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County Employment and Wages in Connecticut — Fourth Quarter 2018
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.
Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton — May 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton area increased 0.2 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — March 2019
Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.9 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA metropolitan area for the year ended March 2019.
Connecticut Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Jan 2019 |
Feb 2019 |
Mar 2019 |
Apr 2019 |
May 2019 |
June 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
1,923.6 | 1,923.6 | 1,920.9 | 1,915.6 | 1,910.9 | (p)1,907.5 |
Employment(1) |
|
1,849.7 | 1,849.7 | 1,846.8 | 1,843.1 | 1,839.3 | (p)1,836.6 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
73.9 | 73.9 | 74.1 | 72.5 | 71.7 | (p)70.9 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | (p)3.7 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
1,694.3 | 1,694.7 | 1,695.0 | 1,695.5 | 1,693.6 | (p)1,692.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | (p)0.2 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | (p)0.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -16.7 | -16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
62.1 | 61.6 | 62.3 | 60.0 | 58.5 | (p)57.4 |
12-month % change |
|
8.2 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 0.3 | (p)-1.7 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
160.8 | 161.5 | 161.3 | 160.8 | 160.7 | (p)160.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | (p)0.2 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
295.1 | 294.1 | 294.9 | 295.5 | 294.0 | (p)293.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.9 | -1.3 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -1.0 | (p)-1.2 |
Information(3) |
|
32.9 | 32.9 | 32.8 | 32.8 | 32.7 | (p)32.6 |
12-month % change |
|
3.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | (p)2.8 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
126.5 | 126.7 | 127.1 | 127.0 | 127.4 | (p)128.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.5 | (p)1.7 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
216.8 | 217.8 | 217.1 | 218.9 | 219.7 | (p)220.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.6 | -1.4 | -1.5 | -0.4 | -0.5 | (p)-0.3 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
336.8 | 337.1 | 337.6 | 338.4 | 339.1 | (p)340.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | (p)2.0 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
161.4 | 161.2 | 160.3 | 160.8 | 161.4 | (p)161.5 |
12-month % change |
|
2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | (p)2.3 |
Other Services(3) |
|
64.4 | 64.2 | 64.3 | 64.3 | 63.7 | (p)63.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.4 | -1.2 | -1.5 | -2.4 | -2.9 | (p)-3.5 |
Government(3) |
|
236.9 | 237.1 | 236.8 | 236.5 | 235.9 | (p)233.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | (p)-0.8 |
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