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Labor Market Information - Connecticut Industry Sector Employment

Industry Sectors Employment (CES) - State of Connecticut

Last Updated: January 23, 2023

Connecticut's Private Sector employment held even in December 2022 at 1,441,200 and is now higher by 30,700 positions (2.2%) from the December 2021 level. The state's Private Sector is now 92.1% recovered from the April 2020 COVID employment low. The Government supersector was lower last month, declining 1,600 jobs (-0.7%) to a level of 226,700. Total Government employment in the state is just 1,400 positions (0.6%) above year-ago levels and the public sector is only 57.6% recovered from the COVID April 2020 job trough. Local government (-1,600) accounted for all of the decrease last month as the temporary poll workers for election day (November 8th) were gone by December. The Government supersector in Connecticut includes all federal, state, local, and tribal government employment, including public education and Native American casino employment located on tribal lands.

Five of the ten major industry supersectors tallied jobs in December 2022, while five declined.

The five Connecticut industry supersectors that increased employment in December 2022 (below)

Leisure and Hospitality +1,000, 0.7%, 151,700
Educational and Health Services +1,000, 0.3%, 343,000
Manufacturing +800, 0.5%, 161,200
Trade, Transportation & Utilities +200, 0.1%, 297,600
Financial Activities +100, 0.1%, 116,300

The five industry supersectors that decreased in jobs in December 2022 (below)

Government -1,600, -0.7%, 226,700
Professional and Business Services -1,300, -0.6%, 217,800
Construction and Mining -1,100, -1.7%, 62,700
Other Services -400, -0.7%, 60,100
Information -300, -1.0%, 30,800

The initially released November 2022 job gain of 6,200 (0.4%) was revised lower by 3,300 positions to a still positive gain of 2,900 (0.2%). November's initially released private sector gain of 3,300 was revised down to a 300 gain. The largest downward revision was in Administrative & Support Services.

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

		Year to Year				Month to Month				Previous Three Months
		Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Change	Rate %	Dec 2022	Nov 2022	Change	Rate %	Oct 2022	Sep 2022	Aug 2022
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	State of Connecticut Employment
	Connecticut Nonfarm Employment	1,667,900	1,635,800	32,100	2.0%	1,667,900	1,669,500	-1,600	-0.1%	1,666,600	1,667,700	1,663,400
	Private Sector	1,440,500	1,410,500	30,000	2.1%	1,440,500	1,441,200	-700	-0.0%	1,440,900	1,440,900	1,437,800

Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Goods Producing Industries
	Construction	62,200	61,700	500	0.8%	62,200	63,300	-1,100	-1.7%	63,200	62,800	61,700

	Manufacturing	161,200	156,400	4,800	3.1%	161,200	160,400	800	0.5%	160,900	160,300	160,500
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Service Providing Industries
	Trade, Transportation and Utilities	297,600	291,700	5,900	2.0%	297,600	297,400	200	0.1%	298,100	299,600	298,500

	Information	30,800	30,200	600	2.0%	30,800	31,100	-300	-1.0%	31,000	30,800	30,300

	Financial Activities	116,300	116,700	-400	-0.3%	116,300	116,200	100	0.1%	117,300	117,700	118,400

	Professional and Business Services	217,100	215,300	1,800	0.8%	217,100	219,100	-2,000	-0.9%	218,200	219,400	220,000

	Educational and Health Services	343,000	334,900	8,100	2.4%	343,000	342,000	1,000	0.3%	341,300	340,100	339,200

	Leisure and Hospitality	151,700	142,600	9,100	6.4%	151,700	150,700	1,000	0.7%	150,100	149,100	148,400

	Other Services	60,100	60,500	-400	-0.7%	60,100	60,500	-400	-0.7%	60,300	60,600	60,300

	Government	226,700	225,300	1,400	0.6%	226,700	228,300	-1,600	-0.7%	225,700	226,800	225,600
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	United States Employment
	United States Nonfarm Employment	153,743,000	149,240,000	4,503,000	3.0%	153,743,000	153,520,000	223,000	0.1%	153,264,000	153,001,000	152,732,000


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