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| Connecticut's Recessionary Job Loss and Recovery March 2008 - July 2019
Last Updated: August 15, 2019 |
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| Connecticut has now recovered 79.7% (95,900 jobs) of the 120,300 seasonally adjusted jobs lost in the "Great Recession" (3/08-1/10). The job recovery is now into its 113th month and the state needs an additional 24,400 net new jobs to reach an overall nonfarm employment expansion. The state's Private Sector is fully recovered at 100.4% (112,400) of the 112,000 private sector jobs lost in that same employment downturn.
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Employment | March 2008 - Jan. 2010 Recession |
Jan. 2010 - Jul 2019 Recovery |
March 2008 - Jul 2019 Net |
Job Loss Recovered |
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| Graphs | Industry | Mar-2008 | Jan-2010 | Jul-2019 | ||||||||
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Total Nonfarm Employment | 1,717.1 |
1,596.8 |
1,692.7 |
-120.3 |
-7.0% |
95.9 |
6.0% |
-24.4 |
-1.4% |
79.7% |
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| Total Private | 1,457.4 |
1,345.4 |
1,457.8 |
-112.0 |
-7.7% |
112.4 |
8.4% |
0.4 |
0.0% |
100.4% |
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| Goods Producing | 255.2 |
211.5 |
218.1 |
-43.7 |
-17.1% |
6.6 |
3.1% |
-37.1 |
-14.5% |
15.1% |
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Construction / Mining | 69.4 |
49.2 |
57.5 |
-20.2 |
-29.1% |
8.3 |
16.9% |
-11.9 |
-17.1% |
41.1% |
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Manufacturing | 185.8 |
162.3 |
160.6 |
-23.5 |
-12.6% |
-1.7 |
-1.0% |
-25.2 |
-13.6% |
-7.2% |
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| Service Producing | 1,461.9 |
1,385.3 |
1,474.6 |
-76.6 |
-5.2% |
89.3 |
6.4% |
12.7 |
0.9% |
116.6% |
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Transportation and Public Utilities | 308.6 |
283.4 |
293.4 |
-25.2 |
-8.2% |
10.0 |
3.5% |
-15.2 |
-4.9% |
39.7% |
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Information | 38.2 |
32.0 |
33.4 |
-6.2 |
-16.2% |
1.4 |
4.4% |
-4.8 |
-12.6% |
22.6% |
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Financial Activities | 144.5 |
134.9 |
128.0 |
-9.6 |
-6.6% |
-6.9 |
-5.1% |
-16.5 |
-11.4% |
-71.9% |
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Professional and Business Services | 213.7 |
189.0 |
219.6 |
-24.7 |
-11.6% |
30.6 |
16.2% |
5.9 |
2.8% |
123.9% |
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Educational and Health Services | 295.2 |
303.9 |
340.8 |
8.7 |
2.9% |
36.9 |
12.1% |
45.6 |
15.4% |
N/A * |
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Leisure and Hospitality | 138.3 |
130.3 |
160.7 |
-8.0 |
-5.8% |
30.4 |
23.3% |
22.4 |
16.2% |
380.0% |
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Other Services | 63.7 |
60.4 |
63.8 |
-3.3 |
-5.2% |
3.4 |
5.6% |
0.1 |
0.2% |
103.0% |
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Government ** | 259.7 |
251.4 |
234.9 |
-8.3 |
-3.2% |
-16.5 |
-6.6% |
-24.8 |
-9.5% |
-198.8% |
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| 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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