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New Haven Labor Market Area (1Q 2019)
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Estimated employment1,530
Mean wage$21.82
Entry wage$16.13
10th percentile wage$15.17
50th percentile wage$21.05
90th percentile wage$30.30
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Construction1,29084.0%
Professional and Business Services1207.9%
Public Administration
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Public Administration$25.71
Professional and Business Services120$21.00
Construction1,290$20.77
Construction Laborers (47-2061)
Perform tasks involving physical labor at building, highway, and heavy construction projects, tunnel and shaft excavations, and demolition sites. May operate hand and power tools of all types: air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the sides of excavations, erect scaffolding, clean up rubble and debris, and remove asbestos, lead, and other hazardous waste materials. May assist other craft workers. Exclude construction laborers who primarily assist a particular craft worker, and classify them under "Helpers, Construction Trades" (47-3011 through 47-3016).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$21.05 $27.22 -$6.17
2018$20.78+1.3%$26.88+1.3%-$6.09
2017$20.39+1.9%$26.37+1.9%-$5.97
2016$19.85+2.8%$25.66+2.8%-$5.81
2015$19.25+3.1%$24.89+3.1%-$5.64
2014$18.94+1.7%$24.49+1.7%-$5.55
2013$18.53+2.2%$23.96+2.2%-$5.43
2012$18.25+1.5%$23.60+1.5%-$5.34
2011$18.09+.9%$23.40+.9%-$5.30
2010$17.83+1.5%$23.05+1.5%-$5.22
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$21.05 $21.94 -$0.89
2018$20.78+1.3%$21.75+.9%-$0.96
2017$20.39+1.9%$21.08+3.1%-$0.69
2016$19.85+2.8%$20.52+2.8%-$0.67
2015$19.25+3.1%$20.05+2.3%-$0.79
2014$18.94+1.7%$19.63+2.1%-$0.69
2013$18.53+2.2%$19.21+2.2%-$0.67
2012$18.25+1.5%$18.82+2.1%-$0.57
2011$18.09+.9%$18.50+1.7%-$0.40
2010$17.83+1.5%$18.21+1.6%-$0.38
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 2019
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Bridge/Stam$26.442,050
Danbury $25.84620
Hartford $23.522,500
New Haven $21.051,530
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $23.522,500
Bridge/Stam$26.442,050
New Haven $21.051,530
Danbury $25.84620
Wages in other areas
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