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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 - December 2018 Last Updated: January 17, 2019
Connecticut has now recovered 93.5% (111,300 jobs) of the 119,100 seasonally adjusted jobs lost in the "Great Recession" (3/08-2/10). The job recovery is into its 106th month and the state needs an additional 7,800 net new jobs to reach an overall nonfarm employment expansion. The state's Private Sector continues its expansion from the recession and is at 117.7% (131,500) of the private sector jobs lost in that same employment downturn.

Connecticut's Recessionary Job Loss and Recovery March 2008 - December 2018
Connecticut's Recessionary Job Loss and Recovery  March 2008 - December 2018
March
2008		 February
2010		 December
2018		 Jobs Lost Recovered
Jobs Percent
CT Nonfarm Employment 1,713.3 1,594.2 1,705.5 -119.1 111.3 93.5%
Total Private Sector 1,458.2 1,346.5 1,478.0 -111.7 131.5 117.7%
* March 2008 was employment peak. February 2010 was employment trough.    Last Updated: January 17, 2019

Employment March 2008 - Feb 2010
Recession		 Feb 2010 - Dec 2018
Recovery		 March 2008 - Dec 2018
Net		 Job Loss
Recovered
Graphs Industry Mar-2008 Feb-2010 Dec-2018
Connecticut nonfarm employment Total Nonfarm Employment 1,713.3 1,594.2 1,705.5 -119.1 -7.0% 111.3 7.0% -7.8 -0.5% 93.5%
Total Private 1,458.2 1,346.5 1,478.0 -111.7 -7.7% 131.5 9.8% 19.8 1.4% 117.7%
Goods Producing 255.5 211.5 231.6 -44.0 -17.2% 20.1 9.5% -23.9 -9.4% 45.7%
Connecticut Construction Sector Employment Construction / Mining 69.7 49.5 67.5 -20.2 -29.0% 18.0 36.4% -2.2 -3.2% 89.1%
Connecticut Manufacturing Sector Employment Manufacturing 185.8 162.0 164.1 -23.8 -12.8% 2.1 1.3% -21.7 -11.7% 8.8%
Service Producing 1,457.8 1,382.7 1,473.9 -75.1 -5.2% 91.2 6.6% 16.1 1.1% 121.4%
Connecticut Transportation and Public Utilities Sector Employment Transportation and Public Utilities 309.6 283.1 295.0 -26.5 -8.6% 11.9 4.2% -14.6 -4.7% 44.9%
Connecticut Information Sector Employment Information 38.0 31.9 31.3 -6.1 -16.1% -0.6 -1.9% -6.7 -17.6% -9.8%
Connecticut Financial Activities Sector Employment Financial Activities 144.5 134.9 130.4 -9.6 -6.6% -4.5 -3.3% -14.1 -9.8% -46.9%
Connecticut Professional and Business Services Sector Employment Professional and Business Services 213.3 191.1 220.8 -22.2 -10.4% 29.7 15.5% 7.5 3.5% 133.8%
Connecticut Educational and Health Services Sector Employment Educational and Health Services 295.0 303.4 343.1 8.4 2.8% 39.7 13.1% 48.1 16.3% N/A *
Connecticut Leisure and Hospitality Sector Employment Leisure and Hospitality 138.5 130.4 160.5 -8.1 -5.8% 30.1 23.1% 22.0 15.9% 371.6%
Connecticut Other Services Sector Employment Other Services 63.8 60.2 65.3 -3.6 -5.6% 5.1 8.5% 1.5 2.4% 141.7%
Connecticut Government Sector Employment Government ** 255.1 247.7 227.5 -7.4 -2.9% -20.2 -8.2% -27.6 -10.8% -273.0%
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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