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News Releases:

Nov
02

Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — September 2021

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.7 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA, metropolitan area for the year ended September 2021.

Sep
09

Occupational Employment and Wages in Danbury — May 2020

Workers in the Danbury, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.22 in May 2020, about 8 percent above the nationwide average of $27.07

Aug
27

Occupational Employment and Wages in Norwich-New London-Westerly — May 2020

Workers in the Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $28.66 in May 2020, about 6 percent above the nationwide average of $27.07

Connecticut Economy at a Glance:

Connecticut
Data Series Back
Data		 May
2021		 June
2021		 July
2021		 Aug
2021		 Sept
2021		 Oct
2021

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 1,759.1 1,813.4 1,809.2 1,810.2 1,812.1 (p)1,812.6

Employment(1)

 1,616.4 1,674.4 1,677.1 1,680.3 1,688.8 (p)1,697.5

Unemployment(1)

 142.8 139.0 132.1 129.9 123.4 (p)115.1

Unemployment Rate(2)

 8.1 7.7 7.3 7.2 6.8 (p)6.4

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,589.4 1,590.9 1,602.0 1,605.0 1,611.5 (p)1,616.8

12-month % change

 10.6 6.7 5.0 3.6 2.7 (p)2.5

Mining and Logging(3)

 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 (p)0.5

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 57.4 55.4 56.7 57.6 59.4 (p)59.1

12-month % change

 7.7 -0.2 0.9 1.8 3.8 (p)4.0

Manufacturing(3)

 152.3 151.3 151.7 152.6 153.4 (p)153.1

12-month % change

 1.1 -0.4 0.3 0.7 0.9 (p)1.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 286.3 285.4 287.3 287.4 290.6 (p)291.5

12-month % change

 16.0 7.5 4.8 3.1 2.8 (p)1.6

Information(3)

 27.8 27.2 27.6 27.6 28.0 (p)27.9

12-month % change

 -2.1 -3.5 -2.1 -2.1 -2.1 (p)-3.8

Financial Activities(3)

 118.1 117.4 117.1 117.8 118.0 (p)119.3

12-month % change

 -0.8 -0.8 -1.3 -1.1 -0.9 (p)-0.7

Professional & Business Services(3)

 208.3 208.0 209.5 211.4 210.6 (p)211.9

12-month % change

 5.0 4.8 4.4 4.7 3.6 (p)4.1

Education & Health Services(3)

 329.4 329.7 331.7 331.1 332.1 (p)333.5

12-month % change

 7.3 5.1 4.5 2.7 2.7 (p)2.9

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 128.3 129.8 131.6 133.4 134.1 (p)135.2

12-month % change

 67.9 44.2 25.2 17.0 11.1 (p)10.9

Other Services(3)

 58.9 61.4 60.5 61.0 60.0 (p)60.6

12-month % change

 28.6 17.0 10.8 10.1 5.6 (p)4.7

Government(3)

 222.1 224.8 227.8 224.6 224.8 (p)224.2

12-month % change

 5.1 3.9 4.3 1.5 0.0 (p)-0.5

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 Nov 2021
Hartford Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2021
New Haven Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2021
Norwich Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2021
New England - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2021
New England - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Dec 2021
New England Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2021
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – New England Consumer price indexes Table Dec 2021
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 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2021
Consumer Price Index Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2021
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — September 2021 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2021
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 Nov 2021
Consumer Price Index US City Average (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2021
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 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2021
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 Nov 2021
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
Occupational Employment and Wages in New Haven — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Norwich-New London-Westerly — May 2020 N/A News Release Aug 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Danbury — May 2020 Employment News Release Sep 2021