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Connecticut Labor Market Information - CES Production Workers/All Employee Hours & Earnings - Current Month
  Production Workers / All Employees Hours & Earnings Current Month - State of Connecticut Last Updated: September 18, 2023
Hours and Earnings: The August 2023 Private Sector workweek, not seasonally adjusted, averaged 33.3 hours. This is lower by four-tenths of an hour (-1.2%) than the August 2022 average of 33.7 hours. Average hourly earnings at $35.65 in August, not seasonally adjusted, were up by $1.04 (3.0%) from the August 2022 estimate of $34.61. The subsequent August 2023 Private Sector weekly wage averaged $1,187.15, higher by $20.79 from a year ago (1.8%, $1,166.36). Download Average Hourly/Weekly Earnings/Weekly Hours .xls
   AVG WEEKLY EARNINGS    AVG WEEKLY HOURS   AVG HOURLY EARNINGS
Aug CHG Jul             Aug CHG Jul               Aug CHG Jul
(Not seasonally adjusted) 2023 2022 Y/Y 2023 2023 2022 Y/Y 2023 2023 2022 Y/Y 2023
PRODUCTION WORKER                      
MANUFACTURING $1,167.25 $1,139.68 $27.57 $1,169.72 40.6 40.4 0.2 40.1 $28.75 $28.21 $0.54 $29.17
 DURABLE GOODS 1,261.30 1,198.40 62.91 1,261.29 41.3 40.5 0.8 40.4 30.54 29.59 0.95 31.22
 NON-DUR. GOODS 897.84 967.60 -69.76 920.41 38.6 40.0 -1.4 39.3 23.26 24.19 -0.93 23.42
CONSTRUCTION 1,517.00 1,382.83 134.17 1,498.04 39.9 39.6 0.3 38.9 38.02 34.92 3.10 38.51
                   
ALL EMPLOYEES                        
STATEWIDE                  
TOTAL PRIVATE 1,187.15 1,166.36 20.79 1,196.62 33.3 33.7 -0.4 33.5 35.65 34.61 1.04 35.72
GOODS PRODUCING 1,469.02 1,478.09 -9.07 1,471.93 39.8 40.1 -0.3 39.6 36.91 36.86 0.05 37.17
   Construction 1,519.02 1,546.13 -27.11 1,507.24 38.8 39.9 -1.1 38.1 39.15 38.75 0.40 39.56
   Manufacturing 1,448.34 1,390.27 58.07 1,468.90 39.4 40.1 -0.7 39.7 36.76 34.67 2.09 37.00
SERVICE PROVIDING 1,138.91 1,108.58 30.33 1,146.96 32.2 32.5 -0.3 32.4 35.37 34.11 1.26 35.40
   Trade, Transp., Utilities 934.35 907.56 26.79 924.69 31.9 31.9 0.0 31.7 29.29 28.45 0.84 29.17
   Financial Activities 2,150.66 1,905.87 244.79 2,161.55 38.2 36.8 1.4 38.8 56.30 51.79 4.51 55.71
   Prof. & Business Serv. 1,499.52 1,418.94 80.58 1,517.27 35.5 35.5 0.0 35.6 42.24 39.97 2.27 42.62
   Education & Health Ser. 1,100.18 1,075.68 24.50 1,107.86 32.9 33.2 -0.3 33.1 33.44 32.40 1.04 33.47
   Leisure & Hospitality 556.29 541.78 14.51 557.02 25.6 25.4 0.2 25.4 21.73 21.33 0.40 21.93
   Other Services 878.92 969.63 -90.71 888.25 30.1 31.4 -1.3 30.1 29.20 30.88 -1.68 29.51
LABOR MARKET AREAS: TOTAL PRIVATE              
   Bridgeport-Stamford 1,253.20 1,266.30 -13.10 1,260.64 32.5 33.5 -1.0 32.6 38.56 37.80 0.76 38.67
   Danbury 1,175.28 1,279.90 -104.62 1,206.24 35.4 36.6 -1.2 35.9 33.20 34.97 -1.77 33.60
   Hartford 1,249.92 1,208.36 41.56 1,272.28 33.8 34.0 -0.2 34.0 36.98 35.54 1.44 37.42
   New Haven 1,105.23 1,100.53 4.70 1,131.58 33.2 33.8 -0.6 33.9 33.29 32.56 0.73 33.38
   Norwich-New London 1,012.11 933.76 78.35 1,013.05 33.0 32.0 1.0 32.7 30.67 29.18 1.49 30.98
   Waterbury 887.68 952.71 -65.03 888.90 32.0 33.3 -1.3 32.3 27.74 28.61 -0.87 27.52
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