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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: March 14, 2025
Connecticut added 2,300 payroll jobs (0.1%) in January 2025 to a level of 1,718,400 while the state’s unemployment rate was up one-tenth of one percent to 3.3% (preliminary, seasonally adjusted data). Statewide payroll jobs are now 14,400 (0.8%) positions higher than a year ago. The December 2024 preliminary job gain of 5,100 (0.3%, on the old benchmark) was lowered to a still healthy gain of 3,500 jobs (0.2%, on the new benchmark). After all the revisions, December’s nonfarm employment level was just 200 jobs higher than previously estimated. The January 2025 preliminary Connecticut jobless rate, at 3.3%, is unchanged from a year ago (3.3%, after annual processing) and well below the nation’s (4.0%). This labor statistics report presents current estimated data from two different monthly surveys (businesses and households) produced by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in association with the states - and depicts the new CT regional Labor Markets.
Connecticut’s Private Sector employment grew 1,900 positions (0.1%) over-the-month in January 2025 to 1,483,700 and is up by 14,200 jobs (1.0%) from the revised January 2024 level. D ecember’s preliminary private sector gain of 4,700 jobs was adjusted lower to a 3,600 increase, but the revised December level on the new benchmark is just 600 jobs below the previous estimate on the prior benchmark. The government supersector also added 400 jobs (0.2%) in January to a level of 234,700 jobs but is now just slightly higher by 200 (0.1%) positions over the year. Connecticut’s aggregate government supersector consists of all civilian federal, state, local, and tribal government employment, including public education and Native American casino jobs located on federally recognized tribal reservations.

Six of the ten major industry supersectors increased jobs in January 2025, while three declined and the manufacturing supersector was unchanged..

The seven industry supersectors that increased employment or were unchanged in January 2025 included:

The three industry supersector that decreased jobs in January 2025 were:

NONFARM  EMPLOYMENT
Jobs - by Place of Work
CONNECTICUT AND THE UNITED STATES - Seasonally Adjusted
January December November October January Over Month Over Year
 2025 P 2024 R 2024 2024 2024 Change Rate   Change  Rate  
CONNECTICUT   1,718,400 1,716,100 1,712,600 1,711,000 1,704,000 2,300 0.1%   14,400 0.8%
Total Private 1,483,700 1,481,800 1,478,200 1,476,700 1,469,500 1,900 0.1% 14,200 1.0%
Goods Producing Industries
  Mining     500 500 500 500 400 0 0.0%   100 25.0%
  Construction   62,300 63,100 63,100 63,100 62,500 -800 -1.3%   -200 -0.3%
  Manufacturing   155,400 155,400 155,500 155,700 157,100 0 0.0%   -1,700 -1.1%
    Durable Goods 121,800 122,100 122,100 122,400 123,100 -300 -0.2% -1,300 -1.1%
    Nondurable Goods 33,600 33,300 33,400 33,300 34,000 300 0.9% -400 -1.2%
Service Providing Industries
  Trade, Transportation & Utilities 299,800 299,600 298,900 298,300 299,100 200 0.1%   700 0.2%
    Wholesale 61,600 61,300 61,100 60,800 61,000 300 0.5% 600 1.0%
    Retail 165,000 165,400 164,200 164,800 166,000 -400 -0.2% -1,000 -0.6%
    Transp, Warehousing & Utilities 73,200 72,900 73,600 72,700 72,100 300 0.4% 1,100 1.5%
  Information   30,400 30,500 30,200 30,600 30,900 -100 -0.3%   -500 -1.6%
  Financial Activities   119,200 118,600 118,500 117,800 117,800 600 0.5%   1,400 1.2%
    Finance & Insurance 99,300 98,700 98,600 98,100 98,200 600 0.6% 1,100 1.1%
    Real Estate, Rental & Leasing 19,900 19,900 19,900 19,700 19,600 0 0.0% 300 1.5%
  Professional & Business Services 223,200 221,400 221,600 222,400 221,100 1,800 0.8%   2,100 0.9%
    Prof, Scientific & Tech Services 102,300 100,900 101,200 101,800 100,900 1,400 1.4% 1,400 1.4%
    Management of Companies  31,000 31,000 30,900 30,900 30,800 0 0.0% 200 0.6%
    Admn & Support & Waste Mgt Serv 89,900 89,500 89,500 89,700 89,400 400 0.4% 500 0.6%
  Educational & Health Services 371,900 371,700 370,800 370,000 361,800 200 0.1%   10,100 2.8%
    Private Educational Services 74,700 75,100 75,300 75,300 72,500 -400 -0.5% 2,200 3.0%
    Health Care & Social Assistance 297,200 296,600 295,500 294,700 289,300 600 0.2% 7,900 2.7%
  Leisure and Hospitality 157,000 156,900 154,900 154,300 155,200 100 0.1%   1,800 1.2%
    Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 28,000 28,300 28,000 27,800 28,300 -300 -1.1% -300 -1.1%
    Accommodation & Food Services 129,000 128,600 126,900 126,500 126,900 400 0.3% 2,100 1.7%
  Other Services   64,000 64,100 64,200 64,000 63,600 -100 -0.2%   400 0.6%
  Government**   234,700 234,300 234,400 234,300 234,500 400 0.2%   200 0.1%
UNITED STATES      159,069,000 158,926,000 158,619,000 158,358,000 157,049,000 143,000 0.1%   2,020,000 1.3%
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