Hartford Business Journal – Connecticut’s economy is struggling. But this is a struggle long in the making: It has been true since 1990.
For 25 years, Connecticut’s economy has essentially failed to create additional jobs; from 1989 to 2009, Connecticut had the worst jobs record in the nation. Worse, the jobs lost over the years have often been replaced with jobs with lower wages and benefits, as Comptroller Kevin Lembo has highlighted.