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Labor Market Information - Connecticut Industry Sector Employment

Industry Sectors Employment (CES) - State of Connecticut

Last Updated: December 17, 2020

Connecticut lost 1,600 payroll jobs in November 2020 (-0.1%) after a revised 11,500 increase in October. This is the first monthly job loss since April's drop due to the COVID-19 lockdown. Employment in the state is now 96,500 (-5.7%) positions below one year ago at 1,596,000 jobs seasonally adjusted. The preliminary October 2020 job gain of 14,100 was revised lower by 2,600 jobs. These are the nonfarm industry job estimates from the business survey produced by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program.

Private Sector employment decreased by 700 jobs (-0.05%) to 1,375,800 in November 2020 and is lower by 79,800 (-5.5%) jobs compared to November 2019. The Government supersector shed 900 jobs in November (-0.4%) to a level of 220,200 and is now lower by 16,700 jobs (-7.0%) over the year. The Government supersector includes all federal, state and local employment, including public education and Native American casino employment located on tribal land.

Three of the ten major industry supersectors had employment gains in November.

Trade, Transportation & Utilities +3,700, 1.3%, 287,700
Construction and Mining +500, 0.9%, 58,000
Other Services +200, 0.3%, 57,700

Seven industry supersectors experienced November 2020 employment declines.

Leisure and Hospitality -2,800, 2.1%, 129,100
Government -900, -0.4%, 220,200
Educational and Health Services -900, -0.3%, 323,600
Financial Activities -500, -0.4%, 119,800
Manufacturing -500, -0.3%, 155,800
Professional and Business Services -300, -0.1%, 214,100
Information -100, -0.3%, 30,000

Labor Market Information - Connecticut, Employment Sectors & United States Nonfarm Employment

		Year to Year				Month to Month				Previous Three Months
		Nov 2020	Nov 2019	Change	Rate %	Nov 2020	Oct 2020	Change	Rate %	Sep 2020	Aug 2020	Jul 2020
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	State of Connecticut Employment
	Connecticut Nonfarm Employment	1,596,000	1,692,500	-96,500	-5.7%	1,596,000	1,597,600	-1,600	-0.1%	1,586,100	1,568,100	1,546,200
	Private Sector	1,375,800	1,455,600	-79,800	-5.5%	1,375,800	1,376,500	-700	-0.1%	1,365,200	1,344,900	1,327,800

Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Goods Producing Industries
	Construction	57,500	60,000	-2,500	-4.2%	57,500	57,000	500	0.9%	57,400	57,600	57,200

	Manufacturing	155,800	162,300	-6,500	-4.0%	155,800	156,300	-500	-0.3%	155,900	154,400	156,200
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Service Providing Industries
	Trade, Transportation and Utilities	287,700	293,100	-5,400	-1.8%	287,700	284,000	3,700	1.3%	278,500	276,000	272,300

	Information	30,000	31,200	-1,200	-3.8%	30,000	30,100	-100	-0.3%	29,600	29,000	29,000

	Financial Activities	119,800	123,500	-3,700	-3.0%	119,800	120,300	-500	-0.4%	119,500	120,100	118,700

	Professional and Business Services	214,100	221,700	-7,600	-3.4%	214,100	214,400	-300	-0.1%	213,700	208,000	206,500

	Educational and Health Services	323,600	341,900	-18,300	-5.4%	323,600	324,500	-900	-0.3%	325,200	321,200	313,500

	Leisure and Hospitality	129,100	157,300	-28,200	-17.9%	129,100	131,900	-2,800	-2.1%	128,500	121,000	117,000

	Other Services	57,700	64,100	-6,400	-10.0%	57,700	57,500	200	0.3%	56,300	57,000	56,800

	Government	220,200	236,900	-16,700	-7.0%	220,200	221,100	-900	-0.4%	220,900	223,200	218,400
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	United States Employment
	United States Nonfarm Employment	142,629,000	151,814,000	-9,185,000	-6.1%	142,629,000	142,384,000	245,000	0.2%	141,774,000	141,063,000	139,570,000


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