The Economy


Busway letter

Economic competitiveness

Connecticut's Economic Competitiveness in Selected Areas, Program Review and Investigations Committee Staff, Dec. 17 2009
Connecticut's Transportation Needs, Challenges & Priorities, Transportation Strategy Board, June 22, 2010
Jackson Laboratory presentation, Oct. 17, 2011

Economic outlook

Economic Digest 2010 Outlook (January 2010)
The Connecticut Economic Outlook: February 2010, Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis, University of Connecticut
Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis outlook report, Nov. 18, 2011
DEEP study of state parks
New York Comptroller's Report on Wall Street Job Losses, October 2011
Pricewaterhousecooper report re: bioscience
The Connecticut Economic Outlook: August 2010, Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis, University of Connecticut
The Connecticut Economy, Fall 2011

Studies and reports

2011 Survey of Connecticut Business, BlumShapiro and the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, Sept. 8, 2011
State of Working Connecticut 2011, Connecticut Voices for Children, Sept. 1, 2011
The Connecticut Economy, Summer 2010, University of Connecticut
The Connecticut Economy, UConn quarterly review, Summer 2011

The workforce

Alignment of Postsecondary Education and Employment, Program Review and Investigations Committee staff, Dec. 17 2009 Are colleges preparing students for the needs of employers?


Busway letter

Economic competitiveness

Connecticut's Economic Competitiveness in Selected Areas, Program Review and Investigations Committee Staff, Dec. 17 2009
Connecticut's Transportation Needs, Challenges & Priorities, Transportation Strategy Board, June 22, 2010
Jackson Laboratory presentation, Oct. 17, 2011

Economic outlook

Economic Digest 2010 Outlook (January 2010)
The Connecticut Economic Outlook: February 2010, Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis, University of Connecticut
Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis outlook report, Nov. 18, 2011
DEEP study of state parks
New York Comptroller's Report on Wall Street Job Losses, October 2011
Pricewaterhousecooper report re: bioscience
The Connecticut Economic Outlook: August 2010, Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis, University of Connecticut
The Connecticut Economy, Fall 2011

Studies and reports

2011 Survey of Connecticut Business, BlumShapiro and the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, Sept. 8, 2011
State of Working Connecticut 2011, Connecticut Voices for Children, Sept. 1, 2011
The Connecticut Economy, Summer 2010, University of Connecticut
The Connecticut Economy, UConn quarterly review, Summer 2011

The workforce

Alignment of Postsecondary Education and Employment, Program Review and Investigations Committee staff, Dec. 17 2009 Are colleges preparing students for the needs of employers?

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Connecticut's hourly minimum wage of $8.25 is one of the highest in the nation, trailing Washington at $9.04, Oregon at $8.80 and Vermont at $8.46.

Five of the six New England states exceed the federal minimum of $7.25. The exception is New Hampshire, whose minimum is the same as the feds.

Connecticut is one of 18 states with a minimum higher than the federal standard. Twenty-thrree are at the federal level, four are below it and five have no minimum wage.

Ten states have a minimum wage indexed to the cost of living.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor

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