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News Releases:

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.

Apr
14

County Employment and Wages in Connecticut — Third Quarter 2019

Two of the four large counties in Connecticut reported employment increases from December 2017 to December 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jan
31

Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — December 2019

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.8 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA metropolitan area for the year ended in December 2019

Connecticut Economy at a Glance:

Connecticut
Data Series Back
Data		 Nov
2019		 Dec
2019		 Jan
2020		 Feb
2020		 Mar
2020		 Apr
2020

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)1,926.9 (r)1,926.3 1,929.3 1,930.5 1,930.8 (p)1,788.4

Employment(1)

 (r)1,854.5 (r)1,854.0 1,857.1 1,857.9 1,865.2 (p)1,647.7

Unemployment(1)

 (r)72.4 (r)72.3 72.2 72.6 65.6 (p)140.7

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)3.8 (r)3.8 3.7 3.8 3.4 (p)7.9

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,692.5 1,693.5 1,696.8 1,699.5 1,677.4 (p)1,411.1

12-month % change

 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.7 -0.5 (p)-16.4

Mining and Logging(3)

 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 (p)0.5

12-month % change

 -16.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 60.0 60.5 60.0 60.5 60.2 (p)49.6

12-month % change

 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.5 0.0 (p)-18.3

Manufacturing(3)

 162.3 161.2 161.6 162.5 162.8 (p)149.5

12-month % change

 0.4 -0.4 -0.1 0.4 0.5 (p)-7.7

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 293.1 292.9 296.8 293.7 291.8 (p)241.4

12-month % change

 -1.1 -0.8 1.1 0.3 -0.1 (p)-17.3

Information(3)

 31.2 31.6 31.4 31.5 31.4 (p)30.1

12-month % change

 -1.0 -0.3 0.0 0.6 -0.3 (p)-3.8

Financial Activities(3)

 123.5 124.2 124.0 124.3 123.0 (p)120.4

12-month % change

 -1.1 -0.4 -0.1 0.2 -0.6 (p)-2.7

Professional & Business Services(3)

 221.7 223.1 222.2 222.5 224.1 (p)197.8

12-month % change

 0.0 1.0 1.9 1.8 2.8 (p)-9.9

Education & Health Services(3)

 341.9 342.6 343.3 344.0 339.3 (p)294.1

12-month % change

 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.8 0.3 (p)-13.0

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 157.3 155.9 155.7 157.9 144.6 (p)72.1

12-month % change

 -0.4 -2.1 -1.7 -0.3 -8.7 (p)-54.5

Other Services(3)

 64.1 64.6 64.4 64.7 64.5 (p)40.4

12-month % change

 -2.6 -1.8 -1.7 -1.1 -1.5 (p)-38.3

Government(3)

 236.9 236.4 236.8 237.3 235.1 (p)215.2

12-month % change

 0.3 0.3 -0.3 0.3 -0.5 (p)-8.8

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
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 Apr 2020
Hartford Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2020
New Haven Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2020
Norwich Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2020
New England - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table May 2020
New England - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table May 2020
New England Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary May 2020
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – New England Consumer price indexes Table May 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 Apr 2020
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area – March 2020 Benefits, Pay News Release May 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 May 2020
Consumer Price Index US City Average (1982-84 = 100) Consumer price indexes Table May 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Connecticut’s Metropolitan Areas-May 2013 Employment, Pay News Release Nov 2014
Occupational Employment and Wages for Registered Nurses and Nursing Assistants in Connecticut’s Metropolitan Areas - May 2013 Employment, Pay News Release Nov 2014
Occupational Employment and Wages in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford — May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2019
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 Apr 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