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Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment4,710
Mean wage16.06
Entry wage12.07
10th percentile wage10.80
50th percentile wage15.12
90th percentile wage23.14
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Professional & Business Services3,22068.5%
Leisure and Hospitality47010%
Public Adminsitration3908.3%
Trade, Transportation & Utilities2104.4%
Construction2004.3%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Public Adminsitration39020.35
Trade, Transportation & Utilities21020.18
Education & Health Services6018.82
Leisure and Hospitality47016.94
Professional & Business Services3,22015.38
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011)
Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Exclude "Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse" (45-2092).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$16.06 $15.87  $0.19
2014$15.94+.7%$15.75 +.7%$0.19
2013$15.62+2.0%$15.44 +2.0%$0.18
2012$15.43+1.3%$15.24 +1.3%$0.18
2011$15.20+1.5%$15.02 +1.5%$0.18
2010$14.99+1.4%$14.81 +1.4%$0.18
2009$14.83+1.1%$14.66 +1.1%$0.18
2008$14.54+2.0%$14.37 +2.0%$0.17
2007$14.14+2.8%$13.98 +2.8%$0.17
2006$13.59+4.1%$13.43 +4.1%$0.16
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$16.06 $30.21  -$14.15
2014$15.94+.7%$29.96 +.8%-$14.02
2013$15.62+2.0%$29.32 +2.2%-$13.69
2012$15.43+1.3%$28.73 +2.1%-$13.30
2011$15.20+1.5%$28.24 +1.7%-$13.03
2010$14.99+1.4%$27.80 +1.6%-$12.80
2009$14.83+1.1%$27.33 +1.7%-$12.49
2008$14.54+2.0%$26.96 +1.4%-$12.41
2007$14.14+2.8%$26.27 +2.6%-$12.12
2006$13.59+4.1%$25.43 +3.3%-$11.83

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015

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Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
New Haven 16.83 1,800
Bridgeport-Stamford 16.06 4,710
Danbury 15.96 680
Hartford 15.50 3,920
Waterbury 15.42 320
Highest Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford 16.06 4,710
Hartford 15.50 3,920
New Haven 16.83 1,800
Norwich-New London 14.36 940
Danbury 15.96 680
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