South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT
FIPS 09170 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, South Central Connecticut Planning Region had an annual average of 281,946 jobs across 20,772 establishments, paying $21.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
281,946
Establishments
20,772
Total Wages
$21.3B
Avg Annual Pay
$75,517
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 522 | NAICS 522 | — | — | $8,192 | $0.0M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 45,766 | 458 | $2,051 | $4,239.3M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 18,778 | 1,513 | $555 | $542.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 17,996 | 1,332 | $2,336 | $1,464.9M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 15,414 | 1,215 | $1,278 | $1,014.7M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 13,011 | 2,907 | $2,574 | $1,738.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 11,546 | 242 | $1,315 | $577.1M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 7,022 | 956 | $1,544 | $564.0M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 5,901 | 426 | $665 | $204.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 5,478 | 748 | $1,948 | $555.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 4,783 | 78 | $2,616 | $526.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 4,709 | 103 | $611 | $146.5M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 4,028 | 185 | $1,386 | $290.3M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 4,022 | 356 | $1,771 | $370.4M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 3,797 | 208 | $512 | $97.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 3,438 | 362 | $2,278 | $407.3M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,384 | 594 | $725 | $127.5M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 3,302 | 59 | $1,805 | $309.9M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 3,108 | 140 | $1,720 | $278.0M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 2,907 | 478 | $1,079 | $163.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 2,814 | 175 | $3,302 | $483.1M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 2,778 | 1 | $2,310 | $333.6M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 2,734 | 496 | $1,217 | $173.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 2,430 | 108 | $996 | $125.9M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 2,426 | 52 | $974 | $122.9M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 2,412 | 314 | $651 | $81.6M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,385 | 424 | $1,131 | $140.2M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 2,253 | 72 | $1,675 | $196.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 2,054 | 341 | $1,732 | $185.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,050 | 208 | $821 | $87.5M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,953 | 85 | $1,012 | $102.8M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,793 | 31 | $2,850 | $240.1M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,767 | 173 | $1,512 | $138.9M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 1,694 | 67 | $1,817 | $150.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 1,678 | 200 | $491 | $42.8M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 1,654 | 162 | $1,051 | $90.4M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,426 | 72 | $729 | $54.0M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,400 | 35 | $937 | $68.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,378 | 220 | $1,015 | $72.7M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 1,320 | 15 | $1,953 | $134.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,312 | 63 | $1,615 | $110.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,267 | 44 | $2,637 | $88.1M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,152 | 96 | $1,595 | $94.2M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,151 | 30 | $1,405 | $84.1M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,108 | 58 | $2,618 | $150.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,092 | 33 | $2,097 | $119.1M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 1,026 | 58 | $1,527 | $71.3M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 980 | 57 | $1,318 | $67.1M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 961 | 47 | $2,021 | $78.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 943 | 27 | $1,708 | $83.8M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 740 | 17 | $1,933 | $65.3M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 699 | 250 | $2,798 | $101.7M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 673 | 26 | $1,618 | $56.6M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 654 | 23 | $1,715 | $58.3M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 652 | 244 | $2,802 | $95.0M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 648 | 29 | $831 | $28.0M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 588 | 24 | $1,557 | $47.6M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 567 | 21 | $1,990 | $40.8M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 546 | 106 | $1,011 | $28.7M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 543 | 493 | $584 | $16.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 532 | 52 | $1,248 | $34.6M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 488 | 30 | $696 | $17.7M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 419 | 16 | $2,142 | $33.5M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 354 | 8 | $1,495 | $27.5M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 350 | 39 | $1,782 | $32.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 275 | 186 | $5,180 | $74.0M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 241 | 13 | $1,477 | $18.5M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 200 | 55 | $676 | $7.0M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 197 | 24 | $1,197 | $12.2M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 135 | 16 | $939 | $6.6M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 133 | 14 | $1,462 | $10.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 52 | 4 | $2,238 | $6.0M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 40 | 8 | $2,546 | $5.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 39 | 92 | $2,126 | $4.3M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 38 | 4 | $1,772 | $3.5M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 13 | 7 | $619 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
4,947
jobs · $110,944 avg pay
State Government
6,092
jobs · $82,699 avg pay
Local Government
20,767
jobs · $71,635 avg pay
Private
250,140
jobs · $74,964 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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