,400 67,500 67,600 68,700 58,400 49,300 51,700 53,100
Mar 65,400 60,800 64,300 66,200 67,400 67,800 68,300 57,200 49,000 51,400 51,800
Apr 64,600 60,400 65,200 66,000 67,200 68,300 67,400 54,300 49,800 50,800
May 64,000 61,200 65,800 66,000 66,800 68,700 66,500 54,400 49,800 50,900
Jun 63,700 61,300 65,900 66,200 67,000 69,000 65,800 54,100 49,700 50,800
Jul 63,000 62,000 65,800 66,200 67,100 69,000 65,000 53,500 50,000 51,600
Aug 62,600 62,300 66,300 65,900 67,200 68,900 64,500 53,000 50,100 50,500
Sep 62,300 62,400 66,800 65,800 67,100 68,700 63,900 52,900 50,100 49,700
Oct 62,000 62,900 67,100 65,300 67,300 69,200 63,100 52,500 50,400 51,300
Nov 61,900 63,700 67,100 65,500 67,000 69,300 61,700 52,300 50,700 49,400
Dec 61,200 63,200 67,100 65,200 67,600 68,800 60,500 52,200 51,000 49,200
Month 1991 Y/Y 1992 Y/Y 1993 Y/Y 1994 Y/Y 1995 Y/Y 1996 Y/Y 1997 Y/Y 1998 Y/Y 1999 Y/Y 2000 Y/Y 2001 Y/Y
Jan 54,900 48,500 50,600 47,800 51,900 49,100 54,300 57,600 60,700 64,000 65,000
Feb 53,500 48,000 50,500 47,600 51,500 50,400 54,800 57,900 60,600 63,400 65,100
Mar 52,800 47,900 49,400 47,600 51,500 51,100 54,800 58,100 60,500 65,300 65,000
Apr 52,600 46,400 45,800 48,600 50,900 51,600 55,500 58,000 59,800 64,200 65,500
May 52,100 46,700 46,700 48,900 50,300 52,300 55,900 57,900 59,800 64,200 65,800
Jun 51,700 47,200 46,600 48,600 50,300 53,000 56,400 58,300 60,000 64,400 65,900
Jul 51,000 48,200 47,000 49,100 49,900 53,400 55,900 58,400 60,400 64,400 66,100
Aug 50,500 47,700 47,300 49,600 49,800 53,500 56,000 58,900 60,600 64,500 66,000
Sep 50,300 47,600 47,600 49,800 49,900 53,300 56,200 58,900 60,500 64,900 65,600
Oct 49,700 48,000 47,300 50,800 49,900 54,100 56,500 59,000 61,800 65,000 65,200
Nov 49,000 48,100 47,700 51,000 50,300 54,200 56,600 59,300 62,500 65,200 64,800
Dec 48,600 48,100 48,700 51,700 50,100 54,200 57,100 59,700 63,100 65,600 64,900
The manufacturing sector Manufacturing Employment description lost 600 positions (-0.4%). Durable goods production (-100, -0.1%) held up better than non-durable goods (-500, -1.3%) production this month.
Month 2002 Y/Y 2003 Y/Y 2004 Y/Y 2005 Y/Y 2006 Y/Y 2007 Y/Y 2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y 2012 Y/Y
Jan 217,500 204,300 197,200 196,800 194,200 192,200 189,300 180,300 165,300 166,200 166,300
Feb 216,300 203,200 197,200 196,500 194,500 192,500 188,800 177,900 165,000 166,700 166,200
Mar 215,100 202,200 197,300 196,200 191,200 192,300 188,500 176,100 165,100 166,700 165,600
Apr 214,000 202,000 197,200 195,900 194,800 191,200 188,700 174,000 165,300 166,800
May 212,800 200,600 197,100 196,000 194,400 190,900 188,700 172,500 165,500 166,500
Jun 211,500 199,800 196,900 195,500 194,300 190,900 188,300 170,800 165,600 166,400
Jul 210,200 198,800 197,400 195,400 194,400 190,800 187,800 169,000 166,200 167,900
Aug 209,100 197,800 197,600 194,800 194,000 190,300 187,100 168,200 166,000 167,000
Sep 208,500 197,900 197,400 194,200 193,000 189,700 186,400 167,400 166,100 166,500
Oct 207,400 198,100 197,100 194,200 192,500 189,400 185,500 166,600 166,100 166,200
Nov 206,100 197,800 197,200 194,000 192,400 189,300 184,300 166,000 165,900 165,700
Dec 205,100 197,400 196,500 193,300 192,500 188,900 182,500 165,600 166,000 164,800
Month 1991 Y/Y 1992 Y/Y 1993 Y/Y 1994 Y/Y 1995 Y/Y 1996 Y/Y 1997 Y/Y 1998 Y/Y 1999 Y/Y 2000 Y/Y 2001 Y/Y
Jan 292,000 279,700 266,400 254,900 252,100 245,000 244,000 248,200 244,100 235,500 234,200
Feb 290,100 279,500 266,100 253,900 251,700 246,000 244,600 248,700 243,300 235,800 233,300
Mar 289,300 278,500 264,400 253,500 251,400 245,200 244,300 249,200 242,900 235,100 232,400
Apr 289,500 275,800 264,400 253,600 249,900 245,100 246,100 248,800 242,300 235,500 230,800
May 286,500 275,300 262,300 253,900 249,400 245,400 246,000 249,000 241,200 235,200 229,400
Jun 286,200 274,100 261,200 253,400 248,900 245,000 246,700 248,600 240,200 235,000 227,800
Jul 282,000 273,400 260,700 253,900 246,700 243,300 244,100 249,200 239,500 235,200 226,300
Aug 280,200 272,100 259,500 253,600 247,500 244,900 245,300 247,200 239,100 237,400 224,100
Sep 282,000 270,800 259,600 253,300 246,900 244,200 244,500 247,900 238,200 236,700 222,600
Oct 284,300 268,800 259,200 253,000 246,400 246,000 246,200 247,000 237,500 236,700 221,200
Nov 283,200 267,900 257,800 252,700 245,900 246,700 246,700 245,800 237,300 235,900 219,700
Dec 281,800 267,300 256,600 252,200 246,100 246,800 245,600 244,600 237,100 235,400 218,600
The four job-declining supersectors in March were led by trade, transportation and utilities sector Trade, Transportation and Utilities Employment description (-2,300, -0.8%). The drop in all three seasonally adjusted sub-components caused this overall supersector’s decline to be considered statistically significant. This included wholesale trade, down by 800 (-1.2%); retail trade, off by 1,000 (-0.6%); and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, down by 500 (-1.0%).
Month 2002 Y/Y 2003 Y/Y 2004 Y/Y 2005 Y/Y 2006 Y/Y 2007 Y/Y 2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y 2012 Y/Y
Jan 309,900 307,400 305,800 310,400 311,800 311,200 314,900 301,300 288,400 291,200 297,600
Feb 310,200 306,300 306,200 311,300 311,000 311,000 314,000 299,300 287,300 292,400 299,700
Mar 309,700 306,800 306,500 310,700 311,500 311,000 313,700 297,200 288,100 292,500 297,400
Apr 311,100 304,800 307,600 312,700 313,000 311,000 313,200 292,800 288,200 296,700
May 310,600 304,600 307,000 310,600 311,000 312,000 311,500 293,500 289,500 293,800
Jun 311,200 305,100 307,400 310,200 310,800 312,700 310,300 292,700 290,100 293,800
Jul 309,900 304,500 308,200 310,200 310,200 312,300 310,100 291,100 290,900 293,800
Aug 309,400 304,600 308,100 310,300 310,300 311,600 309,100 291,200 291,300 294,200
Sep 309,400 304,700 308,700 310,700 309,800 310,800 308,000 290,500 290,100 295,300
Oct 306,700 306,500 309,500 309,500 310,500 312,200 306,100 290,000 291,600 294,900
Nov 306,500 305,900 310,400 309,700 310,900 312,300 304,500 289,600 290,900 294,500
Dec 306,800 304,600 310,400 310,800 311,300 313,200 303,200 288,800 291,100 295,300
Month 1991 Y/Y 1992 Y/Y 1993 Y/Y 1994 Y/Y 1995 Y/Y 1996 Y/Y 1997 Y/Y 1998 Y/Y 1999 Y/Y 2000 Y/Y 2001 Y/Y
Jan 306,400 293,000 290,100 286,900 294,200 296,800 299,400 306,400 311,600 315,000 314,700
Feb 302,200 292,200 289,900 285,700 295,100 298,800 298,600 307,700 311,400 316,800 312,700
Mar 302,300 292,800 288,900 286,900 296,600 298,000 299,500 308,600 312,000 317,100 311,200
Apr 302,200 290,500 287,400 291,000 293,000 298,400 300,200 306,900 311,800 318,000 312,200
May 301,300 290,200 287,600 291,400 293,100 298,600 301,300 308,600 310,100 317,800 312,800
Jun 299,700 289,000 287,700 292,100 293,400 298,600 301,800 308,700 310,700 317,600 312,500
Jul 298,100 289,500 287,000 291,800 295,000 299,700 302,300 309,100 311,300 317,600 313,700
Aug 297,200 288,800 287,000 291,300 295,100 299,800 301,600 309,000 313,000 317,300 312,800
Sep 295,900 287,800 287,700 292,700 295,200 299,400 305,200 309,200 312,100 318,200 310,700
Oct 294,200 288,300 288,400 294,200 295,600 299,800 305,900 308,100 313,800 317,600 311,800
Nov 294,000 289,000 288,200 293,000 296,700 300,800 306,100 309,600 313,800 318,400 310,800
Dec 293,500 289,000 288,900 291,900 295,900 300,900 307,200 310,200 314,700 318,700 310,700
was higher by 200 (0.6%).
Month 2002 Y/Y 2003 Y/Y 2004 Y/Y 2005 Y/Y 2006 Y/Y 2007 Y/Y 2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y 2012 Y/Y
Jan 42,400 40,400 39,300 38,600 38,000 37,700 38,100 36,600 32,000 31,700 31,800
Feb 42,000 40,200 38,800 38,600 37,900 37,900 38,200 36,400 31,800 31,600 31,700
Mar 41,900 40,000 39,000 38,500 38,100 37,900 38,100 35,700 31,800 31,600 31,900
Apr 41,700 39,900 39,000 38,400 37,800 38,100 38,600 35,200 31,700 31,500
May 41,500 39,600 39,100 38,200 37,800 39,000 38,600 34,600 31,800 32,000
Jun 41,200 39,500 39,100 38,300 37,600 38,400 38,400 34,300 31,500 31,700
Jul 40,800 39,400 39,100 38,000 37,800 38,600 37,800 34,200 31,500 32,000
Aug 40,600 39,300 39,200 37,900 37,800 38,700 37,900 33,700 31,700 31,700
Sep 40,400 39,200 39,000 37,800 37,800 39,300 37,200 33,300 31,900 31,500
Oct 40,200 39,200 38,800 37,700 38,000 39,200 37,100 32,800 31,600 32,000
Nov 39,800 39,100 38,800 37,600 38,100 38,100 36,800 32,700 31,600 31,700
Dec 39,700 39,000 38,700 37,600 38,200 38,100 36,900 32,200 31,600 31,600
Month 1991 Y/Y 1992 Y/Y 1993 Y/Y 1994 Y/Y 1995 Y/Y 1996 Y/Y 1997 Y/Y 1998 Y/Y 1999 Y/Y 2000 Y/Y 2001 Y/Y
Jan 41,700 39,200 39,800 40,000 41,100 41,500 44,400 44,300 44,700 45,500 46,600
Feb 41,400 39,200 40,000 39,800 41,200 42,100 44,700 44,300 44,500 45,700 46,700
Mar 41,000 39,200 39,700 39,700 41,200 42,300 44,900 44,500 44,400 45,800 46,200
Apr 40,200 39,300 39,300 40,200 41,500 42,800 44,900 44,500 44,500 45,800 45,600
May 40,300 39,200 39,200 40,400 41,600 43,200 44,700 44,800 44,400 45,900 45,300
Jun 39,900 39,300 39,300 40,500 41,600 43,600 44,700 44,900 44,200 46,300 44,900
Jul 39,800 39,500 39,300 40,700 41,400 43,200 44,700 45,000 44,700 46,800 44,100
Aug 39,500 39,700 39,400 40,700 41,500 43,600 44,800 44,900 44,700 46,900 44,100
Sep 39,500 39,700 39,600 40,600 41,400 43,900 45,000 39,400 44,700 47,100 43,700
Oct 39,400 39,600 39,900 40,500 42,100 44,100 43,700 45,000 44,900 47,000 43,200
Nov 39,200 39,600 40,100 40,700 41,500 44,600 43,700 44,900 45,100 47,100 43,100
Dec 39,400 39,500 40,100 40,800 41,800 44,400 43,700 44,900 45,200 47,000 42,800
Financial activities sector Financial Activities Employment description increased 400 positions (0.3%) for the first gain in five months. Both finance and insurance (200, 0.2%) and real estate (200, 1.1%) contributed similar increases for the finance-related supersector.
Month 2002 Y/Y 2003 Y/Y 2004 Y/Y 2005 Y/Y 2006 Y/Y 2007 Y/Y 2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y 2012 Y/Y
Jan 143,400 143,200 140,900 141,100 143,700 145,600 143,700 140,700 135,000 136,100 132,000
Feb 143,100 142,800 140,700 141,600 143,500 145,200 144,000 140,200 134,900 136,000 131,900
Mar 142,800 142,300 140,500 141,200 143,600 144,700 144,500 139,800 134,800 135,700 132,300
Apr 142,400 143,600 140,400 142,200 143,800 145,100 144,200 138,400 134,800 135,700
May 142,400 143,600 140,500 142,000 143,900 144,900 143,900 138,000 134,800 135,500
Jun 142,000 143,300 140,200 142,400 144,100 145,400 144,000 137,300 135,000 135,100
Jul 142,400 142,800 140,300 142,800 144,200 144,800 143,500 136,800 135,400 135,400
Aug 142,300 142,600 140,700 142,700 144,500 144,300 143,600 136,300 135,700 134,200
Sep 142,500 142,500 140,600 142,700 144,500 144,300 143,100 136,100 135,200 134,500
Oct 142,400 142,000 140,800 142,900 145,000 144,000 142,300 136,200 135,500 133,900
Nov 142,900 141,800 141,000 142,900 145,300 143,600 142,300 135,900 135,700 133,500
Dec 142,700 141,600 141,000 143,300 145,200 143,700 141,500 135,300 135,600 132,700
Month 1991 Y/Y 1992 Y/Y 1993 Y/Y 1994 Y/Y 1995 Y/Y 1996 Y/Y 1997 Y/Y 1998 Y/Y 1999 Y/Y 2000 Y/Y 2001 Y/Y
Jan 152,300 143,500 142,200 137,800 131,000 128,900 128,000 134,200 140,300 141,800 142,700
Feb 151,200 142,900 141,700 137,200 130,800 129,500 129,000 134,500 140,000 142,300 142,800
Mar 150,800 142,700 141,600 136,500 130,700 129,500 129,000 135,300 139,700 142,400 142,700
Apr 150,000 143,800 140,600 137,000 131,900 128,800 129,500 134,300 140,800 142,400 142,900
May 149,400 144,000 140,300 136,900 132,100 128,600 129,900 134,800 140,900 142,500 142,900
Jun 149,000 143,100 139,900 136,600 132,400 128,200 128,600 135,400 140,900 143,300 143,200
Jul 148,200 143,200 139,500 134,700 133,500 127,500 129,000 138,300 141,000 143,600 143,300
Aug 148,000 142,300 139,700 134,500 133,700 127,500 129,500 138,900 140,800 143,900 143,300
Sep 147,800 142,300 139,800 134,900 134,300 127,200 130,700 139,100 141,100 143,600 143,100
Oct 147,800 141,900 139,700 134,100 132,500 129,100 132,400 139,200 141,400 143,600 142,900
Nov 147,600 141,700 139,400 134,000 132,900 129,400 132,600 139,700 141,400 143,500 142,800
Dec 147,600 141,700 139,300 133,800 132,800 128,700 133,600 139,900 141,600 143,600 142,700
The job-gaining supersectors were led by professional and business services sector Professional and Business Services Employment description (600, 0.3%). Important sub-components had offsetting movements that were strong enough to be considered statistically significant. Administrative and waste management services (1,900, 2.4%), boosted by services to buildings and dwellings, grew robustly (an early seasonal upsurge). `
Month 2002 Y/Y 2003 Y/Y 2004 Y/Y 2005 Y/Y 2006 Y/Y 2007 Y/Y 2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y 2012 Y/Y
Jan 204,500 199,200 196,600 198,000 201,800 205,000 204,700 196,400 183,500 193,100 194,800
Feb 203,400 198,700 196,400 198,100 203,500 205,500 203,600 193,900 185,800 193,900 196,100
Mar 204,100 197,700 196,600 198,400 203,900 206,600 201,300 192,200 186,500 193,300 196,700
Apr 203,800 197,300 196,400 198,500 204,500 206,500 199,600 189,800 190,200 195,700
May 203,300 196,500 197,000 198,600 204,200 207,400 197,800 189,000 190,600 195,000
Jun 202,700 195,100 197,300 199,000 204,600 207,800 209,000 186,500 190,100 194,300
Jul 201,700 195,200 197,600 201,200 204,000 208,300 208,200 187,500 191,800 194,900
Aug 201,500 195,300 197,600 200,400 204,600 204,900 208,400 186,600 191,400 194,800
Sep 201,200 195,600 197,000 201,100 204,700 206,000 207,900 186,900 190,700 194,500
Oct 200,500 196,800 196,300 201,400 205,000 207,100 206,800 187,800 196,400 192,500
Nov 200,200 197,400 197,300 201,700 205,200 207,200 206,900 187,200 192,100 196,500
Dec 199,200 196,600 197,600 201,900 206,100 206,500 206,100 188,000 191,800 196,400
Month 1991 Y/Y 1992 Y/Y 1993 Y/Y 1994 Y/Y 1995 Y/Y 1996 Y/Y 1997 Y/Y 1998 Y/Y 1999 Y/Y 2000 Y/Y 2001 Y/Y
Jan 168,000 163,700 166,300 168,400 174,600 181,100 190,000 200,800 208,600 214,400 214,100
Feb 166,900 163,600 166,100 168,000 175,600 183,500 191,100 201,300 208,200 214,100 210,400
Mar 167,100 163,500 165,800 168,600 176,000 184,500 191,700 202,300 209,200 214,900 210,000
Apr 166,400 164,600 164,100 169,600 176,200 185,600 192,900 202,600 209,600 215,100 210,300
May 166,100 164,500 165,900 170,200 176,700 186,900 193,000 202,800 209,900 215,700 213,900
Jun 166,100 164,400 166,400 171,000 176,600 188,100 194,000 203,400 211,300 216,300 210,700
Jul 166,200 163,900 166,100 171,400 176,800 186,900 194,900 203,500 212,900 218,200 210,700
Aug 165,200 163,900 165,900 171,800 178,000 189,400 194,700 204,000 213,300 217,000 209,500
Sep 164,500 163,700 166,000 172,300 178,400 189,800 195,500 204,700 213,100 216,800 209,400
Oct 162,600 163,100 166,700 174,200 177,100 191,900 195,900 205,900 213,400 216,400 208,100
Nov 162,800 162,800 166,800 174,200 178,600 193,100 196,700 206,500 213,800 216,200 206,700
Dec 163,300 162,600 167,300 174,600 179,600 193,400 198,900 207,500 214,500 215,900 205,500
Educational and health services sector Educational and Health Services Employment description unchanged in March.
Month 2002 Y/Y 2003 Y/Y 2004 Y/Y 2005 Y/Y 2006 Y/Y 2007 Y/Y 2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y 2012 Y/Y
Jan 256,900 263,300 266,500 270,800 276,500 284,000 292,600 301,500 304,100 312,100 318,300
Feb 257,300 262,700 266,500 271,600 276,500 284,900 294,100 302,600 303,400 311,700 321,200
Mar 257,800 262,300 266,700 271,800 277,100 285,100 295,000 301,400 304,200 312,500 321,200
Apr 258,600 263,000 268,000 273,000 277,800 286,100 294,600 299,900 305,900 313,300
May 258,800 263,500 269,200 272,800 278,500 286,700 295,400 301,000 306,300 313,500
Jun 259,100 263,600 269,100 272,900 279,000 288,800 297,000 301,600 306,600 314,100
Jul 259,600 264,100 268,500 273,000 280,200 288,200 296,600 302,500 307,000 314,900
Aug 260,100 263,900 268,900 273,700 281,500 288,600 296,900 303,500 307,800 316,000
Sep 260,500 263,500 269,700 274,400 281,800 289,300 297,700 303,300 309,300 316,300
Oct 261,800 265,200 270,700 275,100 281,600 289,700 298,900 303,300 309,400 316,700
Nov 262,500 265,800 270,700 275,400 281,900 290,300 300,300 303,300 309,800 317,000
Dec 262,800 266,200 270,900 275,900 283,200 291,300 300,700 304,400 310,300 317,600
Month 1991 Y/Y 1992 Y/Y 1993 Y/Y 1994 Y/Y 1995 Y/Y 1996 Y/Y 1997 Y/Y 1998 Y/Y 1999 Y/Y 2000 Y/Y 2001 Y/Y
Jan 204,800 207,400 212,100 218,500 224,900 225,600 233,300 235,900 240,200 244,900 250,000
Feb 205,500 204,300 212,200 217,500 225,900 226,500 234,300 236,600 240,300 244,300 250,500
Mar 206,800 204,400 212,800 218,700 226,800 226,200 234,600 235,100 241,600 245,200 250,700
Apr 205,800 204,600 214,900 220,500 223,800 227,900 234,500 235,700 240,500 245,200 250,300
May 206,000 205,000 216,100 220,800 224,400 229,200 234,200 237,100 241,700 245,300 247,900
Jun 205,900 206,100 219,100 221,000 224,600 230,200 234,000 238,600 242,200 246,100 251,800
Jul 205,300 209,800 215,300 220,900 225,100 230,800 233,600 238,600 244,100 246,900 252,600
Aug 205,200 210,000 214,900 221,300 225,300 232,900 234,000 238,900 245,000 246,000 253,300
Sep 204,700 210,700 215,900 221,500 225,800 233,200 234,300 238,900 244,500 245,700 255,600
Oct 205,100 210,200 216,400 223,000 226,600 231,800 234,900 239,100 242,500 244,300 255,400
Nov 204,900 210,900 218,500 223,300 226,900 232,800 235,300 239,600 243,200 244,200 256,100
Dec 205,000 211,400 218,500 224,300 226,900 233,000 236,100 239,500 243,700 245,200 256,900
Leisure and hospitality sector Leisure and Hospitality Employment description experienced a small decline of 100 (-0.1%). An increase of 300 (0.3%) in accommodation and food services (hotels and restaurants) was counteracted by an arts, entertainment, and recreation loss (-400, -1.7%).
Month 2002 Y/Y 2003 Y/Y 2004 Y/Y 2005 Y/Y 2006 Y/Y 2007 Y/Y 2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y 2012 Y/Y
Jan 121,600 123,400 126,800 128,100 131,500 135,200 137,500 134,400 130,500 135,300 138,500
Feb 121,900 123,600 126,700 128,700 131,200 134,700 138,000 134,500 130,900 133,600 138,000
Mar 122,200 123,700 126,700 129,000 132,500 134,400 138,400 134,100 131,600 136,000 137,900
Apr 123,100 123,700 126,800 130,300 132,200 134,500 138,100 133,200 134,100 135,100
May 123,100 124,400 127,200 129,600 131,600 134,700 138,600 134,000 133,000 134,100
Jun 123,200 124,500 127,400 129,800 132,600 135,400 138,100 133,600 132,500 134,700
Jul 123,100 125,700 127,900 129,100 132,300 136,000 137,000 133,400 133,900 132,900
Aug 122,900 125,800 128,000 129,700 132,600 136,900 137,100 133,100 134,000 134,000
Sep 122,800 126,200 129,100 129,800 132,200 135,700 136,700 133,700 134,800 135,600
Oct 123,500 126,700 127,900 129,000 133,500 136,300 136,800 133,500 138,200 137,000
Nov 123,200 126,900 127,900 129,900 133,600 137,900 136,000 133,500 137,800 135,300
Dec 123,300 126,500 128,400 130,100 134,700 136,900 135,400 133,200 137,200 138,400
Month 1991 Y/Y 1992 Y/Y 1993 Y/Y 1994 Y/Y 1995 Y/Y 1996 Y/Y 1997 Y/Y 1998 Y/Y 1999 Y/Y 2000 Y/Y 2001 Y/Y
Jan 100,600 101,100 102,900 104,200 109,200 111,700 113,400 116,200 117,600 120,700 119,700
Feb 100,500 102,100 102,700 103,600 109,200 112,200 113,700 116,700 118,800 120,800 119,700
Mar 100,700 101,500 100,900 104,900 109,800 112,400 113,800 117,000 118,700 121,200 119,700
Apr 101,800 100,700 102,000 106,000 111,000 112,000 113,700 115,500 119,800 120,400 118,000
May 101,900 100,200 102,900 105,400 110,500 112,500 114,100 116,900 119,500 119,800 119,700
Jun 102,000 99,900 102,700 106,200 109,900 113,000 114,600 116,400 120,000 121,400 119,600
Jul 101,400 100,600 103,300 107,300 110,300 111,400 113,500 117,200 120,700 121,000 119,600
Aug 101,300 100,700 103,400 107,600 110,400 112,200 113,600 117,500 120,400 120,900 120,100
Sep 101,100 100,700 103,600 107,600 110,000 112,300 114,400 117,400 120,200 121,600 118,900
Oct 101,600 101,400 104,100 106,700 111,800 113,400 114,200 116,200 120,200 121,500 119,400
Nov 102,000 100,900 104,300 107,000 112,600 113,300 114,700 117,100 120,200 121,800 119,700
Dec 101,800 100,000 104,900 106,900 112,300 113,200 115,200 117,800 120,500 122,300 120,200
The other services sector Other Services Employment description were unchanged in March.
Month 2002 Y/Y 2003 Y/Y 2004 Y/Y 2005 Y/Y 2006 Y/Y 2007 Y/Y 2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y 2012 Y/Y
Jan 63,100 62,200 62,200 62,600 63,100 64,400 63,800 62,200 60,200 60,400 60,700
Feb 62,900 62,300 62,400 62,700 62,900 64,300 63,800 62,000 60,300 60,600 60,700
Mar 62,900 62,500 62,400 62,800 63,100 64,300 63,800 61,900 60,400 60,400 60,700
Apr 63,300 62,000 62,400 62,800 63,500 64,300 63,700 61,400 60,300 60,800
May 63,500 61,900 62,500 62,800 63,800 64,200 63,700 61,400 60,500 60,500
Jun 63,400 62,200 62,200 63,100 63,500 64,200 63,600 61,300 60,600 60,700
Jul 62,900 62,400 62,300 62,900 64,000 64,200 62,600 60,600 60,700 60,400
Aug 62,600 62,300 62,800 62,700 64,000 63,900 62,700 60,800 61,100 60,100
Sep 62,400 62,100 62,700 62,800 64,100 64,000 62,500 61,100 60,800 60,400
Oct 62,300 62,000 62,600 62,800 64,500 63,900 62,500 60,600 60,700 60,500
Nov 62,500 62,100 62,400 62,800 64,400 63,900 62,400 60,700 60,500 60,300
Dec 62,700 62,200 62,200 63,000 64,500 63,900 62,200 60,900 60,500 60,000
Month 1991 Y/Y 1992 Y/Y 1993 Y/Y 1994 Y/Y 1995 Y/Y 1996 Y/Y 1997 Y/Y 1998 Y/Y 1999 Y/Y 2000 Y/Y 2001 Y/Y
Jan 52,700 49,400 55,700 57,700 58,200 59,900 60,400 59,600 60,400 60,400 61,600
Feb 51,800 49,300 56,400 57,800 59,000 57,400 57,200 59,800 60,700 60,400 61,600
Mar 51,200 49,500 56,800 57,700 58,800 60,300 61,100 60,100 61,300 60,500 61,700
Apr 50,500 50,800 57,100 57,700 59,200 59,500 59,900 60,100 60,900 61,000 61,600
May 50,500 51,500 57,000 57,400 59,400 60,800 59,700 60,400 60,800 60,900 61,700
Jun 50,800 51,700 56,500 57,400 59,400 61,100 59,600 60,300 60,500 61,100 61,900
Jul 51,800 52,500 58,000 58,700 59,300 60,800 59,600 59,800 60,600 61,500 62,800
Aug 51,000 52,800 57,200 58,900 59,400 60,800 59,600 60,200 60,700 61,300 62,700
Sep 51,000 52,800 57,400 58,600 59,400 61,200 60,200 60,200 60,700 61,600 62,200
Oct 50,200 53,700 57,700 58,600 59,400 59,000 61,200 59,700 60,700 61,600 62,600
Nov 49,900 54,200 57,900 58,600 59,700 59,400 61,700 60,100 60,500 61,600 62,700
Dec 50,400 54,700 58,000 58,500 60,000 58,900 62,000 60,400 60,400 61,500 62,600
The government sector Government Employment description also added 400 jobs (0.2%) over the month. Local government led public sector job growth in March (300, 0.2%) and state government added 100 positions (0.2%), while federal government was flat.
Month 2002 Y/Y 2003 Y/Y 2004 Y/Y 2005 Y/Y 2006 Y/Y 2007 Y/Y 2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y 2012 Y/Y
Jan 249,600 250,600 242,500 241,900 245,700 247,200 252,200 251,200 245,300 240,800 236,400
Feb 249,900 247,800 242,800 242,400 244,800 247,600 252,800 250,800 245,300 240,800 235,800
Mar 249,900 247,600 243,500 241,800 244,900 247,700 252,600 250,800 243,800 241,000 236,200
Apr 249,700 246,500 242,900 243,500 245,200 247,700 252,700 250,500 243,100 243,000
May 249,700 246,500 242,600 243,400 245,500 248,000 253,100 250,600 249,300 240,300
Jun 249,800 245,800 242,000 245,100 245,600 249,000 253,100 249,400 245,400 237,300
Jul 247,800 245,900 242,100 243,500 246,500 249,400 252,600 246,800 245,300 238,200
Aug 249,900 245,700 243,600 243,800 248,500 250,100 252,300 245,900 244,400 237,900
Sep 249,400 244,900 241,800 245,300 245,900 250,400 252,300 246,100 242,400 237,800
Oct 248,500 244,200 243,000 244,900 245,700 251,100 252,900 245,500 242,200 236,700
Nov 248,900 243,400 243,000 244,600 246,200 251,400 252,200 245,600 241,500 237,200
Dec 248,700 242,600 242,600 245,500 246,800 251,500 251,700 245,200 241,500 237,000
Month 1991 Y/Y 1992 Y/Y 1993 Y/Y 1994 Y/Y 1995 Y/Y 1996 Y/Y 1997 Y/Y 1998 Y/Y 1999 Y/Y 2000 Y/Y 2001 Y/Y
Jan 211,200 207,000 208,200 211,400 220,800 220,000 226,100 224,800 230,900 239,600 243,200
Feb 209,500 207,100 209,800 212,100 220,600 221,400 226,300 225,300 232,000 239,900 242,000
Mar 208,700 206,500 209,500 213,000 220,900 220,000 225,300 226,200 232,900 241,500 241,700
Apr 209,000 208,100 209,700 215,900 220,200 223,400 224,800 225,300 234,600 241,900 242,200
May 207,800 208,600 210,200 216,700 219,700 223,000 224,700 225,600 234,500 246,800 242,900
Jun 209,300 208,600 209,900 218,400 219,500 223,000 224,700 226,300 235,200 243,300 243,000
Jul 205,600 206,300 210,200 219,100 220,700 222,200 226,600 226,800 235,900 244,000 243,100
Aug 207,500 207,400 210,100 219,600 221,400 222,000 226,200 226,700 236,500 241,600 242,600
Sep 207,200 206,500 211,000 220,100 221,900 220,900 228,100 230,200 237,700 241,500 246,700
Oct 207,200 207,200 212,000 220,400 220,900 226,400 225,800 230,800 236,400 241,500 248,200
Nov 206,800 206,500 213,200 220,400 221,700 225,800 225,400 232,500 236,700 240,900 249,400
Dec 206,500 207,100 212,800 219,300 222,400 226,000 225,200 232,600 237,400 241,200 249,500

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