Connecticut Department of Labor's Office of Research

Connecticut's Recessionary Job Loss and Recovery March 2008 - October 2023

		Employment			March 2008 - Feb 2010 Recession		Jan. 2010 - Oct 2023 Recovery		March 2008 - Oct 2023 Net		Job Loss Recovered
Graphs	Industry	Mar 2008	Jan 2010	Oct 2023	March 2008 - Feb 2010 Recession		Jan. 2010 - Oct 2023 Recovery		March 2008 - Oct 2023 Net		Job Loss Recovered
	Total Nonfarm Employment	1,720.9	1,601.0	1,698.7	-119.9	-7.0%	97.7	6.1%	-22.2	-1.3%	81.5%
Total Private		1,461.7	1,349.7	1,467.0	-112.0	-7.7%	117.3	8.7%	5.3	0.4%	104.7%
Goods Producing		255.2	211.5	219.7	-43.7	-17.1%	8.2	3.9%	-35.5	-13.9%	18.8%
	Construction / Mining	69.4	49.2	61.7	-20.2	-29.1%	12.5	25.4%	-7.7	-11.1%	61.9%
	Manufacturing	185.8	162.3	158.0	-23.5	-12.6%	-4.3	-2.6%	-27.8	-15.0%	-18.3%
Service Producing		1,465.7	1,389.5	1,479.0	-76.2	-5.2%	89.5	6.4%	13.3	0.9%	117.5%
	Transportation and Public Utilities	308.6	283.4	302.6	-25.2	-8.2%	19.2	6.8%	-6.0	-1.9%	76.2%
	Information	38.2	32.0	32.0	-6.2	-16.2%	0.0	0.0%	-6.2	-16.2%	0.0%
	Financial Activities	144.5	134.9	114.4	-9.6	-6.6%	-20.5	-15.2%	-30.1	-20.8%	-213.5%
	Professional and Business Services	213.7	189.0	223.4	-24.7	-11.6%	34.4	18.2%	9.7	4.5%	139.3%
	Educational and Health Services	299.5	308.2	357.5	8.7	2.9%	49.3	16.0%	58.0	19.4%	N/A *
	Leisure and Hospitality	138.3	130.3	154.3	-8.0	-5.8%	24.0	18.4%	16.0	11.6%	300.0%
	Other Services	63.7	60.4	63.1	-3.3	-5.2%	2.7	4.5%	-0.6	-0.9%	81.8%
	Government **	259.2	251.3	231.7	-7.9	-3.0%	-19.6	-7.8%	-27.5	-10.6%	-248.1%


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