CT's Great Recession recovery nears completion: Here's the data

CT's Great Recession recovery nears completion: Here's the data

Nearly 17 years later, Connecticut has almost recovered the jobs it lost in the 2008 Great Recession. The number of people in Connecticut’s labor force grew by 30,393 from January 2024 to January 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, setting a record high of nearly 1.96 million people.  Connecticut employers also added 1,500 jobs in January, raising total nonfarm employment to 1,717,600. From January 2024 to January 2025, Conne…