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Connecticut's Recessionary Job Loss and Recovery March 2008 - March 2024 | Last Updated: April 18, 2024 |
Employment | March 2008 - Feb 2010 Recession |
Jan. 2010 - Mar 2024 Recovery |
March 2008 - Mar 2024 Net |
Job Loss Recovered |
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Graphs | Industry | Mar 2008 | Jan 2010 | Mar 2024 | ||||||||
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% | ||
Construction / Mining | 69.4 | 49.2 | 64.2 | -20.2 | -29.1% | 15.0 | 30.5% | -5.2 | -7.5% | 74.3% | ||
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% | ||
Transportation and Public Utilities | 308.6 | 283.4 | 298.5 | -25.2 | -8.2% | 15.1 | 5.3% | -10.1 | -3.3% | 59.9% | ||
Information | 38.2 | 32.0 | 30.0 | -6.2 | -16.2% | -2.0 | -6.3% | -8.2 | -21.5% | -32.3% | ||
Financial Activities | 144.5 | 134.9 | 118.7 | -9.6 | -6.6% | -16.2 | -12.0% | -25.8 | -17.9% | -168.8% | ||
Professional and Business Services | 213.7 | 189.0 | 220.8 | -24.7 | -11.6% | 31.8 | 16.8% | 7.1 | 3.3% | 128.7% | ||
Educational and Health Services | 299.5 | 308.2 | 362.2 | 8.7 | 2.9% | 54.0 | 17.5% | 62.7 | 20.9% | N/A * | ||
Leisure and Hospitality | 138.3 | 130.3 | 156.7 | -8.0 | -5.8% | 26.4 | 20.3% | 18.4 | 13.3% | 330.0% | ||
Other Services | 63.7 | 60.4 | 65.7 | -3.3 | -5.2% | 5.3 | 8.8% | 2.0 | 3.1% | 160.6% | ||
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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