| Connecticut |
|
|
| Labor
Market |
Mar 07 |
Jan 08 |
Feb 08 |
Mar 08 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Unemployment
Rate (%) |
4.4 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
-- |
-- |
| Nonfarm
Employment (1,000) |
1,689.9 |
1,704.0 |
1,702.7 |
1,699.3 |
-0.2 |
0.6 |
| Mfg.
Employment (1,000) |
191.7 |
190.4 |
190.1 |
189.9 |
-0.1 |
-0.9 |
| Mfg.
Avg. Hourly Earnings ($) |
20.26 |
21.16 |
21.09 |
21.14 |
0.2 |
4.3 |
| Economic
Activity |
Mar 07 |
Jan 08 |
Feb 08 |
Mar 08 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Housing
Permits |
538 |
517 |
260 |
467 |
-- |
-13.2 |
| Per-Capita
Income ($) |
1996
32,424
|
2003
42,839
|
2004
45,762
|
2005
47,943
|
2006
50,762
|
-- |
| Med.
Household Income ($) |
2002-04
59,972 |
2003-05
59,256 |
2004-06
59,634 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Gross
Domestic Product (millions$) |
2002
166,073
|
2003
169,885
|
2004
183,873 |
2005
193,496
|
2006
204,134
|
-- |
| Total
Exports (1,000$) |
2003
8,136,443
|
2004
8,559,237
|
2005
9,687,292
|
2006
12,238,324
|
2007
13,719,049
|
12.1 |
| Government
Spending |
Fiscal
03 |
Fiscal
04 |
Fiscal
05 |
Fiscal
06 |
-- |
-- |
| Fed.
Spending (millions$) |
28,595 |
30,304 |
30,774 |
30,617 |
-- |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Spending ($) |
8,209 |
8,649 |
8,827 |
8,758 |
-- |
-- |
| Total
Tax Burden (millions$) |
34,957 |
36,753 |
40,314 |
NA |
-- |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Tax Burden ($) |
10,035 |
10,490 |
11,563 |
NA |
-- |
-- |
| Return
on Fed. Tax Dollar ($) |
0.72 |
0.73 |
0.73 |
NA |
-- |
-- |
| Demographics |
1980 |
1997 |
2006 |
2007 |
Annual
%Change |
Decade
%Change |
| Population
(1,000) |
3,108 |
3,269 |
3,496 |
3,502 |
0.2 |
7.2 |
| Poverty
Rate (%) |
2002-04
8.8 |
2003-05
9.2 |
2004-06
9.1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Educational
Attainment
Census
2000 (%) |
High
School |
Bachelor
Degree |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 84.0 |
31.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Groups |
0-17 |
18-24 |
25-64 |
65+ |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Distributions (total, 2006) |
818,286 |
319,764 |
1,896,316 |
470,443 |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Distributions (%, 2006) |
23.35 |
9.12 |
54.11 |
13.42 |
-- |
-- |
NA=Not yet available.
U.S.
Census Bureau State Profile of Connecticut
Bureau
of Economic Analysis Data on Connecticut
Connecticut Manufacturing
Profile
Connecticut Economic/Labor/Environment
Web Sites
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