| Southwest Workforce Investment Area (1Q 2015) |
| All Industry |
| Estimated employment | 4,150 |
| Mean wage | 16.18 |
| Entry wage | 12.49 |
| 10th percentile wage | 11.67 |
| 50th percentile wage | 15.57 |
| 90th percentile wage | 22.14 |
 | | Top Employing Industries |
| Industry | Employment | % |
| Professional & Business Services | 2,910 | 70.3% |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 380 | 9.2% |
| Public Adminsitration | 340 | 8.2% |
| Construction | 200 | 4.9% |
| Education & Health Services | 50 | 1.3% |
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| Best Paying Industries |
| Industry | Employment | Median
Wage |
| Public Adminsitration | 340 | 20.44 |
| Education & Health Services | 50 | 19.05 |
| Leisure and Hospitality | 380 | 16.41 |
| Professional & Business Services | 2,910 | 15.75 |
| Other Services | | 15.33 |
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| 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 |
| Year | This Occupation | Compared to
Occupational Group | Difference |
| Current | $16.18 | | $15.85 |
| $0.33 | | 2014 | $16.06 | +.7% | $15.73 |
+.7% | $0.33 | | 2013 | $15.74 | +2.0% | $15.42 |
+2.0% | $0.32 | | 2012 | $15.54 | +1.3% | $15.22 |
+1.3% | $0.32 | | 2011 | $15.32 | +1.5% | $15.00 |
+1.5% | $0.31 | | 2010 | $15.10 | +1.4% | $14.79 |
+1.4% | $0.31 | | 2009 | $14.94 | +1.1% | $14.64 |
+1.1% | $0.30 | | 2008 | $14.65 | +2.0% | $14.35 |
+2.0% | $0.30 | | 2007 | $14.25 | +2.8% | $13.96 |
+2.8% | $0.29 | | 2006 | $13.69 | +4.1% | $13.41 |
+4.1% | $0.28 |
| Year | This Occupation | Compared to
All Occupations | Difference |
| Current | $16.18 | | $30.69 |
| -$14.51 | | 2014 | $16.06 | +.7% | $30.44 |
+.8% | -$14.37 | | 2013 | $15.74 | +2.0% | $29.79 |
+2.2% | -$14.04 | | 2012 | $15.54 | +1.3% | $29.19 |
+2.1% | -$13.64 | | 2011 | $15.32 | +1.5% | $28.69 |
+1.7% | -$13.37 | | 2010 | $15.10 | +1.4% | $28.24 |
+1.6% | -$13.13 | | 2009 | $14.94 | +1.1% | $27.76 |
+1.7% | -$12.81 | | 2008 | $14.65 | +2.0% | $27.39 |
+1.4% | -$12.73 | | 2007 | $14.25 | +2.8% | $26.68 |
+2.6% | -$12.43 | | 2006 | $13.69 | +4.1% | $25.83 |
+3.3% | -$12.14 |
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Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015 |
State of Connecticut Department of Labor Office of Research
200 Folly Brook Boulevard Wethersfield, CT 06109
Phone: 860-263-6285 |
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