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Labor Market Information - Information Sector State of Connecticut

Last Updated: April 18, 2024

Information Sector ~ State of Connecticut

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1 Month Ago				1 Year Ago				January 2010 Recession Trough				March 2008 Employment Peak
Mar 2024	Feb 2024	Change	Rate %	Mar 2024	Mar 2023	Change	Rate %	Mar 2024	Jan 2010	Change	Rate %	Mar 2024	Mar 2008	Change	Rate %
30,000	30,000	0	0.0%	30,000	31,600	-1,600	-5.1%	30,000	32,000	-2,000	-6.3%	30,000	38,200	-8,200	-21.5%

The information sector comprises establishments engaged in the following processes: (a) producing and distributing information and cultural products, (b) providing the means to transmit or distribute these products as well as data or communications, and (c) processing data. The main components of this sector are the publishing industries, including software publishing, and both traditional publishing and publishing exclusively on the Internet; the motion picture and sound recording industries; the broadcasting industries, including traditional broadcasting and those broadcasting exclusively over the Internet; the telecommunications industries; the industries known as Internet service providers and web search portals, data processing industries, and the information services industries.

Month	2015	Y/Y	2016	Y/Y	2017	Y/Y	2018	Y/Y	2019	Y/Y	2020	Y/Y	2021	Y/Y	2022	Y/Y	2023	Y/Y	2024	Y/Y
Jan	32,400		32,500		31,900		31,900		31,400		31,400		29,200		31,000		31,900		30,000
Feb	32,400		32,600		31,700		32,000		31,400		31,300		29,300		31,100		31,400		30,000
Mar	32,400		32,300		31,900		31,700		31,500		31,300		29,500		31,000		31,600		30,000
Apr	32,500		32,200		31,800		31,700		31,400		28,900		29,500		31,000		31,500
May	32,500		32,300		31,700		31,700		31,500		28,600		29,400		31,400		31,400
Jun	32,700		32,300		31,600		31,800		31,800		28,400		29,900		31,300		31,300
Jul	32,600		32,600		31,300		31,600		31,800		28,100		30,500		31,400		31,100
Aug	32,500		32,900		31,400		31,600		31,700		28,400		30,500		31,700		30,600
Sep	32,600		32,500		31,600		31,500		31,600		28,700		30,200		31,600		30,700
Oct	32,800		32,500		31,400		31,800		31,500		29,300		30,700		31,400		30,400
Nov	32,600		32,300		31,500		31,500		31,600		28,800		31,100		31,300		30,200
Dec	32,500		32,100		31,500		31,500		31,400		29,000		31,400		31,400		30,200

Month	2005	Y/Y	2006	Y/Y	2007	Y/Y	2008	Y/Y	2009	Y/Y	2010	Y/Y	2011	Y/Y	2012	Y/Y	2013	Y/Y	2014	Y/Y
Jan	38,800		38,200		37,800		38,200		36,600		32,000		31,800		31,500		31,800		32,100
Feb	38,900		38,000		38,000		38,300		36,500		31,900		31,700		31,500		32,300		31,900
Mar	38,500		38,200		38,000		38,200		35,800		31,800		31,700		31,100		32,200		32,200
Apr	38,400		38,000		38,200		38,800		35,200		31,700		31,600		31,100		31,800		32,200
May	38,400		37,900		39,100		38,700		34,700		31,800		31,300		31,300		32,200		32,100
Jun	38,400		37,800		38,500		38,600		34,500		31,600		31,400		31,100		32,300		32,100
Jul	38,200		38,000		38,800		37,900		34,200		31,500		31,400		31,100		32,400		32,200
Aug	37,900		37,900		38,700		37,900		33,800		31,800		31,200		31,400		32,100		32,100
Sep	37,900		38,000		39,400		37,200		33,400		32,000		31,300		31,500		32,000		31,900
Oct	37,700		38,000		39,300		37,200		33,000		31,900		31,300		31,700		32,100		31,700
Nov	37,700		38,100		38,100		36,900		32,800		31,700		31,300		31,800		32,000		32,500
Dec	37,800		38,200		38,100		36,900		32,200		31,900		31,200		31,400		32,100		32,500

Month	1995	Y/Y	1996	Y/Y	1997	Y/Y	1998	Y/Y	1999	Y/Y	2000	Y/Y	2001	Y/Y	2002	Y/Y	2003	Y/Y	2004	Y/Y
Jan	41,300		41,600		44,400		44,400		44,700		45,600		46,700		42,500		40,300		39,400
Feb	41,300		42,100		44,900		44,400		44,600		45,700		46,600		42,100		40,200		39,100
Mar	41,300		42,500		45,000		44,600		44,500		45,900		46,200		42,000		40,000		39,100
Apr	41,700		43,000		45,000		44,600		44,500		45,900		45,700		41,800		39,900		39,200
May	41,700		43,300		44,800		44,900		44,500		46,100		45,400		41,600		39,700		39,200
Jun	41,800		43,700		44,800		45,000		44,300		46,400		44,900		41,300		39,600		39,200
Jul	41,500		43,300		44,800		44,900		44,800		47,000		44,200		41,000		39,600		39,200
Aug	41,600		43,700		44,900		45,000		44,900		47,000		44,200		40,700		39,500		39,300
Sep	41,500		44,000		45,100		39,500		44,800		47,300		43,800		40,400		39,300		39,100
Oct	42,200		44,200		43,900		45,200		45,100		47,200		43,400		40,200		39,500		38,800
Nov	41,500		44,600		43,800		45,000		45,300		47,200		43,100		39,800		39,400		38,900
Dec	41,700		44,400		43,800		45,000		45,500		47,100		42,900		39,700		39,300		38,800


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