Connecticut recorded a gain 1,100 new jobs in March, a relatively scant 0.1% uptick to 1.68 million, according to new data from the state”™s Department of Labor.
The unemployment rate for Connecticut remains at 4%, compared to the U.S. rate of 3.5%. The state also revised its previous announcement of 5,600 positions for February to a 5,100 (0.3%) job gain.
“March’s smaller gains should be considered in the context of the extremely rapid growth of January and February,” said Patrick Flaherty, director of the Office of Research at the Connecticut Department of Labor. “Unusual weather patterns changed the timing of hiring in some industries leading to fluctuations in the seasonally adjusted data from month-to-month. However, the jobs numbers for the first three months of the year indicate Connecticut remains on a path of solid growth.”
Connecticut’s private sector employment increased by 500 (0.03%) positions in March to 1.45 million and the government supersector was up by 600 jobs (0.3%) to a level of 230,000. Within Fairfield County, the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk corridor saw the decline of 500 jobs while the Greater Danbury area lost 200 positions.
