| Connecticut |
|
|
| Labor
Market |
May 08 |
Mar 09 |
Apr 09 |
May 09 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Unemployment
Rate (%) |
5.4 |
7.5 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
-- |
-- |
| Nonfarm
Employment (1,000) |
1,707.3 |
1,652.2 |
1,640.3 |
1,643.9 |
0.2 |
-3.7 |
| Mfg.
Employment (1,000) |
188.5 |
176.8 |
175.1 |
174.3 |
-0.5 |
-7.5 |
| Mfg.
Avg. Hourly Earnings ($) |
20.96 |
22.69 |
23.01 |
23.05 |
0.2 |
10.0 |
| Economic
Activity |
May 08 |
Mar 09 |
Apr 09 |
May 09 |
Monthly
%Change |
Annual
%Change |
| Housing
Permits |
529 |
208 |
339 |
237 |
-- |
-55.2 |
| Per-Capita
Income ($) |
1998
36,822
|
2005
48,032
|
2006
51,600
|
2007
54,981
|
2008
56,248
|
-- |
| Med.
Household Income ($) |
2003-05
60,937 |
2004-06
61,674
|
2005-07
62,893 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Gross
Domestic Product (millions$) |
2004
182,112
|
2005
190,499
|
2006
201,635
|
2007
212,252
|
2008
216,174
|
-- |
| Total
Exports (1,000$) |
2004
8,573,854
|
2005
9,749,852
|
2006
12,248,010
|
2007
13,799,142
|
2008
15,313,059
|
11.0 |
| Government
Spending |
Fiscal
03 |
Fiscal
04 |
Fiscal
05 |
Fiscal
06 |
Fiscal
07 |
-- |
| Fed.
Spending (millions$) |
28,595 |
30,304 |
30,774 |
30,617 |
32,378 |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Spending ($) |
8,209 |
8,649 |
8,827 |
8,758 |
9,245 |
-- |
| Total
Tax Burden (millions$) |
34,957 |
36,753 |
40,314 |
NA |
NA |
-- |
| Per-Capita
Tax Burden ($) |
10,035 |
10,490 |
11,563 |
NA |
NA |
-- |
| Return
on Fed. Tax Dollar ($) |
0.72 |
0.73 |
0.73 |
NA |
NA |
-- |
| Demographics |
1980 |
1998 |
2007 |
2008 |
Annual
%Change |
Decade
%Change |
| Population
(1,000) |
3,108 |
3,273 |
3,490 |
3,501 |
0.3 |
7.0 |
| Poverty
Rate (%) |
2003-05
9.2 |
2004-06
9.1 |
2005-07
8.7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Educational
Attainment
Census
2000 (%) |
High
School |
Bachelor
Degree |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 84.0 |
31.4 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Groups |
0-17 |
18-24 |
25-64 |
65+ |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Distributions (total, 2007) |
818,286 |
319,764 |
1,896,316 |
470,443 |
-- |
-- |
| Age
Distributions (%, 2007) |
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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