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Nov

Average Energy Prices, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — October 2022

Gasoline prices averaged $3.728 a gallon in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area in October 2022, up 40.4 cents compared to October 2021.

Nov

Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — September 2022

Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.7 percent in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended September 2022.

Nov

Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — September 2022

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.6 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT, metropolitan area for the year ended September 2022.

Connecticut Economy at a Glance:

Connecticut
Data Series	May 2022	June 2022	July 2022	Aug 2022	Sept 2022	Oct 2022
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	1,895.1	1,901.3	1,900.0	1,905.5	1,903.5	(p)1,903.8
Employment(1)	1,816.4	1,825.3	1,828.8	1,827.8	1,826.6	(p)1,822.4
Unemployment(1)	78.7	76.0	71.2	77.7	76.9	(p)81.4
Unemployment Rate(2)	4.2	4.0	3.7	4.1	4.0	(p)4.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	1,649.3	1,652.3	1,661.0	1,663.4	1,667.7	(p)1,668.2
12-month % change	2.7	2.5	2.1	2.4	2.8	(p)2.2
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)	61.1	59.2	61.0	61.7	62.8	(p)62.9
12-month % change	4.1	0.9	3.0	4.2	5.5	(p)3.5
Manufacturing(3)	159.2	159.0	159.7	160.5	160.3	(p)161.1
12-month % change	4.0	4.5	4.2	4.8	4.4	(p)4.8
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	295.6	296.8	297.5	298.5	299.6	(p)298.7
12-month % change	2.0	2.2	1.5	2.3	3.1	(p)2.9
Information(3)	30.4	30.2	30.1	30.3	30.8	(p)30.9
12-month % change	2.0	1.0	-0.7	-0.3	2.3	(p)2.7
Financial Activities(3)	119.2	118.8	118.6	118.4	117.7	(p)116.9
12-month % change	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.5	(p)-0.2
Professional & Business Services(3)	216.9	218.5	219.9	220.0	219.4	(p)218.3
12-month % change	1.6	2.6	2.9	2.9	2.8	(p)1.2
Education & Health Services(3)	335.1	337.1	338.1	339.2	340.1	(p)341.5
12-month % change	0.8	1.2	0.8	1.3	1.8	(p)1.6
Leisure & Hospitality(3)	147.6	148.1	148.0	148.4	149.1	(p)150.6
12-month % change	12.9	10.0	7.1	4.8	5.6	(p)6.1
Other Services(3)	61.0	60.3	60.3	60.3	60.6	(p)60.6
12-month % change	6.3	4.5	3.1	2.6	3.4	(p)1.3
Government(3)	222.7	223.8	227.3	225.6	226.8	(p)226.2
12-month % change	0.1	-0.4	0.2	1.0	0.7	(p)0.4
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, CT, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Nov 2022
Hartford, CT, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Nov 2022
New Haven, CT, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Nov 2022
Norwich, CT-RI, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Nov 2022
Springfield, MA-CT, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Nov 2022
Worcester, MA-CT, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Nov 2022
New England - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Dec 2022
New England - Employment Cost Index	Benefits, Pay	Table	Dec 2022
New England Consumer Price Index Card	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Dec 2022
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – New England	Consumer price indexes	Table	Dec 2022
Average Energy Prices, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — October 2022	Average energy prices	News Release	Nov 2022
Business Employment Dynamics in New England	Employment	Table	Feb 2013
Business Employment Dynamics in New England (PDF)	Employment	Table	Nov 2014
Occupational injuries and illnesses in Connecticut	Workplace fatalities	Table	Dec 2013
Occupational injuries and illnesses in Connecticut (PDF) (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) (PDF)	Workplace injuries and illnesses	Table	Mar 2018
2014 Data on Employment Status by State and Demographic Group (PDF)	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) (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) (PDF)	Employment	Table	Oct 2011
County Employment and Wages in Connecticut — Third Quarter 2021	Employment, Pay	News Release	Mar 2022
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 —2020	Workplace injuries and illnesses	News Release	Jan 2022
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	Apr 2022
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — September 2022	Benefits, Pay	News Release	Nov 2022
Consumer Price Index Northeast (1982-84 = 100) (PDF) (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	Table	Apr 2020
Consumer Price Index US City Average (1982-84 = 100) (PDF) (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	Table	Apr 2020
Consumer Price Index Northeast (1982-84 = 100)	Consumer price indexes	Table	May 2022
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
Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — September 2022	Benefits, Pay	News Release	Nov 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford — May 2021	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2022
Fatal Work Injuries in New England - 2014	Workplace fatalities	Table	Dec 2015
Danbury, CT, Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Nov 2022
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
Union Members in Connecticut — 2021	Employment	News Release	Feb 2022