Connecticut Adds 1,400 Jobs in September: Total Employment Hits a Record 1,731,600
Connecticut employers added an estimated 1,400 jobs in September, pushing total state employment to a record high of 1,731,600 and private-sector employment to a record 1,496,700, according to the monthly labor situation report released Oct. 19 by the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL). The unemployment rate held steady at 5.1 percent for a sixth straight month, while August was revised to a loss of 600 jobs.
Education and health services led September with 2,200 added jobs, followed by manufacturing with 900 and trade, transportation and utilities with 800, while professional and business services shed 2,700. Connecticut's job growth rate for 2026 stands at 0.9 percent, more than twice the national rate of 0.4 percent; manufacturing has added 6,500 jobs this year to reach 157,700, the most of any industry. The state's labor force grew by 3,500 in September. 'September was a solid month for Connecticut with employers across six industry supersectors adding jobs,' said CTDOL Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo.
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