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Connecticut gained 2,300 jobs in January, but employment remains well below last year’s level, and the unemployment rate rose to 9 percent, according to data released Tuesday by the state Department of Labor.
The state’s nonfarm employment totaled 1,610,400 in January. The figure, while an increase over December, was a decrease of 52,000 jobs from January 2009.
The Labor Department’s monthly employment data for January was delayed in its release due to revisions that took place as part of an annual benchmarking process.
“Our January numbers show trends that are somewhat mixed,” state Labor Statistics Supervisor Salvatore DiPillo said in a statement.
Despite the gain in jobs, the unemployment rate rose from 8.8 percent in December to 9 percent in January.
Also, average weekly earnings for private sector workers fell from a year ago, but manufacturing wages rose, and average initial unemployment claims in January were up from December, but down from a year ago.
Despite the mixed messages, DiPillo said, “we’re seeing a moderation of trends in our indicators.”
Connecticut’s unemployment rate, while up from December, remained below the national unemployment rate of 9.7 percent in January.
In January 2009, Connecticut’s unemployment rate stood at 7.1 percent.
Job figures and the unemployment rate are derived from two surveys: one of employers and one of households, respectively. Continued...
The state’s labor force, which includes those working and those looking for work, shrank by 12,200 people from December.
The labor force, which totaled 1,883,000 in January, was down 11,200 from a year ago.
Among the sectors that shed jobs, the biggest losers were professional and business services, which lost 2,100, and manufacturing, which shed 2,000.
The biggest gainers were the leisure and hospitality sector, which added 3,800 jobs, and the educational and health services sector, which added 3,200.
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