Connecticut State Profile

Connecticut faces shortage of middle-skill workers; property tax remains among highest in the nation; number of state's uninsured rises, due to continued job losses; lawmakers revise state budget due to record revenue deficit.

• State job growth fell 4.0% in August 2009 from a year ago; national job growth fell 4.4%.
• State unemployment averaged 8.1% in August 2009; the national average was 9.7%
• Personal income fell 4.0% to $189 billion in Q2 2009 from a year ago.
• Tax revenue fell 19.8% in Q2 2009 from the previous year.
• Exports fell 17.7% to $10.1 billion in the first seven months of 2009 from a year ago.
• Venture capital investment in CT rose 10% to $47.6 million in Q2 2009 from a year ago.