State Gained 20,400 Jobs in August as Recovery Continues to Slow.

Connecticut employers added 20,400 jobs in August, a disappointing drop from the 32,000 the state picked up in July. Connecticut began the year with nearly 1.7 million jobs. In August, that number was at 1.56 million.

The global pandemic has added to Connecticut’s economic troubles. The state has the fourth highest per capita death rate from Covid-19 in the nation. Before this year of sorrows, Connecticut had not recovered all the jobs lost in the 2008 financial crisis.