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Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment1,740
Mean wage24.43
Entry wage15.88
10th percentile wage13.82
50th percentile wage25.28
90th percentile wage35.09
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Construction1,48085%
Education & Health Services402.1%
Public Adminsitration301.5%
Manufacturing
Financial Activities
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Public Adminsitration3029.38
Education & Health Services4027.14
Construction1,48024.86
Manufacturing23.09
Financial Activities17.25
Carpenters (47-2031)
Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall and batt or roll insulation. Include brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways to control the proper circulation of air through the passageways and to the working places.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$24.43 $25.87  -$1.44
2014$24.41+.1%$25.85 +.1%-$1.43
2013$23.89+2.2%$25.29 +2.2%-$1.40
2012$23.52+1.5%$24.91 +1.5%-$1.38
2011$23.32+.9%$24.70 +.9%-$1.37
2010$22.98+1.5%$24.33 +1.5%-$1.35
2009$22.72+1.2%$24.06 +1.2%-$1.33
2008$22.47+1.1%$23.80 +1.1%-$1.32
2007$21.73+3.4%$23.01 +3.4%-$1.28
2006$20.90+4.0%$22.13 +4.0%-$1.23
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$24.43 $30.21  -$5.78
2014$24.41+.1%$29.96 +.8%-$5.55
2013$23.89+2.2%$29.32 +2.2%-$5.43
2012$23.52+1.5%$28.73 +2.1%-$5.20
2011$23.32+.9%$28.24 +1.7%-$4.91
2010$22.98+1.5%$27.80 +1.6%-$4.81
2009$22.72+1.2%$27.33 +1.7%-$4.61
2008$22.47+1.1%$26.96 +1.4%-$4.48
2007$21.73+3.4%$26.27 +2.6%-$4.53
2006$20.90+4.0%$25.43 +3.3%-$4.52

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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New Haven 25.78 960
Hartford 24.61 2,050
Bridgeport-Stamford 24.43 1,740
Danbury 23.78 200
Norwich-New London 23.08 770
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Hartford 24.61 2,050
Bridgeport-Stamford 24.43 1,740
New Haven 25.78 960
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Danbury 23.78 200
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