The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows Connecticut to have 112,897 employers offering 1,696,905 jobs. The average weekly wage for these Connecticut jobs is $1,021 per week ($53,092 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in Connecticut than any other with 1,446,683 jobs and 109,243 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $1,028 per week ($53,456 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 160,185 positions and 2,291 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $831 per week ($43,212 annually). Rounding out the jobs in Connecticut is the State Government sector which has 770 firms and agencies that employ 70,488 people in Connecticut. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $1,268 per week ($65,936 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in Connecticut. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of Connecticut jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
25,412 employers in Connecticut which hire 306,372
people. Their average weekly salary is $830 per week ( $43,160 Annually).
Education and Health Services jobs are created by 11,007 employers in Connecticut which employ
281,189 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Education and Health Services industry is
$864 per week ($44,928 annually).
If you're interested in Connecticut jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Manufacturing jobs employ
the most people, with 190,781 positions filled by 5,253
employers in Connecticut. A person with a career in Manufacturing earns $1,282 per week in pay, on average or
$66,664 annually.
The Construction industry makes up 71,806 Connecticut jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 11,112 firms, paying their employees $1,042
weekly or $54,184 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 92,467 companies that create 1,177,427 Connecticut jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $989 weekly ($51,428 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 16,776 companies that employ 269,256 people in Connecticut.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $1,199 per week ($62,348 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Manufacturing jobs which pay on average $1,282 per week
($66,664 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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