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  Nonfarm Employment / Residents Employed - State of Connecticut Last Updated: September 18, 2023
Connecticut nonfarm payroll jobs increased 2,100 (0.1%) in August 2023 to a level of 1,693,300 while the state's unemployment rate held steady at the post-COVID low of 3.6% (preliminary, seasonally adjusted data). Nonfarm employment is now 21,200 (1.3%) positions higher than the August 2022 level. The state has now recovered 98.5% (284,900) of the 289,100 nonagricultural jobs lost during the March-April 2020 COVID lockdown. The preliminary July 2023 gain of 2,900 (0.2%) positions was revised lower by 1,000 to a 1,900 (0.1%) job increase. Connecticut's unemployment rate held steady at 3.6% (the lowest since September 2019) from the July 2023 level and is lower by three tenths of a percentage point from the 3.9% rate a year ago. The CT Labor Situation reports on the most up-to-date labor statistics from two monthly surveys (workplaces and residents) generated by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) with support from the states.
Month  2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y 2012 Y/Y 2013 Y/Y 2014 Y/Y 2015 Y/Y 2016 Y/Y 2017 Y/Y 2018 Y/Y 2019 Y/Y 2020 Y/Y 2021 Y/Y 2022 Y/Y 2023 Y/Y
 Jan 1,719.1 1,672.7 1,601.0 1,626.5 1,642.4 1,653.7 1,665.7 1,683.9 1,687.2 1,697.5 1,696.2 1,695.9 1,699.3 1,583.8 1,646.5 1,681.9
 Feb 1,719.8 1,665.7 1,601.8 1,629.8 1,647.3 1,652.2 1,662.2 1,681.3 1,690.7 1,695.7 1,697.9 1,696.2 1,697.5 1,588.6 1,658.8 1,687.0
 Mar 1,720.9 1,655.1 1,603.7 1,628.3 1,650.2 1,657.4 1,665.6 1,681.6 1,696.0 1,696.3 1,696.5 1,695.8 1,683.9 1,598.1 1,665.9 1,685.3
 Apr 1,718.1 1,638.2 1,612.9 1,638.4 1,643.0 1,660.2 1,671.3 1,683.8 1,691.5 1,694.5 1,693.8 1,697.4 1,408.4 1,599.5 1,667.6 1,686.5
 May 1,715.5 1,639.6 1,621.8 1,634.3 1,644.5 1,659.8 1,672.2 1,688.3 1,692.8 1,697.0 1,698.3 1,697.5 1,440.9 1,607.8 1,666.6 1,691.8
 Jun 1,714.6 1,632.6 1,616.3 1,631.0 1,645.9 1,665.0 1,672.3 1,690.7 1,688.8 1,698.6 1,702.4 1,696.7 1,499.1 1,615.1 1,666.9 1,689.3
 Jul 1,708.6 1,624.2 1,621.7 1,637.9 1,646.5 1,668.9 1,675.1 1,685.9 1,694.0 1,696.8 1,700.4 1,697.1 1,531.8 1,628.6 1,670.8 1,691.2
 Aug 1,706.8 1,621.8 1,623.4 1,634.9 1,646.9 1,665.3 1,675.8 1,685.9 1,693.5 1,697.0 1,700.8 1,693.2 1,556.0 1,625.7 1,672.1 1,693.3
 Sep 1,702.0 1,622.8 1,622.1 1,638.1 1,651.0 1,663.1 1,676.8 1,687.9 1,693.1 1,696.6 1,700.5 1,696.6 1,577.4 1,627.5 1,673.4
 Oct 1,696.4 1,617.7 1,627.0 1,635.6 1,653.2 1,662.4 1,677.3 1,690.8 1,693.8 1,694.8 1,700.7 1,696.3 1,585.2 1,637.4 1,669.4
 Nov 1,691.0 1,617.4 1,625.4 1,635.9 1,653.4 1,664.1 1,680.0 1,691.8 1,693.3 1,695.0 1,699.4 1,696.6 1,585.1 1,641.2 1,674.6
 Dec 1,682.2 1,615.8 1,626.6 1,639.4 1,655.8 1,660.8 1,680.9 1,689.5 1,695.1 1,694.5 1,702.4 1,692.4 1,580.9 1,646.3 1,673.1
Nonfarm employment estimates are derived from a survey of businesses to measure jobs by industry. The estimates include all full- and parttime wage and salary employees who worked during or received pay for the pay period which includes the 12th of the month. Excluded from these estimates are proprietors, self-employed workers, private household employees and unpaid family workers. In some cases, due to space constraints, all industry estimates are not shown. Call (860) 263-6275 for a more comprehensive breakout of nonfarm employment estimates. These data are developed in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The employed are all persons who did any work as paid employees or in their own business during the survey week, or who have worked 15 hours or more as unpaid workers in an enterprise operated by a family member. Persons temporarily absent from a job because of illness, bad weather, strike or for personal reasons are also counted as employed whether they were paid by their employer or were seeking other jobs.

The unemployed are all persons who did not work, but were available for work during the survey week (except for temporary illness) and made specific efforts to find a job in the prior four weeks. Persons waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not be looking for work to be classified as unemployed.

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Month 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Jan 1,666.6 1,690.9 1,697.8 1,719.1 1,672.7 1,601.0 1,626.5 1,642.4 1,653.7 1,665.7 1,683.9 1,687.2 1,697.5 1,696.2 1,695.9 1,699.3 1,583.8 1,646.5 1,681.9
Feb 1,667.4 1,684.9 1,696.9 1,719.8 1,665.7 1,601.8 1,629.8 1,647.3 1,652.2 1,662.2 1,681.3 1,690.7 1,695.7 1,697.9 1,696.2 1,697.5 1,588.6 1,658.8 1,687.0
Mar 1,665.5 1,684.0 1,696.8 1,720.9 1,655.1 1,603.7 1,628.3 1,650.2 1,657.4 1,665.6 1,681.6 1,696.0 1,696.3 1,696.5 1,695.8 1,683.9 1,598.1 1,665.9 1,685.3
Apr 1,674.5 1,693.4 1,698.3 1,718.1 1,638.2 1,612.9 1,638.4 1,643.0 1,660.2 1,671.3 1,683.8 1,691.5 1,694.5 1,693.8 1,697.4 1,408.4 1,599.5 1,667.6 1,686.5
May 1,671.5 1,694.4 1,701.5 1,715.5 1,639.6 1,621.8 1,634.3 1,644.5 1,659.8 1,672.2 1,688.3 1,692.8 1,697.0 1,698.3 1,697.5 1,440.9 1,607.8 1,666.6 1,691.8
Jun 1,672.8 1,696.4 1,706.4 1,714.6 1,632.6 1,616.3 1,631.0 1,645.9 1,665.0 1,672.3 1,690.7 1,688.8 1,698.6 1,702.4 1,696.7 1,499.1 1,615.1 1,666.9 1,689.3
Jul 1,672.7 1,699.2 1,708.5 1,708.6 1,624.2 1,621.7 1,637.9 1,646.5 1,668.9 1,675.1 1,685.9 1,694.0 1,696.8 1,700.4 1,697.1 1,531.8 1,628.6 1,670.8 1,691.2
Aug 1,672.2 1,703.1 1,709.5 1,706.8 1,621.8 1,623.4 1,634.9 1,646.9 1,665.3 1,675.8 1,685.9 1,693.5 1,697.0 1,700.8 1,693.2 1,556.0 1,625.7 1,672.1 1,693.3
Sep 1,672.9 1,692.0 1,708.4 1,702.0 1,622.8 1,622.1 1,638.1 1,651.0 1,663.1 1,676.8 1,687.9 1,693.1 1,696.6 1,700.5 1,696.6 1,577.4 1,627.5 1,673.4
Oct 1,671.1 1,692.2 1,710.5 1,696.4 1,617.7 1,627.0 1,635.6 1,653.2 1,662.4 1,677.3 1,690.8 1,693.8 1,694.8 1,700.7 1,696.3 1,585.2 1,637.4 1,669.4
Nov 1,673.0 1,692.5 1,711.8 1,691.0 1,617.4 1,625.4 1,635.9 1,653.4 1,664.1 1,680.0 1,691.8 1,693.3 1,695.0 1,699.4 1,696.6 1,585.1 1,641.2 1,674.6
Dec 1,675.7 1,696.6 1,712.5 1,682.2 1,615.8 1,626.6 1,639.4 1,655.8 1,660.8 1,680.9 1,689.5 1,695.1 1,694.5 1,702.4 1,692.4 1,580.9 1,646.3 1,673.1
Month 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Jan 1,575.6 1,618.8 1,660.0 1,674.8 1,653.2 1,594.3 1,536.9 1,542.8 1,537.2 1,567.3 1,567.3 1,601.0 1,636.5 1,669.0 1,689.8 1,698.8 1,681.8 1,663.0 1,650.7
Feb 1,579.0 1,616.7 1,667.0 1,678.9 1,649.2 1,581.9 1,533.3 1,543.4 1,532.1 1,568.3 1,574.8 1,602.0 1,640.3 1,669.9 1,691.6 1,692.7 1,680.5 1,657.6 1,650.8
Mar 1,580.6 1,623.5 1,670.6 1,675.0 1,648.8 1,580.2 1,531.4 1,537.1 1,535.0 1,570.9 1,577.9 1,607.5 1,644.4 1,673.4 1,697.4 1,690.2 1,680.7 1,654.2 1,653.6
Apr 1,591.6 1,636.0 1,662.6 1,669.0 1,639.6 1,578.2 1,536.7 1,532.4 1,550.2 1,566.3 1,582.9 1,610.0 1,640.1 1,673.7 1,697.5 1,687.5 1,680.3 1,651.7 1,655.9
May 1,594.1 1,638.0 1,661.9 1,668.1 1,639.4 1,572.0 1,536.1 1,534.4 1,549.8 1,566.0 1,588.7 1,611.7 1,646.3 1,672.2 1,702.3 1,690.5 1,678.4 1,652.1 1,657.7
Jun 1,593.8 1,643.7 1,663.7 1,668.8 1,637.9 1,570.2 1,533.6 1,532.0 1,553.5 1,565.2 1,592.0 1,613.8 1,649.2 1,674.4 1,703.5 1,689.3 1,676.4 1,649.0 1,656.8
Jul 1,603.4 1,641.5 1,667.7 1,664.6 1,628.9 1,559.5 1,539.2 1,534.6 1,556.5 1,568.0 1,588.1 1,613.4 1,654.8 1,681.4 1,709.9 1,690.5 1,669.9 1,648.1 1,658.8
Aug 1,604.8 1,639.8 1,670.1 1,665.6 1,622.1 1,555.0 1,536.3 1,534.4 1,557.5 1,570.8 1,596.1 1,615.0 1,655.0 1,683.6 1,705.1 1,687.4 1,670.1 1,647.5 1,662.1
Sep 1,610.1 1,636.5 1,666.5 1,661.4 1,618.9 1,553.3 1,534.7 1,537.9 1,560.1 1,571.7 1,594.3 1,622.8 1,654.8 1,680.7 1,705.2 1,686.9 1,668.0 1,646.9 1,661.6
Oct 1,606.3 1,651.7 1,672.4 1,655.3 1,606.0 1,550.3 1,533.9 1,542.5 1,563.4 1,571.1 1,604.0 1,625.8 1,658.0 1,681.8 1,702.9 1,686.6 1,664.8 1,652.4 1,663.4
Nov 1,620.1 1,652.4 1,673.0 1,653.7 1,599.5 1,547.1 1,533.6 1,542.5 1,563.4 1,574.5 1,607.9 1,628.6 1,662.8 1,683.3 1,702.1 1,684.1 1,663.5 1,653.1 1,665.6
Dec 1,620.3 1,657.4 1,672.3 1,652.3 1,594.3 1,544.9 1,530.6 1,545.0 1,563.1 1,575.7 1,607.9 1,633.2 1,664.4 1,687.0 1,703.9 1,682.4 1,661.6 1,649.1 1,666.0
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Month 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Jan 1,687.7 1,733.1 1,768.3 1,779.8 1,751.3 1,712.6 1,736.0 1,752.2 1,712.0 1,738.3 1,788.4 1,787.0 1,836.3 1,828.3 1,862.8 1,869.4 1,688.9 1,862.0 1,837.5
Feb 1,690.5 1,737.3 1,769.9 1,779.8 1,745.6 1,715.0 1,736.4 1,749.6 1,710.2 1,743.6 1,789.8 1,789.4 1,840.1 1,831.8 1,863.5 1,863.2 1,688.0 1,864.5 1,835.0
Mar 1,694.1 1,741.0 1,770.9 1,779.2 1,741.2 1,718.4 1,736.7 1,745.6 1,709.8 1,748.7 1,790.3 1,792.1 1,842.9 1,836.7 1,864.1 1,856.4 1,688.7 1,866.0 1,830.4
Apr 1,698.4 1,744.0 1,771.4 1,778.0 1,738.5 1,722.6 1,736.4 1,740.2 1,711.6 1,753.3 1,789.7 1,794.8 1,844.3 1,842.2 1,865.1 1,686.7 1,689.9 1,865.8 1,828.8
May 1,703.1 1,746.1 1,771.9 1,776.4 1,736.6 1,727.4 1,736.1 1,734.4 1,714.8 1,757.7 1,788.3 1,797.5 1,844.5 1,846.9 1,866.6 1,687.1 1,691.5 1,863.6 1,826.5
Jun 1,707.8 1,747.9 1,772.4 1,774.7 1,734.7 1,731.4 1,736.6 1,728.7 1,718.3 1,762.5 1,786.3 1,800.1 1,843.2 1,850.7 1,868.5 1,686.3 1,713.0 1,859.1 1,827.1
Jul 1,711.6 1,750.2 1,772.9 1,773.1 1,732.3 1,734.1 1,738.6 1,723.9 1,721.1 1,767.4 1,784.1 1,802.7 1,840.9 1,853.6 1,870.2 1,690.4 1,732.9 1,852.5 1,827.9
Aug 1,714.6 1,753.2 1,773.7 1,771.3 1,728.8 1,735.7 1,742.0 1,720.4 1,723.2 1,772.0 1,782.5 1,805.2 1,838.0 1,856.0 1,871.6 1,692.4 1,753.2 1,845.6 1,829.2
Sep 1,717.5 1,756.4 1,775.2 1,768.8 1,724.3 1,736.1 1,746.3 1,718.2 1,725.0 1,776.0 1,781.6 1,807.6 1,835.0 1,857.9 1,873.2 1,695.7 1,773.1 1,840.2
Oct 1,720.9 1,759.8 1,776.9 1,765.8 1,719.2 1,736.0 1,750.3 1,716.9 1,727.1 1,779.7 1,781.8 1,810.0 1,832.7 1,859.4 1,874.6 1,694.8 1,794.6 1,837.0
Nov 1,724.7 1,763.2 1,778.3 1,761.9 1,714.7 1,735.8 1,752.7 1,715.8 1,729.9 1,783.1 1,783.0 1,812.7 1,831.4 1,860.8 1,875.0 1,693.2 1,816.5 1,837.1
Dec 1,728.8 1,766.0 1,779.4 1,757.0 1,712.3 1,735.8 1,753.3 1,714.2 1,733.6 1,786.0 1,784.8 1,815.9 1,831.6 1,861.9 1,873.5 1,690.9 1,839.1 1,838.1
Month 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Jan 1,653.3 1,683.1 1,694.0 1,703.4 1,720.3 1,717.5 1,694.2 1,676.7 1,670.5 1,657.8 1,649.6 1,665.8 1,671.1 1,697.9 1,721.2 1,715.0 1,692.5 1,693.0 1,689.7
Feb 1,655.1 1,684.9 1,693.5 1,704.0 1,725.0 1,716.4 1,690.8 1,676.2 1,668.2 1,655.7 1,650.8 1,666.8 1,672.3 1,697.4 1,724.8 1,711.3 1,694.3 1,691.8 1,688.5
Mar 1,657.5 1,686.9 1,693.3 1,704.3 1,728.8 1,715.1 1,688.5 1,676.7 1,665.7 1,652.3 1,652.3 1,669.0 1,674.4 1,696.5 1,726.8 1,707.2 1,696.2 1,691.0 1,687.0
Apr 1,660.9 1,689.4 1,693.4 1,704.2 1,731.3 1,713.4 1,687.3 1,678.2 1,662.9 1,648.4 1,653.9 1,672.1 1,677.1 1,695.9 1,727.2 1,702.9 1,698.2 1,689.8 1,686.0
May 1,664.9 1,692.1 1,694.0 1,703.6 1,732.5 1,711.5 1,686.6 1,680.4 1,660.2 1,645.0 1,655.6 1,675.3 1,680.0 1,696.1 1,726.3 1,699.3 1,699.9 1,688.0 1,685.7
Jun 1,668.9 1,694.6 1,695.2 1,702.7 1,732.2 1,709.7 1,686.0 1,682.5 1,657.9 1,643.0 1,657.4 1,677.5 1,682.7 1,697.2 1,724.8 1,696.5 1,701.2 1,686.0 1,685.7
Jul 1,672.5 1,696.4 1,696.7 1,702.1 1,731.0 1,708.1 1,685.2 1,683.3 1,656.5 1,642.8 1,659.5 1,678.3 1,685.3 1,698.9 1,723.4 1,694.6 1,702.0 1,684.5 1,686.0
Aug 1,675.5 1,697.3 1,697.9 1,702.5 1,729.1 1,706.7 1,684.1 1,682.5 1,656.0 1,643.9 1,661.6 1,677.7 1,688.0 1,701.0 1,722.5 1,693.0 1,701.7 1,684.2 1,686.4
Sep 1,677.6 1,697.6 1,698.7 1,704.0 1,726.5 1,705.2 1,682.7 1,680.6 1,656.2 1,645.7 1,663.4 1,676.2 1,690.9 1,703.7 1,721.9 1,691.8 1,700.6 1,685.2 1,686.2
Oct 1,678.9 1,697.3 1,699.6 1,706.9 1,723.6 1,703.4 1,681.3 1,677.9 1,656.9 1,647.3 1,664.6 1,674.2 1,693.7 1,707.3 1,721.2 1,691.1 1,698.6 1,687.1 1,685.6
Nov 1,679.9 1,696.4 1,700.9 1,710.8 1,720.9 1,700.8 1,679.8 1,675.1 1,657.9 1,648.3 1,665.1 1,672.3 1,695.9 1,711.8 1,720.0 1,690.9 1,696.6 1,688.9 1,685.2
Dec 1,681.3 1,695.1 1,702.2 1,715.4 1,719.0 1,697.6 1,678.1 1,672.7 1,658.5 1,648.9 1,665.4 1,671.1 1,697.4 1,716.7 1,718.0 1,691.3 1,694.6 1,689.9 1,685.9
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Month  2007 Y/Y 2008 Y/Y 2009 Y/Y 2010 Y/Y 2011 Y/Y 2012 Y/Y 2013 Y/Y 2014 Y/Y 2015 Y/Y 2016 Y/Y 2017 Y/Y 2018 Y/Y 2019 Y/Y 2020 Y/Y 2021 Y/Y 2022 Y/Y 2023 Y/Y
 Jan 1,768.3 1,779.8 1,751.3 1,712.6 1,736.0 1,752.2 1,712.0 1,738.3 1,788.4 1,787.0 1,836.3 1,828.3 1,862.8 1,869.4 1,688.9 1,862.0 1,837.5
 Feb 1,769.9 1,779.8 1,745.6 1,715.0 1,736.4 1,749.6 1,710.2 1,743.6 1,789.8 1,789.4 1,840.1 1,831.8 1,863.5 1,863.2 1,688.0 1,864.5 1,835.0
 Mar 1,770.9 1,779.2 1,741.2 1,718.4 1,736.7 1,745.6 1,709.8 1,748.7 1,790.3 1,792.1 1,842.9 1,836.7 1,864.1 1,856.4 1,688.7 1,866.0 1,830.4
 Apr 1,771.4 1,778.0 1,738.5 1,722.6 1,736.4 1,740.2 1,711.6 1,753.3 1,789.7 1,794.8 1,844.3 1,842.2 1,865.1 1,686.7 1,689.9 1,865.8 1,828.8
 May 1,771.9 1,776.4 1,736.6 1,727.4 1,736.1 1,734.4 1,714.8 1,757.7 1,788.3 1,797.5 1,844.5 1,846.9 1,866.6 1,687.1 1,691.5 1,863.6 1,826.5
 Jun 1,772.4 1,774.7 1,734.7 1,731.4 1,736.6 1,728.7 1,718.3 1,762.5 1,786.3 1,800.1 1,843.2 1,850.7 1,868.5 1,686.3 1,713.0 1,859.1 1,827.1
 Jul 1,772.9 1,773.1 1,732.3 1,734.1 1,738.6 1,723.9 1,721.1 1,767.4 1,784.1 1,802.7 1,840.9 1,853.6 1,870.2 1,690.4 1,732.9 1,852.5 1,827.9
 Aug 1,773.7 1,771.3 1,728.8 1,735.7 1,742.0 1,720.4 1,723.2 1,772.0 1,782.5 1,805.2 1,838.0 1,856.0 1,871.6 1,692.4 1,753.2 1,845.6 1,829.2
 Sep 1,775.2 1,768.8 1,724.3 1,736.1 1,746.3 1,718.2 1,725.0 1,776.0 1,781.6 1,807.6 1,835.0 1,857.9 1,873.2 1,695.7 1,773.1 1,840.2
 Oct 1,776.9 1,765.8 1,719.2 1,736.0 1,750.3 1,716.9 1,727.1 1,779.7 1,781.8 1,810.0 1,832.7 1,859.4 1,874.6 1,694.8 1,794.6 1,837.0
 Nov 1,778.3 1,761.9 1,714.7 1,735.8 1,752.7 1,715.8 1,729.9 1,783.1 1,783.0 1,812.7 1,831.4 1,860.8 1,875.0 1,693.2 1,816.5 1,837.1
 Dec 1,779.4 1,757.0 1,712.3 1,735.8 1,753.3 1,714.2 1,733.6 1,786.0 1,784.8 1,815.9 1,831.6 1,861.9 1,873.5 1,690.9 1,839.1 1,838.1
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