Connecticut Job Growth

There were 1,627,800 jobs in Connecticut in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,736,463 employed persons for the month. Connecticut added 600 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 8,137 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Connecticut job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,627,800	+600	+9,000
CPS	1,736,463	+8,137	+11,265

Connecticut Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Connecticut as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Connecticut

CES employment peaked in March 2008 for Connecticut at 1,712,700. Since then 84,900 jobs have been lost in Connecticut according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,593,500 in January 2010, Connecticut has gained 34,300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in Connecticut reached a maximum of 1,768,942 in February 2008. 32,479 jobs have been lost in Connecticut since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 1,701,194, Connecticut has added 35,269 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Connecticut Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	1,627,800	600	1,736,463	8,137
November 2011	1,627,200	-1,400	1,728,326	11,244
October 2011	1,628,600	7,500	1,717,082	8,693
September 2011	1,621,100	3,600	1,708,389	7,195
August 2011	1,617,500	-8,800	1,701,194	-4,715
July 2011	1,626,300	2,900	1,705,909	-8,627
June 2011	1,623,400	3,300	1,714,536	-6,942
May 2011	1,620,100	-5,500	1,721,478	-4,740
April 2011	1,625,600	8,400	1,726,218	-31
March 2011	1,617,200	-6,600	1,726,249	849
February 2011	1,623,800	6,000	1,725,400	-231
January 2011	1,617,800	-1,000	1,725,631	433
December 2010	1,618,800	-2,400	1,725,198	444