Labor Force
| July 2010 |
Labor Force |
Employed |
Unemployed |
Rate |
| U.S. |
154,767,000 |
139,882,000 |
14,885,000 |
9.6% |
| Connecticut |
1,901,800 |
1,732,200 |
169,600 |
8.9% |
| CT's Central Coast |
387,007 |
348,398 |
38,609 |
10.0% |
| Bridgeport-Stamford LMA |
482,791 |
443,300 |
39,491 |
8.2% |
| New Haven LMA |
317,032 |
287,969 |
29,063 |
9.2% |
| Ansonia |
10,330 |
9,188 |
1,142 |
11.1% |
| Bridgeport |
65,117 |
56,480 |
8,637 |
13.3% |
| Derby |
7,100 |
6,373 |
727 |
10.2% |
| East Haven |
16,626 |
14,930 |
1,696 |
10.2% |
| Easton |
3,783 |
3,535 |
248 |
6.6% |
| Fairfield |
29,004 |
26,771 |
2,233 |
7.7% |
| Hamden |
31,447 |
28,789 |
2,658 |
8.5% |
| Milford |
33,357 |
30,550 |
2,807 |
8.4% |
| New Haven |
57,565 |
50,265 |
7,300 |
12.7% |
| North Branford |
8,482 |
7,854 |
628 |
7.4% |
| North Haven |
13,372 |
12,353 |
1,019 |
7.6% |
| Orange |
7,300 |
6,847 |
453 |
6.2% |
| Shelton |
23,477 |
21,705 |
1,772 |
7.5% |
| Stratford |
26,541 |
24,034 |
2,507 |
9.4% |
| Trumbull |
18,135 |
16,824 |
1,311 |
7.2% |
| West Haven |
30,402 |
27,238 |
3,164 |
10.4% |
| Woodbridge |
4,969 |
4,662 |
307 |
6.2% |
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Connecticut Non-Farm Employment
| July 2010 |
June 2010 |
June 2009 |
Change |
% Change |
% of Workforce |
| Connecticut |
1,621,600 |
1,623,200 |
-1,600 |
-0.1% |
100.0% |
| Goods Producing Industries: |
| Construction |
50,200 |
54,100 |
-3,900 |
-7.2% |
3.2% |
| Manufacturing |
168,800 |
171,100 |
-2,300 |
-1.3% |
10.5% |
| Service Providing Industries: |
| Trade, Trans., Utilities |
290,000 |
293,600 |
-3,600 |
-1.2% |
18.8% |
| Information |
33,700 |
35,000 |
-1,300 |
-3.7% |
2.1% |
| Financial Activities |
132,300 |
137,100 |
-4,800 |
-3.5% |
8.2% |
| Prof & Business Svcs |
187,600 |
186,700 |
900 |
0.5% |
11.6% |
| Edu & Health Svcs |
309,200 |
301,800 |
7,400 |
2.5% |
19.1% |
| Leisure & Hospitality |
139,900 |
133,100 |
6,800 |
5.1% |
8.6% |
| Other Services |
60,800 |
61,200 |
-400 |
-0.7% |
3.7% |
| Government* |
248,400 |
248,800 |
-400 |
-0.2% |
15.3% |
|
Educational Attainment
| 2008 American Survey |
High School
Graduate |
Some College,
No Degree |
Associate's
Degree |
Bachelor's
Degree |
Graduate or
Professional Degree |
| U.S. |
29.6% |
20.1% |
7.4% |
17.3% |
10.1% |
| Connecticut |
30.8% |
17.1% |
7.4% |
19.7% |
15.1% |
| CT's Central Coast |
30.2% |
17.5% |
7.0% |
18.6% |
14.7% |
| Fairfield County |
24.0% |
14.5% |
6.3% |
24.5% |
18.8% |
| New Haven County |
31.3% |
17.9% |
7.3% |
17.2% |
14.1% |
| Bridgeport |
35.3% |
16.2% |
6.1% |
10.4% |
4.9% |
| East Haven |
41.5% |
16.4% |
7.2% |
14.0% |
7.3% |
| Fairfield |
15.5% |
14.9% |
5.5% |
31.6% |
27.0% |
| Hamden |
26.1% |
19.5% |
6.9% |
18.9% |
20.6% |
| Milford |
29.8% |
18.7% |
7.6% |
22.0% |
15.3% |
| New Haven |
29.9% |
15.0% |
4.5% |
13.7% |
17.3% |
| North Haven |
28.9% |
19.5% |
7.2% |
20.5% |
15.0% |
| Shelton |
31.7% |
18.2% |
8.5% |
17.3% |
13.3% |
| Stratford |
31.1% |
19.6% |
9.0% |
16.6% |
10.9% |
| Trumbull |
23.4% |
14.7% |
7.0% |
26.5% |
22.0% |
| West Haven |
39.1% |
19.8% |
7.8% |
13.3% |
7.8% |
|
Hours and Earnings of Manufacturing Production Workers
| December 2009 |
Dec. 2009 |
Dec. 2008 |
Change |
% Change |
Nov. 2009 |
| Weekly Earnings |
$969.31 |
$915.73 |
$53.58 |
5.90% |
$971.79 |
| Weekly Hours |
41.3 |
41.7 |
-0.4 |
-1.00% |
41.3 |
| Hourly Earnings |
$23.47 |
$21.96 |
$1.51 |
6.90% |
$23.53 |
|
Income Data
| October 2009 |
Connecticut |
U.S. |
| 2008 Per Capita Income (p) |
$56,272 |
$40,208 |
| 2007 Per Capita Income |
$55,609 |
$39,430 |
| Net Change |
$663 |
$778 |
| Percent Change |
1.20% |
2.00% |
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