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Hartford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
All Industry
Estimated employment450
Mean wage33.11
Entry wage21.13
10th percentile wage20.37
50th percentile wage27.93
90th percentile wage53.57
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Manufacturing6012.7%
Public Adminsitration409.1%
Professional & Business Services
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Manufacturing6036.80
Public Adminsitration4032.52
Professional & Business Services31.65
Chemists (19-2031)
Conduct qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses or chemical experiments in laboratories for quality or process control or to develop new products or knowledge. Exclude "Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers" (19-2042) and "Biochemists and Biophysicists" (19-1021).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$33.11 $36.62  -$3.51
2014$32.95+.5%$36.44 +.5%-$3.49
2013$32.33+1.9%$35.76 +1.9%-$3.42
2012$31.71+1.9%$35.08 +1.9%-$3.36
2011$31.10+2.0%$34.39 +2.0%-$3.29
2010$30.61+1.6%$33.86 +1.6%-$3.24
2009$30.08+1.8%$33.27 +1.8%-$3.18
2008$29.76+1.1%$32.91 +1.1%-$3.15
2007$28.87+3.1%$31.93 +3.1%-$3.06
2006$27.90+3.5%$30.86 +3.5%-$2.95
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$33.11 $27.23  $5.88
2014$32.95+.5%$27.01 +.8%$5.94
2013$32.33+1.9%$26.43 +2.2%$5.90
2012$31.71+1.9%$25.90 +2.1%$5.82
2011$31.10+2.0%$25.45 +1.7%$5.64
2010$30.61+1.6%$25.05 +1.6%$5.56
2009$30.08+1.8%$24.63 +1.7%$5.45
2008$29.76+1.1%$24.30 +1.4%$5.46
2007$28.87+3.1%$23.68 +2.6%$5.19
2006$27.90+3.5%$22.92 +3.3%$4.98

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 47.21 720
Norwich-New London 41.57 40
Bridgeport-Stamford 39.44 330
Danbury 37.03 60
Hartford 33.11 450
Highest Employment
New Haven 47.21 720
Hartford 33.11 450
Bridgeport-Stamford 39.44 330
Danbury 37.03 60
Norwich-New London 41.57 40
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