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News Releases:

Sep
14

Occupational Employment and Wages in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford — May 2019

Workers in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $30.24 in May 2019.

Aug
03

Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area – June 2020

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.2 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA metropolitan area for the year ended June 2020.

May
06

Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area – March 2020

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.5 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA metropolitan area for the year ended in March 2020.

Connecticut Economy at a Glance:

Connecticut
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2020

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 1,776.6 1,777.0 1,879.8 1,900.5 1,866.4 (p)1,894.8

Employment(1)

 1,629.3 1,606.7 1,690.7 1,706.2 1,715.6 (p)1,747.7

Unemployment(1)

 147.3 170.3 189.1 194.3 150.8 (p)147.1

Unemployment Rate(2)

 8.3 9.6 10.1 10.2 8.1 (p)7.8

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,408.2 1,436.6 1,513.9 1,546.2 1,568.1 (p)1,585.1

12-month % change

 -16.6 -14.8 -10.0 -8.3 -7.0 (p)-6.1

Mining and Logging(3)

 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 (p)0.6

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 50.2 53.5 56.4 57.2 57.6 (p)57.1

12-month % change

 -17.3 -10.5 -5.4 -4.2 -3.0 (p)-3.9

Manufacturing(3)

 151.0 153.2 155.2 156.2 154.4 (p)155.9

12-month % change

 -6.8 -5.5 -4.3 -3.8 -4.7 (p)-3.9

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 240.9 246.8 264.5 272.3 276.0 (p)278.0

12-month % change

 -17.4 -15.2 -8.8 -6.7 -5.6 (p)-4.9

Information(3)

 29.7 28.4 29.2 29.0 29.0 (p)29.6

12-month % change

 -5.1 -9.6 -7.3 -8.5 -8.2 (p)-6.0

Financial Activities(3)

 119.8 118.7 118.2 118.7 120.1 (p)119.4

12-month % change

 -3.2 -4.0 -4.2 -4.4 -3.0 (p)-3.6

Professional & Business Services(3)

 196.2 200.3 202.5 206.5 208.0 (p)212.3

12-month % change

 -10.7 -8.6 -7.7 -6.0 -5.3 (p)-3.1

Education & Health Services(3)

 296.7 299.7 312.8 313.5 321.2 (p)322.5

12-month % change

 -12.3 -11.4 -7.5 -7.2 -5.1 (p)-5.0

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 70.0 82.4 104.1 117.0 121.0 (p)127.9

12-month % change

 -55.9 -47.9 -34.2 -25.9 -23.0 (p)-18.6

Other Services(3)

 40.7 45.5 52.3 56.8 57.0 (p)56.3

12-month % change

 -37.9 -30.4 -20.0 -12.9 -12.4 (p)-13.3

Government(3)

 212.5 207.6 218.2 218.4 223.2 (p)225.5

12-month % change

 -9.9 -12.0 -7.0 -7.4 -5.1 (p)-5.2

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Bridgeport Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2020
Hartford Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2020
New Haven Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2020
Norwich Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2020
New England - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2020
New England - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Oct 2020
New England Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Oct 2020
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – New England Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2020
Average Energy Prices In Boston-Cambridge-Newton – December 2018 Average energy prices News Release Jan 2019
Business Employment Dynamics in New England Employment Table Feb 2013
Business Employment Dynamics in New England Employment Table Nov 2014
Occupational injuries and illnesses in Connecticut Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2013
Occupational injuries and illnesses in Connecticut (PDF) Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2015
Occupational injuries and illnesses in New England Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2013
Occupational injuries and illnesses in New England (PDF) Workplace injuries and illnesses Table Mar 2018
2014 Data on Employment Status by State and Demographic Group Employment, Unemployment Table Feb 2015
Union Membership of wage and salary workers in New England Employment Table Mar 2012
Union Membership of wage and salary workers in New England (PDF) Employment Table Mar 2012
Women’s Earnings in Connecticut — 2017 Pay News Release Nov 2018
New England and State Multiple Jobholders: 1997-2010 Employment Table Oct 2011
New England and State Multiple Jobholders: 1997-2010 (PDF) Employment Table Oct 2011
County Employment and Wages in Connecticut — Third Quarter 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Apr 2020
New England and State Unemployment - 2016 Unemployment News Release Apr 2017
New England and State Unemployment — September 2017 Unemployment News Release Nov 2017
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Connecticut —2017 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Dec 2018
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Connecticut — 2014 Unemployment News Release Jun 2015
Union Membership in Massachusetts and Connecticut — 2018 Employment News Release Mar 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk — May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2017
Consumer Price Index Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2020
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area – June 2020 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 2020
Consumer Price Index Northeast (1982-84 = 100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2020
Consumer Price Index US City Average (1982-84 = 100) (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2020
Consumer Price Index Northeast (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2020
Consumer Price Index US City Average (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Connecticut’s Metropolitan Areas-May 2013 Employment, Pay News Release Nov 2014
Occupational Employment and Wages in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford — May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2020
Fatal Work Injuries in New England - 2014 Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2015
Danbury Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2020
STEM OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES IN NEW ENGLAND-MAY 2014 Pay News Release Feb 2016
Occupational Employment and Wages in Waterbury, CT — May 2017 Pay News Release Aug 2018