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Labor Market Information - Connecticut Industry Sector Employment

Industry Sectors Employment (CES) - State of Connecticut

Last Updated: May 21, 2020

NOTE: Connecticut's official unemployment rate for April produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics program (LAUS) must be considered inaccurate. Data collection and misclassification issues in the Current Population Survey, the foundation of the state's residential labor force statistics, caused residential unemployment to be severely underestimated.

Private Sector employment fell by 246,400 (-17.1%) to 1,195,900 jobs over the month in April, and are now down by 256,100 (-17.6%) seasonally-adjusted jobs over April 2019. The Government supersector fell by 19,900 jobs in April to a total of 215,200, and is down by 20,700 jobs (-8.8%) 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.

All of the ten major industry supersectors lost significant employment in April. The Leisure and Hospitality supersector (-50.1%, 72,100), was hardest hit, losing 72,500 positions. Trade, Transportation & Utilities (-17.3%, 241,400) was next with a loss of 50,400 net jobs. Educational and Health Services (-13.3%, 294,100) dropped 45,200 jobs. The Professional and Business Services supersector (-11.7%, 197,800) shed 26,300, while Other Services (-37.4%, 40,400) fell by 24,100. Manufacturing (-8.2%, 149,500) lost 13,300 while Construction and Mining (-17.6%, 50,100) declined by 10,700. The Financial Activities supersector (-2.1%, 120,400) was hit less hard, losing 2,600 jobs while the Information (-4.1%, 30,100) fell by 1,300.

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

		Year to Year				Month to Month				Previous Three Months
		Apr 2020	Apr 2019	Change	Rate %	Apr 2020	Mar 2020	Change	Rate %	Feb 2020	Jan 2020	Dec 2019
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	State of Connecticut Employment
	Connecticut Nonfarm Employment	1,411,100	1,687,900	-276,800	-16.4%	1,411,100	1,677,400	-266,300	-15.9%	1,699,500	1,696,800	1,693,500
	Private Sector	1,195,900	1,452,000	-256,100	-17.6%	1,195,900	1,442,300	-246,400	-17.1%	1,462,200	1,460,000	1,457,100

Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Goods Producing Industries
	Construction	49,600	60,700	-11,100	-18.3%	49,600	60,200	-10,600	-17.6%	60,500	60,000	60,500

	Manufacturing	149,500	162,000	-12,500	-7.7%	149,500	162,800	-13,300	-8.2%	162,500	161,600	161,200
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Service Providing Industries
	Trade, Transportation and Utilities	241,400	291,800	-50,400	-17.3%	241,400	291,800	-50,400	-17.3%	293,700	296,800	292,900

	Information	30,100	31,300	-1,200	-3.8%	30,100	31,400	-1,300	-4.1%	31,500	31,400	31,600

	Financial Activities	120,400	123,800	-3,400	-2.7%	120,400	123,000	-2,600	-2.1%	124,300	124,000	124,200

	Professional and Business Services	197,800	219,600	-21,800	-9.9%	197,800	224,100	-26,300	-11.7%	222,500	222,200	223,100

	Educational and Health Services	294,100	338,200	-44,100	-13.0%	294,100	339,300	-45,200	-13.3%	344,000	343,300	342,600

	Leisure and Hospitality	72,100	158,600	-86,500	-54.5%	72,100	144,600	-72,500	-50.1%	157,900	155,700	155,900

	Other Services	40,400	65,500	-25,100	-38.3%	40,400	64,500	-24,100	-37.4%	64,700	64,400	64,600

	Government	215,200	235,900	-20,700	-8.8%	215,200	235,100	-19,900	-8.5%	237,300	236,800	236,400
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	United States Employment
	United States Nonfarm Employment	131,045,000	150,492,000	-19,447,000	-12.9%	131,045,000	151,582,000	-20,537,000	-13.5%	152,463,000	152,212,000	151,998,000


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