Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT
FIPS 09190 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Western Connecticut Planning Region had an annual average of 287,189 jobs across 33,324 establishments, paying $37.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
287,189
Establishments
33,324
Total Wages
$37.1B
Avg Annual Pay
$129,052
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 24,100 | 5,816 | $3,359 | $4,204.7M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 23,190 | 636 | $1,649 | $1,845.5M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 22,277 | 1,817 | $683 | $791.4M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 17,501 | 1,705 | $2,407 | $1,724.3M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 16,006 | 1,864 | $10,826 | $9,010.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 14,682 | 2,276 | $1,885 | $1,437.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 10,426 | 1,401 | $1,725 | $439.2M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 10,363 | 13 | $1,891 | $1,019.3M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 9,362 | 739 | $4,790 | $2,331.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 9,217 | 467 | $784 | $375.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 7,858 | 374 | $837 | $328.5M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 7,187 | 1,223 | $1,505 | $562.6M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 6,470 | 190 | $1,312 | $339.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 5,778 | 1,078 | $2,702 | $811.8M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 5,222 | 930 | $735 | $199.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 4,186 | 110 | $730 | $159.0M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 3,783 | 167 | $1,678 | $330.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 3,722 | 1,010 | $2,443 | $463.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 3,644 | 410 | $908 | $172.0M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 3,525 | 58 | $2,522 | $421.4M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 3,316 | 620 | $1,470 | $253.5M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 3,302 | 765 | $3,448 | $592.0M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 3,132 | 32 | $2,789 | $454.2M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 3,090 | 192 | $1,254 | $201.5M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 3,006 | 476 | $777 | $121.5M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 3,002 | 628 | $4,012 | $626.4M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 2,592 | 266 | $1,241 | $167.3M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 2,546 | 66 | $3,813 | $504.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 2,352 | 2,027 | $1,165 | $142.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 2,168 | 419 | $1,145 | $129.1M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,106 | 264 | $975 | $106.8M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 2,103 | 181 | $3,342 | $365.5M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,954 | 219 | $1,416 | $143.8M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 1,800 | 111 | $2,883 | $216.5M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,797 | 86 | $1,086 | $101.5M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,694 | 58 | $2,300 | $202.7M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 1,660 | 57 | $2,729 | $121.9M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 1,630 | 77 | $930 | $78.8M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,615 | 39 | $5,231 | $439.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,609 | 82 | $1,766 | $147.8M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,374 | 41 | $1,300 | $92.9M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,338 | 41 | $1,210 | $84.2M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 1,315 | 79 | $1,048 | $71.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,251 | 121 | $1,774 | $102.9M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 1,192 | 455 | $4,181 | $259.1M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 1,123 | 87 | $3,597 | $210.0M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 1,076 | 54 | $1,385 | $77.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 863 | 384 | $4,198 | $188.4M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 822 | 16 | $3,026 | $129.4M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 756 | 35 | $2,055 | $37.9M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 734 | 40 | $3,412 | $130.2M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 679 | 280 | $2,372 | $83.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 654 | 96 | $2,529 | $85.9M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 597 | 10 | $1,789 | $55.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 578 | 97 | $6,441 | $193.6M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 549 | 24 | $1,031 | $29.4M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 549 | 17 | $1,549 | $44.2M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 503 | 130 | $1,446 | $37.9M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 489 | 33 | $2,431 | $35.4M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 324 | 25 | $1,505 | $25.4M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 268 | 56 | $1,607 | $22.4M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 266 | 46 | $1,264 | $17.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 228 | 15 | $2,105 | $18.0M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 161 | 23 | $1,355 | $11.3M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 151 | 11 | $1,874 | $14.7M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 150 | 14 | $1,132 | $8.8M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 132 | 5 | $2,042 | $14.1M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 116 | 17 | $1,358 | $8.2M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 115 | 11 | $9,222 | $55.1M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 93 | 6 | $1,545 | $7.5M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 87 | 11 | $1,230 | $5.6M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 68 | 176 | $2,290 | $8.1M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 66 | 16 | $2,982 | $10.2M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 50 | 5 | $2,139 | $5.5M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 46 | 16 | $3,605 | $8.6M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 44 | 7 | $2,661 | $3.9M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 44 | 17 | $2,677 | $6.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 2 | 1 | $3,469 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
1,851
jobs · $81,054 avg pay
State Government
3,356
jobs · $75,909 avg pay
Local Government
23,525
jobs · $85,173 avg pay
Private
258,457
jobs · $134,080 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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