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In April 2025, Connecticut had 80,000 job openings, at a rate of 4.4 percent. The unemployed-per-job-opening ratio was 0.9.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 0.1 percent in May.
Employment rose in 4 of the 6 largest planning regions—a county-level equivalent—in Connecticut from December 2023 to December 2024.
Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2024 |
Jan 2025 |
Feb 2025 |
Mar 2025 |
Apr 2025 |
May 2025 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
(r)1,955.6 | 1,957.3 | 1,957.1 | 1,956.4 | 1,960.1 | (p)1,960.1 | |
Employment(1) |
(r)1,893.2 | 1,893.4 | 1,890.7 | 1,886.9 | 1,888.0 | (p)1,885.9 | |
Unemployment(1) |
(r)62.5 | 63.8 | 66.4 | 69.5 | 72.2 | (p)74.3 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
(r)3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | (p)3.8 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
1,716.1 | 1,717.6 | 1,715.9 | 1,711.8 | 1,716.6 | (p)1,710.1 | |
12-month % change |
0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | (p)0.1 | |
Mining and Logging(3) |
0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | (p)0.5 | |
12-month % change |
0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 | |
Construction(3) |
63.1 | 62.3 | 62.2 | 61.9 | 62.2 | (p)63.1 | |
12-month % change |
1.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -1.4 | -1.3 | (p)0.0 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
155.4 | 155.2 | 154.7 | 154.4 | 154.3 | (p)150.7 | |
12-month % change |
-0.9 | -1.2 | -1.0 | -1.1 | -1.3 | (p)-3.8 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
299.6 | 300.1 | 299.9 | 300.4 | 302.0 | (p)300.2 | |
12-month % change |
0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | (p)0.2 | |
Information(3) |
30.5 | 30.5 | 30.4 | 30.5 | 30.5 | (p)30.5 | |
12-month % change |
-1.6 | -1.3 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -0.7 | (p)-1.3 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
118.6 | 119.3 | 119.5 | 119.6 | 119.3 | (p)119.2 | |
12-month % change |
0.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | (p)1.1 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
221.4 | 222.7 | 221.8 | 220.0 | 222.1 | (p)220.4 | |
12-month % change |
0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.7 | (p)-0.3 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
371.7 | 371.9 | 372.3 | 370.2 | 371.7 | (p)371.6 | |
12-month % change |
3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | (p)1.9 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
156.9 | 156.3 | 155.9 | 155.4 | 155.4 | (p)155.6 | |
12-month % change |
1.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | (p)0.6 | |
Other Services(3) |
64.1 | 64.2 | 64.2 | 63.9 | 63.7 | (p)63.4 | |
12-month % change |
1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | (p)-0.8 | |
Government(3) |
234.3 | 234.6 | 234.5 | 235.0 | 234.9 | (p)234.9 | |
12-month % change |
0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 | (p)-0.2 | |
Footnotes |