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State of Connecticut Labor Situation

Last Updated: November 18, 2022

Connecticut's private sector continues to increase payrolls (+1,100) in October 2022

	WETHERSFIELD, November 18, 2022 - Connecticut private sector payrolls increased 1,100 positions (0.1%) in October 2022 as the state's overall nonfarm employment grew by 500 jobs (0.03%) to a level of 1,668,200 last month (preliminary data, seasonally adjusted). Connecticut's nonfarm industry employment is now 36,600 (2.2%) positions above the October 2021 level. This is the tenth straight monthly nonfarm industry job gain in 2022. The Constitution State has now recovered 89.4% (258,600) of the 289,400 nonfarm positions lost during the 2020 COVID lockdown. The initially published September 2022 job gain of 4,400 (0.3%) was revised slightly lower by 100 positions to a still solid 4,300 monthly gain (0.3%). Connecticut's unemployment rate rose to 4.3% during the month from the 4.0% rate in September 2022. This release includes labor statistics received from two surveys prepared by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in cooperation with the states. "Private sector growth remained solid in October," said Patrick Flaherty, Director of the Office of Research at the Connecticut Department of Labor. "The industries hardest hit by the pandemic - Accommodation & Food Services and Health Care & Social Assistance - added the most jobs in October. Those with the largest October declines remain well above pre-pandemic levels."

Nonfarm Jobs Detail (business establishment survey)

Connecticut's Private Sector employment increased 1,100 jobs (0.1%) in October 2022 to 1,442,000 and is now higher by 35,800 positions (2.6%) from the October 2021 level. The state's Private Sector is 92.4% recovered from the April 2020 COVID employment loss trough. The government supersector was down last month, losing 600 jobs (-0.3%) to a level of 226,200. Total Government employment in the state is just 800 positions (0.4%) above the year-ago levels and the public sector is now only 55.5% recovered from the COVID lockdown period. The Government supersector in Connecticut includes all federal, state, local, and tribal government employment, including public education and Native American casino employment located on reservations.

Five of the ten major industry supersectors expanded employment, while four declined, and the Other Services supersector was unchanged in October 2022.

The five Connecticut industry supersectors that increased employment in October 2022 (including unchanged):

Leisure and Hospitality +1,500, 1.0%, 150,600
Educational and Health Services +1,400, 0.4%, 341,500
Manufacturing +800, 0.5%, 161,100
Information +100, 0.3%, 30,900
Construction and Mining +100, 0.2%, 63,400
Other Services unchanged, 0.0%, 60,600

The four industry supersectors that lost in jobs in October 2022:

Professional and Business Services -1,100, -0.5%, 218,300
Trade, Transportation & Utilities -900, -0.3%, 298,700
Financial Activities -800, -0.7%, 116,900
Government -600, -0.3%, 226,200

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

		Year to Year				Month to Month				Previous Three Months
		Oct 2022	Oct 2021	Change	Rate %	Oct 2022	Sep 2022	Change	Rate %	Aug 2022	Jul 2022	Jun 2022
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	State of Connecticut Employment
	Connecticut Nonfarm Employment	1,668,200	1,631,600	36,600	2.2%	1,668,200	1,667,700	500	0.0%	1,663,400	1,661,000	1,652,300
	Private Sector	1,442,000	1,406,200	35,800	2.5%	1,442,000	1,440,900	1,100	0.1%	1,437,800	1,433,700	1,428,500

Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Goods Producing Industries
	Construction	62,900	60,800	2,100	3.5%	62,900	62,800	100	0.2%	61,700	61,000	59,200

	Manufacturing	161,100	153,700	7,400	4.8%	161,100	160,300	800	0.5%	160,500	159,700	159,000
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	Service Providing Industries
	Trade, Transportation and Utilities	298,700	290,300	8,400	2.9%	298,700	299,600	-900	-0.3%	298,500	297,500	296,800

	Information	30,900	30,100	800	2.7%	30,900	30,800	100	0.3%	30,300	30,100	30,200

	Financial Activities	116,900	117,100	-200	-0.2%	116,900	117,700	-800	-0.7%	118,400	118,600	118,800

	Professional and Business Services	218,300	215,800	2,500	1.2%	218,300	219,400	-1,100	-0.5%	220,000	219,900	218,500

	Educational and Health Services	341,500	336,200	5,300	1.6%	341,500	340,100	1,400	0.4%	339,200	338,100	335,800

	Leisure and Hospitality	150,600	141,900	8,700	6.1%	150,600	149,100	1,500	1.0%	148,400	148,000	148,100

	Other Services	60,600	59,800	800	1.3%	60,600	60,600	0	0.0%	60,300	60,300	60,300

	Government	226,200	225,400	800	0.4%	226,200	226,800	-600	-0.3%	225,600	227,300	223,800
Graph	Follow link below for more charts & data	United States Employment
	United States Nonfarm Employment	153,308,000	148,005,000	5,303,000	3.6%	153,308,000	153,047,000	261,000	0.2%	152,732,000	152,440,000	151,903,000

Connecticut Labor Market Areas (LMAs): Five of the six larger Connecticut LMAs that are seasonally adjusted by the BLS posted nonfarm employment gains in October 2022, while just one declined. The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford LMA (0.4%, 572,800) led in numerical job gains (+2,100) while the Waterbury LMA (0.9%, 66,400) led in monthly percentage gains - increasing 600 positions. The Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk LMA (0.4%, 399,000) added 1,700 jobs and the New Haven LMA (0.5%, 297,700) increased 1,600 payrolls. The Danbury LMA (0.3%, 76,400) also added 200 jobs, however, the Norwich-New London-Westerly LMA (-0.2%, 121,300) declined slightly by 200 positions.

Labor Market Area employment estimates are made independently of Statewide estimates.

	October	September	August	July	October	Over Month		Over Year
Seasonally Adjusted data	2022 P	2022 R	2022	2022	2021	Change	Rate	Change	Rate
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk	399,000	397,300	399,200	393,500	392,800	1,700	0.4%	6,200	1.6%
Danbury	76,400	76,200	76,000	75,500	74,900	200	0.3%	1,500	2.0%
Hartford	572,800	570,700	570,200	569,700	563,400	2,100	0.4%	9,400	1.7%
New Haven	297,700	296,100	294,000	293,600	289,700	1,600	0.5%	8,000	2.8%
Norwich-New London-Westerly, RI	121,300	121,500	120,900	120,100	119,200	-200	-0.2%	2,100	1.8%
Waterbury	66,400	65,800	66,200	65,800	65,000	600	0.9%	1,400	2.2%
Not Seasonally Adjusted data (No
Enfield	42,500	42,200	42,200	42,100	41,800	300	0.7%	700	1.7%
Torrington-Northwest	33,200	33,200	33,000	33,400	32,100	0	0.0%	1,100	3.4%
Danielson-Northeast	27,100	27,100	27,200	27,100	26,400	0	0.0%	700	2.7%

* Less than					P = Preliminary		R = Revised

Note: Six major Connecticut LMAs are estimated independently from the statewide data by the BLS and cover more than 90% of the nonfarm employment in the state. Thus, estimates will not fully sum to the statewide total.

Hours and Earnings: The October 2022 Private Sector workweek, not seasonally adjusted, averaged 34.1 hours, which is higher by two-tenths of an hour (0.6%) from the October 2021 estimate (33.9). Average hourly earnings at $35.36, not seasonally adjusted, were up by $1.18 (3.5%) from the October 2021 estimate of $34.18. The resultant October 2022 Private Sector weekly wage averaged $1,205.78, higher by $47.08 from a year ago (4.1%, $1,158.70).

	AVG WEEKLY EARNINGS				AVG WEEKLY HOURS				AVG HOURLY EARNINGS
	Oct		CHG	Sep	Oct		CHG	Sep	Oct		CHG	Sep
(Not seasonally adjusted)	2022	2021	Y/Y	2022	2022	2021	Y/Y	2022	2022	2021	Y/Y	2022
PRODUCTION WORKER
MANUFACTURING	$1,148.00	$1,102.82	$45.18	$1,153.33	41.0	38.9	2.1	41.0	$28.00	$28.35	-$0.35	$28.13
DURABLE GOODS	1,207.61	1,198.92	8.69	1,225.44	41.3	38.8	2.5	41.4	29.24	30.90	-1.66	29.60
NON-DUR. GOODS	982.11	818.50	163.62	955.18	40.3	39.2	1.1	40.1	24.37	20.88	3.49	23.82
CONSTRUCTION	1,386.23	1,506.34	-120.10	1,373.00	38.7	41.6	-2.9	38.6	35.82	36.21	-0.39	35.57

ALL EMPLOYEES
STATEWIDE
TOTAL PRIVATE	1,205.78	1,158.70	47.08	1,185.37	34.1	33.9	0.2	33.8	35.36	34.18	1.18	35.07
GOODS PRODUCING	1,486.76	1,484.14	2.62	1,478.57	40.5	39.8	0.7	39.8	36.71	37.29	-0.58	37.15
Construction	1,518.66	1,511.41	7.25	1,532.72	39.6	39.9	-0.3	39.2	38.35	37.88	0.47	39.10
Manufacturing	1,406.00	1,420.30	-14.30	1,405.60	40.0	39.3	0.7	40.0	35.15	36.14	-0.99	35.14
SERVICE PROVIDING	1,153.15	1,098.80	54.35	1,131.42	32.9	32.8	0.1	32.7	35.05	33.50	1.55	34.60
Trade, Transp., Utilities	916.49	943.77	-27.28	915.18	31.9	32.6	-0.7	31.7	28.73	28.95	-0.22	28.87
Financial Activities	2,104.12	1,963.28	140.84	1,950.79	38.7	38.9	-0.2	37.3	54.37	50.47	3.90	52.30
Prof. & Business Serv.	1,484.76	1,324.58	160.18	1,446.21	36.4	35.2	1.2	35.7	40.79	37.63	3.16	40.51
Education & Health Ser.	1,103.90	1,076.13	27.77	1,094.24	33.3	33.0	0.3	33.3	33.15	32.61	0.54	32.86
Leisure & Hospitality	545.38	541.78	3.60	541.58	24.7	26.3	-1.6	24.9	22.08	20.60	1.48	21.75
Other Services	983.42	877.61	105.81	1,021.44	31.2	31.0	0.2	32.0	31.52	28.31	3.21	31.92

LABOR MARKET AREAS: TOTAL PRIVATE
Bridgeport-Stamford	1,322.59	1,277.47	45.12	1,300.82	33.8	33.6	0.2	33.7	39.13	38.02	1.11	38.60
Danbury	1,269.36	1,180.60	88.76	1,292.41	36.9	35.7	1.2	37.0	34.40	33.07	1.33	34.93
Hartford	1,249.41	1,199.91	49.50	1,225.39	34.4	34.5	-0.1	34.2	36.32	34.78	1.54	35.83
New Haven	1,130.90	1,133.99	-3.09	1,123.56	33.9	33.8	0.1	33.7	33.36	33.55	-0.19	33.34
Norwich-New London	979.69	921.35	58.34	966.53	32.1	32.8	-0.7	32.1	30.52	28.09	2.43	30.11
Waterbury	956.67	914.19	42.48	945.42	33.0	31.0	2.0	32.3	28.99	29.49	-0.50	29.27

Information for the manufacturing production workweek and earnings can be found in the table section of this release under the "Hours and Earnings" data category. Current all-employee private sector hours and earnings estimates can be volatile due to fluctuating sample responses.

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, the same increase as in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 7.7 percent before seasonal adjustment.

The index for shelter contributed over half of the monthly all items increase, with the indexes for gasoline and food also increasing. The energy index increased 1.8 percent over the month as the gasoline index and the electricity index rose, but the natural gas index decreased. The food index increased 0.6 percent over the month with the food at home index rising 0.4 percent.

The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in October, after rising 0.6 percent in September. The indexes for shelter, motor vehicle insurance, recreation, new vehicles, and personal care were among those that increased over the month. Indexes which declined in October included the used cars and trucks, medical care, apparel, and airline fares indexes.

The all items index increased 7.7 percent for the 12 months ending October, this was the smallest 12-month increase since the period ending January 2022. The all items less food and energy index rose 6.3 percent over the last 12 months. The energy index increased 17.6 percent for the 12 months ending October, and the food index increased 10.9 percent over the last year; all of these increases were smaller than for the period ending September.

State of Connecticut Unemployment Rate vs. United States Unemployment Rate

The October 2022 unemployment rate for Connecticut was estimated by the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics program (LAUS) to be 4.3% (seasonally adjusted). This is higher by three-tenths of a percentage point from the September 2022 level of 4.0%. The Connecticut unemployment rate was 5.4% in October 2021. The jobless rate was 3.4% in February 2020 (pre-COVID). The U.S. unemployment rate for October 2022 was 3.7%, up two-tenths of a percent from September 2022 but lower from the October 2021 jobless rate of 4.6%. The increase in the number of Connecticut's unemployed this month was considered statistically significant (4,500). The number unemployed has dropped by 19,500 in the past year. The labor force increased by 300 and is now up by more than 50,000 so far in 2022.

Month	2015			2016			2017			2018			2019			2020			2021			2022
Month	CT	U.S.		CT	U.S.		CT	U.S.		CT	U.S.		CT	U.S.		CT	U.S.		CT	U.S.		CT	U.S.
Jan	6.0	5.7	-0.3	5.2	4.8	-0.4	4.6	4.7	0.1	4.2	4.0	-0.2	3.7	4.0	0.3	3.4	3.5	0.1	7.3	6.4	-0.9	5.3	4.0	-1.3
Feb	5.9	5.5	-0.4	5.2	4.9	-0.3	4.5	4.6	0.1	4.2	4.1	-0.1	3.6	3.8	0.2	3.4	3.5	0.1	7.2	6.2	-1.0	4.9	3.8	-1.1
Mar	5.8	5.4	-0.4	5.1	5.0	-0.1	4.5	4.4	-0.1	4.1	4.0	-0.1	3.6	3.8	0.2	3.4	4.4	1.0	7.0	6.0	-1.0	4.6	3.6	-1.0
Apr	5.8	5.4	-0.4	5.0	5.1	0.1	4.5	4.4	-0.1	4.0	4.0	0.0	3.5	3.6	0.1	8.0	14.7	6.7	7.0	6.0	-1.0	4.4	3.6	-0.8
May	5.7	5.6	-0.1	4.9	4.8	-0.1	4.4	4.4	0.0	4.0	3.8	-0.2	3.5	3.6	0.1	11.4	13.2	1.8	6.7	5.8	-0.9	4.2	3.6	-0.6
Jun	5.6	5.3	-0.3	4.9	4.9	0.0	4.4	4.3	-0.1	3.9	4.0	0.1	3.5	3.6	0.1	11.1	11.0	-0.1	6.7	5.9	-0.8	4.0	3.6	-0.4
Jul	5.6	5.2	-0.4	4.8	4.8	0.0	4.4	4.3	-0.1	3.9	3.8	-0.1	3.5	3.7	0.2	11.2	10.2	-1.0	6.3	5.4	-0.9	3.7	3.5	-0.2
Aug	5.5	5.1	-0.4	4.7	4.9	0.2	4.4	4.4	0.0	3.8	3.8	0.0	3.5	3.7	0.2	9.5	8.4	-1.1	6.1	5.2	-0.9	4.1	3.7	-0.4
Sep	5.4	5.0	-0.4	4.7	5.0	0.3	4.4	4.3	-0.1	3.8	3.7	-0.1	3.5	3.5	0.0	8.9	7.9	-1.0	5.6	4.7	-0.9	4.0	3.5	-0.5
Oct	5.4	5.0	-0.4	4.7	4.9	0.2	4.3	4.2	-0.1	3.8	3.8	0.0	3.5	3.6	0.1	8.1	6.9	-1.2	5.4	4.6	-0.8	4.3	3.7	-0.6
Nov	5.4	5.1	-0.3	4.6	4.7	0.1	4.3	4.2	-0.1	3.8	3.8	0.0	3.5	3.6	0.1	7.8	6.7	-1.1	5.2	4.2	-1.0
Dec	5.3	5.0	-0.3	4.6	4.7	0.1	4.3	4.1	-0.2	3.7	3.9	0.2	3.5	3.6	0.1	7.7	6.7	-1.0	5.1	3.9	-1.2

The nonfarm employment estimate, derived from a survey of businesses, is a measure of jobs in the state; the unemployment rate and labor force estimates are based on a household survey, and measure the work status of people who live in Connecticut. Overall, as the national and state economies recover, volatility in monthly numbers can be expected. Job and employment estimates are best understood in the context of their movement over several months rather than observed changes in a single month's value.

Labor Force / Residents Employed / Residents Unemployed

Unemployment claims for first-time filers (seasonally adjusted) in Connecticut were an average of 3,459 per week in October 2022, down by 711 (-17.1%) from the September 2022 (4,170) level and slightly lower by 13 (-0.4%) than the average weekly count of 3,472 in October 2021.

Month	2016			2017			2018			2019			2020			2021			2022
Month	Labor Force	Resident Emp.	Resident Unemp.	Labor Force	Resident Emp.	Resident Unemp.	Labor Force	Resident Emp.	Resident Unemp.	Labor Force	Resident Emp.	Resident Unemp.	Labor Force	Resident Emp.	Resident Unemp.	Labor Force	Resident Emp.	Resident Unemp.	Labor Force	Resident Emp.	Resident Unemp.
Jan	1,885.9	1,787.0	98.9	1,924.2	1,836.3	87.9	1,914.1	1,833.5	80.6	1,942.9	1,871.4	71.6	1,955.9	1,888.5	67.4	1,847.2	1,712.3	134.9	1,867.3	1,768.5	98.8
Feb	1,886.9	1,789.4	97.5	1,927.4	1,840.1	87.3	1,917.0	1,837.4	79.6	1,943.6	1,873.1	70.4	1,950.8	1,883.9	66.8	1,846.7	1,714.6	132.1	1,869.1	1,778.0	91.1
Mar	1,888.1	1,792.1	96.0	1,929.7	1,842.9	86.8	1,921.3	1,842.8	78.6	1,944.2	1,874.9	69.3	1,944.8	1,878.9	65.9	1,847.9	1,718.9	129.0	1,879.3	1,793.2	86.1
Apr	1,889.3	1,794.8	94.5	1,930.6	1,844.3	86.2	1,926.1	1,848.6	77.5	1,945.1	1,876.8	68.3	1,840.8	1,694.4	146.4	1,853.8	1,724.2	129.5	1,887.9	1,804.2	83.7
May	1,890.7	1,797.5	93.2	1,930.1	1,844.5	85.6	1,930.1	1,853.6	76.5	1,946.7	1,879.0	67.7	1,915.3	1,696.3	219.0	1,853.9	1,730.2	123.7	1,895.1	1,816.4	78.7
Jun	1,892.1	1,800.1	92.0	1,928.2	1,843.2	85.0	1,933.0	1,857.5	75.5	1,948.9	1,881.3	67.6	1,908.3	1,697.0	211.4	1,861.5	1,736.4	125.0	1,901.3	1,825.3	76.0
Jul	1,893.5	1,802.7	90.9	1,925.5	1,840.9	84.6	1,935.0	1,860.4	74.6	1,951.2	1,883.2	68.0	1,916.7	1,702.6	214.1	1,859.9	1,742.2	117.7	1,900.0	1,828.8	71.2
Aug	1,895.0	1,805.2	89.8	1,922.2	1,838.0	84.2	1,936.5	1,862.7	73.8	1,953.3	1,885.0	68.4	1,884.3	1,705.7	178.6	1,861.4	1,748.7	112.7	1,905.5	1,827.8	77.7
Sep	1,896.7	1,807.6	89.0	1,918.8	1,835.0	83.7	1,938.0	1,864.6	73.4	1,955.5	1,887.1	68.4	1,878.4	1,710.5	168.0	1,859.1	1,754.4	104.6	1,903.5	1,826.6	76.9
Oct	1,898.6	1,810.0	88.6	1,915.9	1,832.7	83.1	1,939.3	1,866.2	73.1	1,957.6	1,889.4	68.2	1,861.1	1,710.9	150.1	1,860.5	1,759.6	100.9	1,903.8	1,822.4	81.4
Nov	1,900.8	1,812.7	88.1	1,913.9	1,831.4	82.5	1,940.7	1,867.8	72.8	1,959.2	1,891.1	68.1	1,856.1	1,711.5	144.6	1,856.3	1,759.7	96.6
Dec	1,903.6	1,815.9	87.7	1,913.2	1,831.6	81.6	1,941.9	1,869.6	72.3	1,958.8	1,891.0	67.9	1,853.8	1,711.5	142.3	1,853.7	1,759.1	94.7


	The nonfarm employment estimate, derived from a survey of businesses, is a measure of jobs in the state; the unemployment rate and labor force estimates are based on a household survey, and measure the work status of people who live in Connecticut. Overall, as the national and state economies recover, volatility in monthly numbers can be expected. Job and employment estimates are best understood in the context of their movement over several months rather than observed changes in a single month's value.

Next Connecticut Labor Situation release: Thursday, December 15, 2022 (November 2022, preliminary data)


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