Connecticut Low-Income Job Losses due to Covid-19
The Urban Institute, a non-profit research organization based in Washington, DC, calculated estimates of low-income jobs (those salaried <$40,000) that would be lost as a result of Covid-19 for all census tracts in the United States. We looked at the data for Connecticut and analyzed which industries, counties, and towns will be most affected.
The Urban Institute cautions the data users not to interpret the numbers with care:
These numbers are estimates and may not be comparable to actual job loss in each neighborhood. We highly recommend interpreting these results as relative job loss levels, which can be used to inform investments that alleviate some of the economic burden in hard-hit neighborhoods.
What is the overall predicted impact on Connecticut?
According to Urban Institute estimates, Connecticut will lose 128,266, or 16.1% of all low-income jobs due to Covid-19.
New London County will experience the worst hit with 19.7% of low-income jobs lost, compared to 15.5–16.3% in other counties.
What industries will suffer most?
The four most affected industries are Accommodation & Food Services, Retail Trade, Health Care & Social Assistance, and Arts & Entertainment. Each of those will experience over 10,000 job losses. Combined, they represent 70% of all low-income jobs lost in Connecticut.