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News Releases:
Mar
12
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – February 2024

Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were up 0.5 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Feb
29
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Connecticut — 2023

In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 7.1 percent in Connecticut.

Feb
13
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – January 2024

Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were up 0.6 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Connecticut Economy at a Glance:
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

(r)1,896.8 (r)1,898.6 (r)1,899.6 (r)1,899.5 (r)1,899.1 (p)1,902.4

Employment(1)

(r)1,825.1 (r)1,822.5 (r)1,820.1 (r)1,819.2 (r)1,819.3 (p)1,819.4

Unemployment(1)

(r)71.6 (r)76.1 (r)79.6 (r)80.3 (r)79.9 (p)82.9

Unemployment Rate(2)

(r)3.8 (r)4.0 (r)4.2 (r)4.2 (r)4.2 (p)4.4

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

1,697.8 1,698.5 1,700.7 1,699.7 1,695.8 (p)1,703.2

12-month % change

1.4 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.1 (p)0.7

Mining and Logging(3)

0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 (p)0.5

12-month % change

20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

62.0 62.0 62.7 62.3 61.5 (p)61.9

12-month % change

1.8 1.6 2.5 1.8 0.3 (p)-1.9

Manufacturing(3)

158.4 158.4 157.7 158.1 157.9 (p)158.7

12-month % change

0.3 0.1 -0.4 -0.3 -0.4 (p)-0.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

300.3 301.1 301.4 300.0 299.2 (p)297.5

12-month % change

0.7 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.4 (p)0.5

Information(3)

30.6 30.7 30.4 30.2 30.2 (p)30.2

12-month % change

-3.5 -2.8 -3.2 -3.5 -3.8 (p)-5.3

Financial Activities(3)

118.6 118.5 118.3 117.8 117.5 (p)117.4

12-month % change

0.3 0.0 -0.1 -0.5 -0.8 (p)-0.9

Professional & Business Services(3)

221.2 221.5 221.9 220.5 220.9 (p)224.1

12-month % change

-0.7 -0.6 -0.2 -0.7 -0.5 (p)0.5

Education & Health Services(3)

356.0 357.2 359.5 361.4 356.5 (p)360.8

12-month % change

3.8 3.7 4.5 4.8 3.3 (p)2.1

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

153.7 153.1 151.7 152.1 153.3 (p)154.1

12-month % change

2.0 1.7 1.0 0.9 1.6 (p)0.3

Other Services(3)

62.4 62.5 63.7 63.6 65.0 (p)63.9

12-month % change

1.1 1.6 3.9 3.4 5.5 (p)2.4

Government(3)

234.0 232.9 232.8 233.1 233.3 (p)234.1

12-month % change

2.4 2.3 2.2 1.9 1.7 (p)1.6

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

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