Connecticut Department of Labor's Office of Research


State of Connecticut Employment - Not Seasonally Adjusted	August 2024	August 2023	Y-to-Y Change		July 2024
State of Connecticut Employment - Not Seasonally Adjusted	August 2024	August 2023	#	%	July 2024
TOTAL NONFARM EMPLOYMENT	1,699,600	1,686,800	12,800	0.8	1,711,500
TOTAL PRIVATE	1,481,600	1,469,900	11,700	0.8	1,492,800
GOODS PRODUCING INDUSTRIES	225,100	225,000	100	0.0	225,400
CONSTRUCTION, NAT. RES. & MINING	66,700	65,500	1,200	1.8	66,200
MANUFACTURING	158,400	159,500	-1,100	-0.7	159,200
Durable Goods	124,400	124,800	-400	-0.3	125,000
Fabricated Metal	27,700	27,500	200	0.7	27,800
Machinery	13,600	13,900	-300	-2.2	13,700
Computer and Electronic Product	10,600	10,500	100	1.0	10,700
Transportation Equipment	48,000	47,400	600	1.3	48,300
Aerospace Product and Parts	29,600	30,000	-400	-1.3	29,900
Non-Durable Goods	34,000	34,700	-700	-2.0	34,200
Chemical	7,800	8,000	-200	-2.5	7,800
SERVICE PROVIDING INDUSTRIES	1,474,500	1,461,800	12,700	0.9	1,486,100
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, UTILITIES	292,100	295,300	-3,200	-1.1	294,900
Wholesale Trade	62,100	61,300	800	1.3	61,800
Retail Trade	163,700	167,400	-3,700	-2.2	164,900
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	21,300	21,400	-100	-0.5	21,300
Building Material	15,400	16,100	-700	-4.3	15,700
Food and Beverage Stores	40,600	41,500	-900	-2.2	40,900
General Merchandise Stores	29,000	29,100	-100	-0.3	28,800
Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities	66,300	66,600	-300	-0.5	68,200
Utilities	5,000	5,100	-100	-2.0	5,100
Transportation and Warehousing	61,300	61,500	-200	-0.3	63,100
INFORMATION	30,600	30,900	-300	-1.0	30,000
Telecommunications	5,900	6,100	-200	-3.3	5,900
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES	119,700	119,600	100	0.1	120,600
Finance and Insurance	99,600	99,700	-100	-0.1	100,300
Credit Intermediation and Related	20,000	20,400	-400	-2.0	20,200
Financial Investments and Related	23,400	23,200	200	0.9	23,500
Insurance Carriers & Related Activities	56,200	56,100	100	0.2	56,600
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	20,100	19,900	200	1.0	20,300
PROFESSIONAL & BUSINESS SERVICES	219,500	222,800	-3,300	-1.5	221,200
Professional, Scientific	100,400	100,900	-500	-0.5	101,000
Legal Services	12,100	11,800	300	2.5	12,200
Computer Systems Design	21,900	22,200	-300	-1.4	22,100
Management of Companies	31,900	31,700	200	0.6	32,100
Administrative and Support	87,200	90,200	-3,000	-3.3	88,100
Employment Services	23,900	25,500	-1,600	-6.3	24,300
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES	361,300	347,700	13,600	3.9	363,100
Educational Services	68,400	63,900	4,500	7.0	68,300
Health Care and Social Assistance	292,900	283,800	9,100	3.2	294,800
Hospitals	63,300	62,300	1,000	1.6	63,400
Nursing & Residential Care Facilities	57,000	55,500	1,500	2.7	56,900
Social Assistance	71,700	69,200	2,500	3.6	73,100
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY	168,600	164,900	3,700	2.2	172,100
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	36,000	34,500	1,500	4.3	38,100
Accommodation and Food Services	132,600	130,400	2,200	1.7	134,000
Food Serv., Restaurants, Drinking Places	121,200	119,200	2,000	1.7	122,300
OTHER SERVICES	64,700	63,700	1,000	1.6	65,500
GOVERNMENT	218,000	216,900	1,100	0.5	218,700
Federal Government	18,600	18,700	-100	-0.5	18,800
State Government	66,100	66,800	-700	-1.0	66,700
Local Government**	133,300	131,400	1,900	1.4	133,200
*Includes Indian tribal government employment.
Current month's data are preliminary. Prior months' data have been revised. All data are benchmarked to March 2024.

More industry detail data is available for the State and its labor market areas at: https://www1.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/202/202_minorareas_wia.asp. The data published there differ from the data in the preceding tables, in that they are collected from a near-universe count of Connecticut employers covered by unemployment insurance (UI) programs, while the data here is sample-based.The Web site data does not contain estimates of employment not covered by UI programs, and is lagged several months behind the current employment estimates presented here.