The statewide unemployment rate dropped another two-tenths of one percent to 3.0% as the state’s nonfarm payroll employment cut a slight 300 positions ( 0.02%) to a
level of 1,709,000 in October 2024 (preliminary data, seasonally adjusted). Connecticut’s nonfarm industry employment is 8,300 (0.5%) positions higher than a year ago. The September 2024 Connecticut preliminary
job loss of 300 (-0.02%) was revised lower by another thousand on the normal monthly revision (-1,300, -0.1%). The October 2024 statewide unemployment rate is now well below a year ago (4.2%) after five consecutive
monthly statistically-significant declines and has not been this low since August 2001 (3.0%).
This labor statistics release includes estimated data from two different monthly surveys (business establishment and residential household) produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in cooperation with the States.
Connecticut’s Private Sector employment increased in October 2024 by 900 (0.1%) to 1,475,300
and is up by 7,400 jobs (0.5%) from October 2023. September’s preliminary private sector’s unchanged job movement was adjusted lower on
revision to a 600 (-0.04%) decline. The governmentsupersector was lower by 1,200 jobs (-0.5%) in October to a level of 233,700 jobs but is
still higher by 900 (0.4%) positions from last October’s levels. The September 2024 preliminary total government job loss of 300 was revised lower by 400 to -700 (-0.3%).
Connecticut’s total government supersector includes all civilian federal, state, local, and tribal government employment, including public education and Native American casino jobs located on federally recognized tribal reservations.
Three of the ten major industry supersectors increased jobs in October 2024, while four declined and the Manufacturing, Construction and Mining, and Information supersectors were unchanged.
The six industry supersectors that increased employment or were unchanged in October 2024 included:
CONNECTICUT
AND THE UNITED STATES - Seasonally Adjusted
October
September
August
July
October
Over Month
Over Year
2024 P
2024 R
2024
2024
2023
Change
Rate
Change
Rate
CONNECTICUT
1,709,000
1,709,300
1,710,600
1,712,800
1,700,700
-300
-0.02%
8,300
0.49%
Total Private
1,475,300
1,474,400
1,475,000
1,476,900
1,467,900
900
0.06%
7,400
0.50%
Goods Producing
Industries
Mining
600
600
600
600
600
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
Construction
61,900
61,900
62,600
63,000
62,700
0
0.00%
-800
-1.28%
Manufacturing
158,000
158,000
157,800
158,500
157,700
0
0.00%
300
0.19%
Durable Goods
124,200
123,900
123,700
124,400
123,500
300
0.24%
700
0.57%
Nondurable Goods
33,800
34,100
34,100
34,100
34,200
-300
-0.88%
-400
-1.17%
Service Providing
Industries
Trade, Transportation & Utilities
296,100
295,700
297,200
297,900
301,400
400
0.14%
-5,300
-1.76%
Wholesale
62,200
62,000
62,000
61,500
61,700
200
0.32%
500
0.81%
Retail
163,600
164,000
164,100
164,400
166,500
-400
-0.24%
-2,900
-1.74%
Transp, Warehousing & Utilities
70,300
69,700
71,100
72,000
73,200
600
0.86%
-2,900
-3.96%
Information
30,000
30,000
30,700
30,200
30,400
0
0.00%
-400
-1.32%
Financial Activities
119,200
119,300
119,100
119,200
118,300
-100
-0.08%
900
0.76%
Finance & Insurance
99,300
99,400
99,200
99,300
98,700
-100
-0.10%
600
0.61%
Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
19,900
19,900
19,900
19,900
19,600
0
0.00%
300
1.53%
Professional & Business Services
220,000
220,100
218,300
219,100
221,900
-100
-0.05%
-1,900
-0.86%
Prof, Scientific & Tech Services
101,400
101,500
100,700
100,600
100,700
-100
-0.10%
700
0.70%
Management of Companies
32,100
32,200
31,700
31,800
31,600
-100
-0.31%
500
1.58%
Admn & Support & Waste Mgt Serv
86,500
86,400
85,900
86,700
89,600
100
0.12%
-3,100
-3.46%
Educational & Health Services
368,200
368,500
369,000
367,700
359,500
-300
-0.08%
8,700
2.42%
Private Educational Services
74,100
74,300
74,700
73,900
73,100
-200
-0.27%
1,000
1.37%
Health Care & Social Assistance
294,100
294,200
294,300
293,800
286,400
-100
-0.03%
7,700
2.69%
Leisure and Hospitality
156,700
156,200
156,400
157,000
151,700
500
0.32%
5,000
3.30%
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
29,400
29,400
29,300
29,400
27,900
0
0.00%
1,500
5.38%
Accommodation & Food Services
127,300
126,800
127,100
127,600
123,800
500
0.39%
3,500
2.83%
Other Services
64,600
64,100
63,300
63,700
63,700
500
0.78%
900
1.41%
Government**
233,700
234,900
235,600
235,900
232,800
-1,200
-0.51%
900
0.39%
UNITED STATES
159,005,000
158,993,000
158,770,000
158,692,000
156,832,000
12,000
0.01%
2,173,000
1.39%
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