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Labor Market Information - Financial Activities Sector State of Connecticut
Last Updated: April 7th, 2026
  

  Financial Activities Sector ~ State of Connecticut

The financial activities sector�is made up of two parts: the finance and insurance sector (sector 52), and the real estate and rental and leasing sector (sector 53). The finance and insurance sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in financial transactions (transactions involving the creation, liquidation, or change in ownership of financial assets) and/or in facilitating financial transactions. Three principal types of activities are identified:

  • Raising funds by taking deposits and/or issuing securities and, in the process, incurring liabilities.
  • Pooling of risk by underwriting insurance and annuities.
  • Providing specialized services facilitating or supporting financial intermediation, insurance, and employee benefit programs.

The real estate and rental and leasing sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in renting, leasing, or otherwise allowing the use of tangible or intangible assets, and establishments providing related services. The major portion of this sector comprises establishments that rent, lease, or otherwise allow the use of their own assets by others. This sector also includes establishments primarily engaged in managing real estate for others, selling, renting and/or buying real estate for others, and appraising real estate. The main components of this sector are the real estate lessors industries; equipment lessors industries (including motor vehicles, computers, and consumer goods); and lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (except copyrighted works).

Download Financial Employment (1990-Current) .xls
 Month  2017 Y/Y 2018 Y/Y 2019 Y/Y 2020 Y/Y 2021 Y/Y 2022 Y/Y 2023 Y/Y 2024 Y/Y 2025 Y/Y 2026 Y/Y
 Jan 128,700 No change 126,400 No change 124,000 No change 122,700 No change 119,000 No change 118,500 No change 118,300 No change 117,800 No change 116,900 No change 117,100 No change
 Feb 128,300 No change 126,300 No change 124,000 No change 122,600 No change 118,800 No change 118,700 No change 118,500 No change 117,700 No change 116,900 No change
 Mar 128,100 No change 126,000 No change 123,700 No change 122,300 No change 119,000 No change 118,800 No change 118,600 No change 117,900 No change 116,800 No change
 Apr 128,200 No change 125,600 No change 123,800 No change 119,700 No change 118,100 No change 118,900 No change 118,300 No change 118,000 No change 116,900 No change
 May 128,300 No change 125,600 No change 123,600 No change 119,300 No change 117,800 No change 118,800 No change 118,400 No change 118,000 No change 116,700 No change
 Jun 128,300 No change 125,600 No change 124,100 No change 119,100 No change 117,300 No change 118,600 No change 118,600 No change 118,400 No change 116,700 No change
 Jul 128,000 No change 125,200 No change 124,100 No change 119,200 No change 117,300 No change 118,800 No change 118,300 No change 118,000 No change 117,700 No change
 Aug 127,700 No change 125,000 No change 124,000 No change 119,500 No change 117,300 No change 118,400 No change 118,200 No change 117,700 No change 117,600 No change
 Sep 127,500 No change 125,100 No change 123,600 No change 119,500 No change 116,600 No change 118,300 No change 118,200 No change 117,600 No change 117,300 No change
 Oct 127,300 No change 125,000 No change 123,600 No change 119,300 No change 118,200 No change 118,300 No change 118,100 No change 117,400 No change 117,600 No change
 Nov 126,800 No change 124,800 No change 123,300 No change 119,100 No change 118,500 No change 118,300 No change 117,900 No change 117,400 No change 117,500 No change
 Dec 126,700 No change 124,600 No change 123,000 No change 118,700 No change 118,500 No change 118,300 No change 118,300 No change 117,100 No change 117,300 No change
 Month  2007 Y/Y 2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y 2012 Y/Y 2013 Y/Y 2014 Y/Y 2015 Y/Y 2016 Y/Y
 Jan 145,600 No change 143,800 No change 140,800 No change 134,900 No change 136,100 No change 133,700 No change 132,400 No change 128,900 No change 129,600 No change 130,100 No change
 Feb 145,200 No change 144,100 No change 140,200 No change 135,000 No change 136,100 No change 133,500 No change 131,900 No change 128,700 No change 129,800 No change 130,000 No change
 Mar 144,600 No change 144,500 No change 139,700 No change 135,000 No change 135,700 No change 133,500 No change 131,500 No change 128,300 No change 129,900 No change 130,300 No change
 Apr 145,200 No change 144,200 No change 138,500 No change 134,800 No change 135,600 No change 133,500 No change 131,400 No change 128,300 No change 130,100 No change 130,200 No change
 May 144,900 No change 144,000 No change 138,000 No change 134,800 No change 135,400 No change 133,500 No change 130,500 No change 128,600 No change 130,400 No change 130,000 No change
 Jun 145,100 No change 144,000 No change 137,100 No change 135,000 No change 134,400 No change 133,500 No change 130,800 No change 128,400 No change 130,300 No change 129,600 No change
 Jul 144,800 No change 143,400 No change 136,700 No change 135,200 No change 135,100 No change 133,100 No change 130,600 No change 128,600 No change 130,200 No change 129,200 No change
 Aug 144,400 No change 143,600 No change 136,300 No change 135,700 No change 135,000 No change 132,800 No change 130,300 No change 128,700 No change 130,200 No change 129,200 No change
 Sep 144,300 No change 143,100 No change 136,100 No change 135,300 No change 134,400 No change 133,000 No change 129,700 No change 128,900 No change 130,100 No change 129,200 No change
 Oct 144,000 No change 142,200 No change 136,100 No change 135,400 No change 134,000 No change 132,700 No change 129,300 No change 129,100 No change 130,100 No change 129,000 No change
 Nov 143,600 No change 142,200 No change 136,000 No change 135,600 No change 134,100 No change 132,300 No change 129,200 No change 129,200 No change 130,100 No change 128,700 No change
 Dec 143,700 No change 141,600 No change 135,600 No change 135,700 No change 133,800 No change 132,100 No change 129,200 No change 129,300 No change 130,000 No change 128,400 No change
 Month  1997 Y/Y 1998 Y/Y 1999 Y/Y 2000 Y/Y 2001 Y/Y 2002 Y/Y 2003 Y/Y 2004 Y/Y 2005 Y/Y 2006 Y/Y
 Jan 127,700 No change 133,900 No change 140,100 No change 141,800 No change 142,700 No change 143,400 No change 143,200 No change 140,900 No change 141,200 No change 143,700 No change
 Feb 128,800 No change 134,400 No change 140,000 No change 142,200 No change 142,700 No change 143,100 No change 142,800 No change 140,700 No change 141,500 No change 143,500 No change
 Mar 128,900 No change 135,200 No change 139,700 No change 142,500 No change 142,700 No change 142,800 No change 142,400 No change 140,600 No change 141,200 No change 143,500 No change
 Apr 129,300 No change 134,300 No change 140,700 No change 142,300 No change 142,800 No change 142,300 No change 143,500 No change 140,300 No change 142,300 No change 143,800 No change
 May 129,900 No change 134,800 No change 140,800 No change 142,500 No change 142,900 No change 142,500 No change 143,700 No change 140,500 No change 142,000 No change 143,900 No change
 Jun 128,600 No change 135,400 No change 140,900 No change 143,100 No change 143,100 No change 142,100 No change 143,400 No change 140,300 No change 142,200 No change 143,900 No change
 Jul 129,300 No change 138,600 No change 141,100 No change 143,700 No change 143,300 No change 142,400 No change 142,800 No change 140,300 No change 142,700 No change 144,200 No change
 Aug 129,900 No change 139,000 No change 140,900 No change 143,800 No change 143,400 No change 142,400 No change 142,600 No change 140,700 No change 142,600 No change 144,400 No change
 Sep 130,900 No change 139,200 No change 141,200 No change 143,700 No change 143,100 No change 142,600 No change 142,500 No change 140,600 No change 142,600 No change 144,500 No change
 Oct 132,500 No change 139,400 No change 141,400 No change 143,600 No change 142,900 No change 142,400 No change 142,000 No change 140,800 No change 142,900 No change 145,000 No change
 Nov 132,600 No change 139,700 No change 141,400 No change 143,500 No change 142,900 No change 142,900 No change 141,700 No change 141,000 No change 142,900 No change 145,300 No change
 Dec 133,500 No change 139,800 No change 141,500 No change 143,600 No change 142,700 No change 142,700 No change 141,700 No change 140,900 No change 143,300 No change 145,200 No change
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