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Labor Market Information - Connecticut's Recessionary Job Loss and Recovery Nonfarm Employment Sectors
 Connecticut's Recessionary Job Loss and Recovery March 2008 - March 2024 Last Updated: April 18, 2024

Connecticut's Recessionary Job Loss and Recovery March 2008 - March 2024

Employment March 2008 - Feb 2010
Recession
Jan. 2010 - Mar 2024
Recovery
March 2008 - Mar 2024
Net
Job Loss
Recovered
Graphs Industry Mar 2008 Jan 2010 Mar 2024
Connecticut nonfarm employment Total Nonfarm Employment 1,720.9 1,601.0 1,709.1 -119.9 -7.0% 108.1 6.8% -11.8 -0.7% 90.2%
Total Private 1,461.7 1,349.7 1,475.6 -112.0 -7.7% 125.9 9.3% 13.9 1.0% 112.4%
Goods Producing 255.2 211.5 223.3 -43.7 -17.1% 11.8 5.6% -31.9 -12.5% 27.0%
Connecticut Construction Sector Employment Construction / Mining 69.4 49.2 64.2 -20.2 -29.1% 15.0 30.5% -5.2 -7.5% 74.3%
Connecticut Manufacturing Sector Employment Manufacturing 185.8 162.3 159.1 -23.5 -12.6% -3.2 -2.0% -26.7 -14.4% -13.6%
Service Producing 1,465.7 1,389.5 1,485.8 -76.2 -5.2% 96.3 6.9% 20.1 1.4% 126.4%
Connecticut Transportation and Public Utilities Sector Employment Transportation and Public Utilities 308.6 283.4 298.5 -25.2 -8.2% 15.1 5.3% -10.1 -3.3% 59.9%
Connecticut Information Sector Employment Information 38.2 32.0 30.0 -6.2 -16.2% -2.0 -6.3% -8.2 -21.5% -32.3%
Connecticut Financial Activities Sector Employment Financial Activities 144.5 134.9 118.7 -9.6 -6.6% -16.2 -12.0% -25.8 -17.9% -168.8%
Connecticut Professional and Business Services Sector Employment Professional and Business Services 213.7 189.0 220.8 -24.7 -11.6% 31.8 16.8% 7.1 3.3% 128.7%
Connecticut Educational and Health Services Sector Employment Educational and Health Services 299.5 308.2 362.2 8.7 2.9% 54.0 17.5% 62.7 20.9% N/A *
Connecticut Leisure and Hospitality Sector Employment Leisure and Hospitality 138.3 130.3 156.7 -8.0 -5.8% 26.4 20.3% 18.4 13.3% 330.0%
Connecticut Other Services Sector Employment Other Services 63.7 60.4 65.7 -3.3 -5.2% 5.3 8.8% 2.0 3.1% 160.6%
Connecticut Government Sector Employment Government ** 259.2 251.3 233.5 -7.9 -3.0% -17.8 -7.1% -25.7 -9.9% -225.3%
Connecticut's Seasonally Adjusted Nonfarm Employment (000's)
* N/A - not applicable; the Education and Healthcare service sector actually gained jobs over the recession.
**Government employment includes employment on Indian Reservations, i.e. tribal government, Indian casinos, and other businesses.
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