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

State of Connecticut, Employment Sectors & United States Nonfarm Employment

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.

Connecticut's Private Sector employment gained 2,200 (0.2%) jobs in August 2023 to 1,462,500 and is higher by 18,300 positions (1.3%) from the August 2022 level. The state's Private Sector is fully recovered (100.6%) from the April 2020 COVID employment lockdown low point (1,194,800)! A downward revision of 400 occurred to July's preliminary Private Sector job gain estimate (2,900, 0.2%) to a 2,500 (0.2%) job increase. The Government supersector was slightly lower (-100, -0.04%) last month to a level of 230,800 jobs. The full Government sector employment in the state is 2,900 positions (1.3%) higher than year-ago levels. The Private Sector is 74.5% recovered from the overall COVID April 2020 employment lockdown low. The state's Government supersector combines all civilian federal, state, local, and tribal government employment, including public education and Native American casino jobs located on federally recognized tribal reservations. Connecticut aggregated government employment (2,900), total private jobs (18,300), and overall total nonfarm payrolls (21,200) are all now growing exactly same percentage over-the-year (1.27%), seasonally adjusted.

Six of the ten major industry supersectors added jobs in August 2023, while four declined.

The six industry supersectors that increased employment in August 2023:

Educational and Health Services +800, 0.2%, 354,800
Professional and Business Services +700, 0.3%, 224,400
Construction and Mining +500, 0.8%, 62,300
Trade, Transportation & Utilities +500, 0.2%, 300,300
Manufacturing +400, 0.3%, 157,600
Information +200, 0.6%, 31,800

The four industry supersectors that decreased jobs in August 2023:

Other Services -400, -0.7%, 61,000
Leisure and Hospitality -300, -0.2%, 155,600
Financial Activities -200, -0.2%, 114,700
Government -100, -0.04%, 230,800

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

		Year to Year				Month to Month				Previous Three Months
		Aug 2023	Aug 2022	Change	Rate %	Aug 2023	Jul 2023	Change	Rate %	Jun 2023	May 2023	Apr 2023
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	State of Connecticut Employment
	Connecticut Nonfarm Employment	1,693,300	1,672,100	21,200	1.3%	1,693,300	1,691,200	2,100	0.1%	1,689,300	1,691,800	1,686,500
	Private Sector	1,462,500	1,444,200	18,300	1.3%	1,462,500	1,460,300	2,200	0.2%	1,457,800	1,461,000	1,455,800

Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Goods Producing Industries
	Construction	61,800	60,400	1,400	2.3%	61,800	61,300	500	0.8%	59,800	58,800	59,400

	Manufacturing	157,600	157,800	-200	-0.1%	157,600	157,200	400	0.3%	157,700	157,600	157,500
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Service Providing Industries
	Trade, Transportation and Utilities	300,300	299,000	1,300	0.4%	300,300	299,800	500	0.2%	299,500	300,100	298,800

	Information	31,800	31,400	400	1.3%	31,800	31,600	200	0.6%	31,400	32,100	31,500

	Financial Activities	114,700	118,000	-3,300	-2.8%	114,700	114,900	-200	-0.2%	114,700	115,300	114,800

	Professional and Business Services	224,400	221,800	2,600	1.2%	224,400	223,700	700	0.3%	224,800	225,300	224,500

	Educational and Health Services	354,800	342,800	12,000	3.5%	354,800	354,000	800	0.2%	351,200	351,500	352,400

	Leisure and Hospitality	155,600	151,000	4,600	3.0%	155,600	155,900	-300	-0.2%	156,700	156,400	154,100

	Other Services	61,000	61,500	-500	-0.8%	61,000	61,400	-400	-0.7%	61,500	63,400	62,300

	Government	230,800	227,900	2,900	1.3%	230,800	230,900	-100	-0.0%	231,500	230,800	230,700
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	United States Employment
	United States Nonfarm Employment	156,419,000	153,332,000	3,087,000	2.0%	156,419,000	156,232,000	187,000	0.1%	156,075,000	155,970,000	155,689,000


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