DOL: CT added 16K jobs in 2024, starts off 2025 ‘in good shape’ as changes loom at national level
Connecticut employers added 16,000 jobs across industries in 2024, the state Department of Labor said in its annual jobs summary released Friday.
According to the DOL, the labor force in Connecticut hit a new high of 1.96 million workers, with a labor force participation rate of 65% in 2024. Nationally, the labor force participation rate is 62.6%.
Also, the state’s unemployment rate was relatively flat, ranging from 3% and 3.3% over the last 24 months.
The number of jobs added in 2024 was about 18.4% less than the 19,600 jobs added in 2023.
Connecticut’s healthcare and social assistance industry sector saw the most job gains in 2024, DOL said.
However, the number of manufacturing jobs declined by 1,400 in 2024.
In January, Connecticut added another 2,300 jobs, as the state’s unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point to 3.3%, according to the DOL’s report.
DOL Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo said the statewide economy remains “in good shape” and the year is off to a positive start.
However, she warned that changes at the national level will impact Connecticut’s economy, though she did not specify how.
The seven industry supersectors that increased employment in January 2025 were:
- Professional and Business Services +1,800 0.8% 223,200
- Financial Activities +600 0.5% 119,200
- Government +400 0.2% 234,700
- Trade, Transportation & Utilities +200 0.1% 299,800
- Educational and Health Services +200 0.1% 371,900
- Leisure & Hospitality +100 0.1% 157,000
The three industry supersectors that lost jobs in January 2025 were:
- Construction and Mining -800 -1.3% 62,800
- Information -100 -0.3% 30,400
- Other Services -100 -0.2% 64,000
The number of manufacturing jobs remained unchanged in January, at 155,400.
Currently, the state has about 34,000 weekly unemployment filers and more than 70,000 open positions.
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