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Hartford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment3,920
Mean wage15.50
Entry wage10.93
10th percentile wage10.16
50th percentile wage14.37
90th percentile wage23.32
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Professional & Business Services2,12054%
Leisure and Hospitality41010.4%
Public Adminsitration40010.2%
Education & Health Services1604.1%
Trade, Transportation & Utilities1002.7%
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Public Adminsitration40019.23
Education & Health Services16017.58
Construction17.48
Financial Activities10014.34
Leisure and Hospitality41014.34
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$15.50 $15.01  $0.49
2014$15.39+.7%$14.90 +.7%$0.49
2013$15.08+2.0%$14.60 +2.0%$0.48
2012$14.89+1.3%$14.42 +1.3%$0.47
2011$14.67+1.5%$14.21 +1.5%$0.46
2010$14.47+1.4%$14.01 +1.4%$0.46
2009$14.31+1.1%$13.86 +1.1%$0.45
2008$14.03+2.0%$13.59 +2.0%$0.44
2007$13.65+2.8%$13.22 +2.8%$0.43
2006$13.12+4.1%$12.70 +4.1%$0.41
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$15.50 $27.23  -$11.73
2014$15.39+.7%$27.01 +.8%-$11.62
2013$15.08+2.0%$26.43 +2.2%-$11.35
2012$14.89+1.3%$25.90 +2.1%-$11.00
2011$14.67+1.5%$25.45 +1.7%-$10.78
2010$14.47+1.4%$25.05 +1.6%-$10.58
2009$14.31+1.1%$24.63 +1.7%-$10.31
2008$14.03+2.0%$24.30 +1.4%-$10.26
2007$13.65+2.8%$23.68 +2.6%-$10.02
2006$13.12+4.1%$22.92 +3.3%-$9.80

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 16.83 1,800
Bridgeport-Stamford 16.06 4,710
Danbury 15.96 680
Hartford 15.50 3,920
Waterbury 15.42 320
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Hartford 15.50 3,920
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