Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT
FIPS 09130 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region had an annual average of 73,682 jobs across 6,801 establishments, paying $5.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
73,682
Establishments
6,801
Total Wages
$5.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$70,364
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 7,007 | 150 | $1,371 | $488.2M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 5,742 | 473 | $563 | $168.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 5,200 | 337 | $1,618 | $398.3M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 3,774 | 924 | $2,258 | $443.2M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 3,681 | 16 | $2,358 | $451.4M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 3,600 | 113 | $1,466 | $178.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,930 | 404 | $1,565 | $238.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 2,701 | 410 | $953 | $133.8M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 2,053 | 52 | $1,655 | $176.7M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,968 | 125 | $663 | $67.8M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,516 | 296 | $1,862 | $146.8M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,346 | 28 | $1,916 | $134.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 1,299 | 88 | $823 | $55.6M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,208 | 44 | $2,443 | $109.4M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 1,178 | 3 | $2,386 | $146.2M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,039 | 30 | $570 | $30.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 950 | 62 | $1,364 | $67.4M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 884 | 68 | $2,429 | $111.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 878 | 185 | $614 | $28.0M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 868 | 94 | $577 | $26.1M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 855 | 147 | $1,146 | $51.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 775 | 57 | $1,966 | $68.9M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 753 | 137 | $2,351 | $92.1M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 735 | 140 | $1,572 | $60.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 729 | 52 | $755 | $28.6M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 718 | 33 | $708 | $26.5M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 715 | 138 | $910 | $33.8M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 684 | 93 | $1,212 | $43.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 621 | 102 | $748 | $24.2M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 616 | 95 | $1,907 | $61.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 588 | 70 | $864 | $26.4M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 535 | 107 | $1,874 | $52.1M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 504 | 40 | $1,947 | $25.4M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 426 | 46 | $1,548 | $33.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 424 | 21 | $3,159 | $59.9M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 397 | 17 | $1,265 | $26.1M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 389 | 14 | $1,616 | $32.7M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 353 | 23 | $893 | $16.4M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 352 | 42 | $998 | $18.3M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 329 | 131 | $1,375 | $23.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 327 | 29 | $1,924 | $18.5M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 313 | 13 | $1,850 | $30.1M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 304 | 24 | $1,256 | $19.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 295 | 78 | $1,964 | $30.1M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 282 | 37 | $870 | $12.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 279 | 13 | $1,720 | $22.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 237 | 118 | $4,456 | $55.0M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 236 | 12 | $1,410 | $17.3M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 220 | 15 | $675 | $7.7M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 209 | 93 | $3,641 | $39.6M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 195 | 19 | $1,003 | $10.2M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 164 | 7 | $1,325 | $11.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 154 | 3 | $1,734 | $13.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 139 | 29 | $1,332 | $9.6M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 122 | 108 | $593 | $3.8M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 113 | 8 | $1,730 | $6.3M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 103 | 38 | $1,278 | $6.8M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 102 | 14 | $549 | $2.9M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 98 | 55 | $2,567 | $13.1M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 80 | 21 | $1,418 | $3.9M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 65 | 22 | $963 | $3.2M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 63 | 3 | $1,589 | $4.9M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 57 | 12 | $856 | $2.5M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 48 | 19 | $3,433 | $8.5M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 44 | 11 | $1,310 | $3.0M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 40 | 9 | $501 | $1.0M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 38 | 15 | $1,438 | $2.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 34 | 3 | $2,285 | $4.1M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 20 | 4 | $606 | $0.6M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 18 | 4 | $747 | $0.7M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 9 | 24 | $2,665 | $1.3M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
383
jobs · $73,833 avg pay
State Government
3,755
jobs · $88,423 avg pay
Local Government
6,622
jobs · $62,780 avg pay
Private
62,922
jobs · $70,063 avg pay
CT Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.0%
April 2026
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