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Connecticut's manufacturing sector just powered the state to seventh-best economic growth in America, but companies can't find enough workers to fill 86,000 open positions. Submarine builders, jet engine makers, and helicopter manufacturers are leading a revival that's creating opportunities faster than people can fill them.
After surviving the Great Recession and pandemic, Connecticut's construction industry just reached its strongest employment level since 2008. The comeback story involves 65,200 workers building everything from schools to highways across the state.
While Connecticut's overall job market crawled forward at 0.7%, the clean energy sector sprinted ahead with 2.8% growth in 2024. The state now has over 47,000 clean energy jobs, the highest total in its history.