Recovery Slows. Connecticut Gained 26,500 Jobs in July as.

July brought disappointing job gains in Connecticut with just 26,500 jobs recovered, according to state labor figures. The July numbers were a dramatic fall off from June’s encouraging 87,500 report. The state was home to 1.699 million jobs in February–the last full month before the global pandemic caused a shutdown of much of the state’s economy by emergency declaration of Governor Ned Lamont, effective March 16th.

June’s jobs report came as the lockdown began to ease. The state has yet to return to its high of 1.716 million jobs in March, 2008.