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News Releases:
Nov
04
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — September 2024

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.0 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA, metropolitan area for the year ended September 2024.

Nov
04
Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area — September 2024

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 1.7 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended September 2024.

Oct
23
Planning Region Employment and Wages in Connecticut — First Quarter 2024

Employment rose in 5 of the 6 largest planning regions—a county-level equivalent—in Connecticut from March 2023 to March 2024, 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)

1,911.1 1,914.5 1,913.4 1,907.8 1,902.5 (p)1,900.5

Employment(1)

1,827.6 1,832.7 1,838.8 1,838.5 1,837.0 (p)1,839.1

Unemployment(1)

83.4 81.8 74.6 69.3 65.5 (p)61.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

4.4 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.4 (p)3.2

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

1,706.3 1,710.4 1,713.7 1,712.8 1,710.6 (p)1,710.3

12-month % change

1.3 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.8 (p)0.7

Mining and Logging(3)

0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 (p)0.5

12-month % change

-16.7 -16.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)-16.7

Construction(3)

63.4 63.1 63.2 63.0 62.6 (p)61.9

12-month % change

1.8 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.0 (p)-0.2

Manufacturing(3)

159.2 158.6 158.6 158.5 157.8 (p)157.8

12-month % change

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

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

297.6 298.0 298.0 297.9 297.2 (p)296.3

12-month % change

0.9 -0.2 -0.5 -1.2 -1.0 (p)-1.6

Information(3)

29.7 30.2 30.0 30.2 30.7 (p)30.0

12-month % change

-5.7 -3.8 -4.2 -2.9 0.3 (p)-2.3

Financial Activities(3)

119.0 118.6 119.3 119.2 119.1 (p)119.4

12-month % change

0.5 0.1 0.5 0.8 0.4 (p)0.8

Professional & Business Services(3)

219.7 220.6 219.3 219.1 218.3 (p)220.1

12-month % change

-0.6 -0.5 -1.1 -0.9 -1.3 (p)-0.6

Education & Health Services(3)

363.2 365.3 367.0 367.7 369.0 (p)369.4

12-month % change

3.2 3.3 2.4 3.5 3.7 (p)3.4

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

155.1 156.3 157.2 157.0 156.4 (p)155.9

12-month % change

1.7 2.0 1.9 2.5 1.8 (p)1.8

Other Services(3)

64.5 63.7 62.7 63.7 63.3 (p)63.7

12-month % change

3.7 2.1 0.8 2.6 1.4 (p)1.9

Government(3)

234.4 235.5 237.8 235.9 235.6 (p)235.3

12-month % change

1.7 1.3 1.4 1.2 0.7 (p)1.0

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 Oct 2024
Hartford, CT, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Oct 2024
New Haven, CT, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Oct 2024
Norwich, CT-RI, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Oct 2024
Springfield, MA-CT, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Oct 2024
Worcester, MA-CT, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Oct 2024
Northeast - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Nov 2024
Northeast - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Nov 2024
Northeast Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Nov 2024
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Northeast Consumer price indexes Table Nov 2024
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – September 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Oct 2024
Women’s Earnings in Connecticut — 2017 Pay News Release Nov 2018
Planning Region Employment and Wages in Connecticut — First Quarter 2024 Employment, Pay News Release Oct 2024
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 — 2022 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Dec 2023
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Connecticut — 2023 Unemployment News Release Feb 2024
Union Membership in Massachusetts and Connecticut — 2018 Employment News Release Mar 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2024
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 2024 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2024
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 2024 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Danbury, CT, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
Economic Summary Oct 2024
STEM Occupational Employment and Wages in New England — May 2014 Pay News Release Feb 2016
Occupational Employment and Wages in Waterbury, CT — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in New Haven — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Norwich-New London-Westerly — May 2022 N/A News Release Jul 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Danbury — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2021
Union Members in Connecticut — 2021 Employment News Release Feb 2022
Connecticut Job Openings and Labor Turnover — March 2024 Employment News Release May 2024
Business Employment Dynamics in Connecticut — First Quarter 2023 Employment News Release Oct 2023
Fatal Work Injuries in Connecticut — 2022 Workplace fatalities News Release Feb 2024