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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 - June 2024 Last Updated: July 19, 2024

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

Employment March 2008 - Feb 2010
Recession		 Jan. 2010 - Jun 2024
Recovery		 March 2008 - Jun 2024
Net		 Job Loss
Recovered
Graphs Industry Mar 2008 Jan 2010 Jun 2024
Connecticut nonfarm employment Total Nonfarm Employment 1,720.9 1,601.0 1,711.0 -119.9 -7.0% 110.0 6.9% -9.9 -0.6% 91.7%
Total Private 1,461.7 1,349.7 1,474.5 -112.0 -7.7% 124.8 9.2% 12.8 0.9% 111.4%
Goods Producing 254.4 210.9 218.9 -43.5 -17.1% 8.0 3.8% -35.5 -14.0% 18.4%
Connecticut Construction Sector Employment Construction / Mining 68.6 48.6 63.3 -20.0 -29.2% 14.7 30.2% -5.3 -7.7% 73.5%
Connecticut Manufacturing Sector Employment Manufacturing 185.8 162.3 155.6 -23.5 -12.6% -6.7 -4.1% -30.2 -16.3% -28.5%
Service Producing 1,466.5 1,390.1 1,492.1 -76.4 -5.2% 102.0 7.3% 25.6 1.7% 133.5%
Connecticut Transportation and Public Utilities Sector Employment Transportation and Public Utilities 1,466.5 1,390.1 1,492.1 -76.4 -5.2% 102.0 7.3% 25.6 1.7% 133.5%
Connecticut Information Sector Employment Information 38.2 32.0 31.0 -6.2 -16.2% -1.0 -3.1% -7.2 -18.8% -16.1%
Connecticut Financial Activities Sector Employment Financial Activities 144.5 134.9 118.4 -9.6 -6.6% -16.5 -12.2% -26.1 -18.1% -171.9%
Connecticut Professional and Business Services Sector Employment Professional and Business Services 213.7 189.0 222.5 -24.7 -11.6% 33.5 17.7% 8.8 4.1% 135.6%
Connecticut Educational and Health Services Sector Employment Educational and Health Services 213.7 189.0 222.5 -24.7 -11.6% 33.5 17.7% 8.8 4.1% N/A *
Connecticut Leisure and Hospitality Sector Employment Leisure and Hospitality 138.3 130.3 154.8 -8.0 -5.8% 24.5 18.8% 16.5 11.9% 306.3%
Connecticut Other Services Sector Employment Other Services 63.7 60.4 64.4 -3.3 -5.2% 4.0 6.6% 0.7 1.1% 121.2%
Connecticut Government Sector Employment Government ** 259.2 251.3 236.5 -7.9 -3.0% -14.8 -5.9% -22.7 -8.8% -187.3%
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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