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Waterbury-Shelton, CT

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Northeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jul 2025
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — March 2025	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Apr 2025
Planning Region Employment and Wages in Connecticut — First Quarter 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Oct 2024

Waterbury-Shelton, CT Economy at a Glance:

Waterbury-Shelton, CT

Data Series	Back Data	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025	Apr 2025	May 2025	June 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		242.1	240.5	241.7	242.4	(p)242.6
Employment(1)		231.0	228.2	230.4	232.9	(p)232.2
Unemployment(1)		11.1	12.2	11.3	9.4	(p)10.4
Unemployment Rate(2)		4.6	5.1	4.7	3.9	(p)4.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		159.8	159.4	159.6	161.0	162.6	(p)164.6
12-month % change		0.9	1.3	0.6	1.1	0.6	(p)1.3
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		7.5	7.3	7.5	8.1	8.4	(p)8.5
12-month % change		10.3	7.4	5.6	6.6	7.7	(p)6.3
Manufacturing(3)		17.6	17.7	17.7	17.7	17.5	(p)17.8
12-month % change		-5.4	-4.3	-3.8	-3.3	-4.4	(p)-2.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		30.8	30.3	30.3	30.1	30.3	(p)30.4
12-month % change		-0.3	0.7	0.3	1.7	0.7	(p)0.7
Information(3)		4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	(p)4.7
12-month % change		-2.1	-2.1	-2.1	0.0	0.0	(p)-2.1
Financial Activities(3)		5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.5	(p)5.5
12-month % change		1.9	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		18.2	18.3	18.1	18.8	18.9	(p)19.1
12-month % change		-1.6	-1.1	-2.2	-0.5	-1.6	(p)-0.5
Education and Health Services(3)		36.3	36.6	36.5	36.6	36.4	(p)36.7
12-month % change		3.4	3.7	2.2	2.8	2.5	(p)3.7
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		13.0	12.8	13.0	13.4	14.5	(p)15.4
12-month % change		1.6	2.4	0.8	-0.7	0.0	(p)2.7
Other Services(3)		5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	(p)5.2
12-month % change		4.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	-1.9	(p)-1.9
Government(3)		21.1	21.1	21.3	21.1	21.3	(p)21.3
12-month % change		2.4	2.9	3.4	2.4	2.4	(p)2.4
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary