Connecticut One-Year Industry Employment Change

The State of Connecticut: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Grain and oilseed milling industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 42.4 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quarter of 2006.. The Grain and oilseed milling industry in Connecticut outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 1.7 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grain and oilseed milling (42.4 percent gain)
2. Other general merchandise stores (35.5 percent gain)
3. Industrial machinery manufacturing (34.9 percent gain)
4. Farm product raw material merch. whls. (33.3 percent gain)
5. Support activities for forestry (30.8 percent gain)

The state of Connecticut: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Scenic and sightseeing transportation, water industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 56.2 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses in the Scenic and sightseeing transportation, water industry in Connecticut outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 8 in percent of workers in the Scenic and sightseeing transportation, water industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Scenic and sightseeing transportation, water (56.2 percent decline)
2. Unclassified (44.6 percent decline)
3. Seafood product preparation and packaging (35.4 percent decline)
4. Power generation and supply (32.2 percent decline)
5. Charter bus industry (21.1 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has increased by 1.1 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is less than than the gain seen for the United States of 2 percent.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of Connecticut in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 5,632 total jobs gained in Hartford County to a low of 237 jobs gain in New London County.

Top seven counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Connecticut
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Hartford County (5,632 jobs gained)
2. Fairfield County (5,222 jobs gained)
3. New Haven County (3,391 jobs gained)
4. Litchfield County (792 jobs gained)
5. Middlesex County (466 jobs gained)
6. Windham County (401 jobs gained)
7. New London County (237 jobs gained)

The counties in the State of Connecticut in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 1.5 percent job gained in Litchfield County to a low of a 0.3 percent job gain in New London County.

Top seven counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Connecticut
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. Litchfield County (1.5 percent gain)
2. Fairfield County (1.4 percent gain)
3. Hartford County (1.3 percent gain)
4. Windham County (1.3 percent gain)
5. New Haven County (1.1 percent gain)
6. Middlesex County (0.8 percent gain)
7. New London County (0.3 percent gain)


Total One-Year Employment Decline in the State of Connecticut

The Department stores industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 2,758 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Department stores industry make up 15.5 percent of the total job loss in Connecticut.

Top 5 Industries
1. Department stores (2,758 jobs lost)
2. Power generation and supply (2,111 jobs lost)
3. Commercial and service industry machinery (897 jobs lost)
4. Grocery stores (862 jobs lost)
5. Automobile dealers (506 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the State of Connecticut

The Employment services industry has grown the most with 2,712 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Employment services industry makes up 8.7 percent of the total employment growth in Connecticut.

Top 5 Industries
1. Employment services (2,712 new jobs)
2. Other general merchandise stores (1,664 new jobs)
3. Limited-service eating places (1,455 new jobs)
4. Individual and family services (1,400 new jobs)
5. Management of companies and enterprises (1,236 new jobs)

In the State of Connecticut, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has increased by 14,917 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Out of the 268 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 120 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 148 industries reported employment loss in the period.

About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in the State of Connecticut

Contrasted against to other States throughout the US, the State of Connecticut can be recognized as having a very low poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 7.9 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The Hispanic race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 24.7 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years are experiencing most percent people in poverty in Connecticut, reporting 11.3 percent of this age group in the area living in poverty.

Compared to States across the United States, the State of Connecticut accounted a very high median household income of $63,104 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 22.1 percent higher than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

As the median household income witnessed a decline from 2000 to 2005 in the State of Connecticut, the Race/Ethnicity category that saw the sharpest decline in median income was the American Indian and Alaska Native Race/Ethnicity category. This group experienced a decline of 50.9 percent since the year 2000. The White population group was least impacted by the household income decline in Connecticut, undergoing a 59.1 percent increase in median household income from 2000 to 2005.

The poverty rate in the State of Connecticut has increased by 0.4 percent since the 2000 rates, moving from 7.9 percent to 8.3 percent.

The median household income in the area has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $60,941, representing a 3.4 percent decline. The State of Connecticut ranks 38 of 46 states when comparing total percent of decline in median income in the US.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Connecticut range, in terms of total household income, from a high of $76,341 in Fairfield County to a low of $52,785 in Windham County.

Top ten counties in highest household income in the State of Connecticut
Total Annual Household Income (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars)

1. Fairfield County ($76,341)
2. Middlesex County ($69,235 )
3. Tolland County ($69,081)
4. Litchfield County ($65,839)
5. Hartford County ($59,385)
6. New London County ($59,256)
7. New Haven County ($57,136)
8. Windham County ($52,785)
9. Crowley County ($18.5)
10. Huerfano County ($18)


The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $72,057. This household income level is 14.2 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the state, for all households. In the State of Connecticut, White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $67,296 as reported by the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 6.6 percent greater than the median household income in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Connecticut had a median income of $43,381, which was 31.3 percent less than the median for all households. Black or African American headed households had median income levels that were 34.9 percent less than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $41,072. Hispanic Householders in Connecticutreported a median household income of $37,528, this median household income is 40.5 percent less than the median reported for all households in the area.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Connecticut range, in terms of rate a poverty, from a high of 9.5 percent in New Haven County to a low of 4.5 percent in Litchfield County.

Top ten counties in terms of poverty rate in the State of Connecticut
Total Percent of Population Living Below Poverty

1. New Haven County (9.5 percent)
2. Hartford County (9.3 )
3. Windham County (8.5 percent)
4. Fairfield County (6.9 percent)
5. New London County (6.4 percent)
6. Tolland County (5.6 percent)
7. Middlesex County (4.6 percent)
8. Litchfield County (4.5 percent)
9. Crowley County (18.5 percent)
10. Huerfano County (18 percent)


Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.