Connecticut lost more workers to other states in 2014, including nearby locales like Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire, than it gained, according to new data from the state Department of Labor that tracks the inward and outward migration of jobs.
Called job-to-job flows data, the information tracks movement and will help labor department officials understand job changes in Connecticut and where workers are coming from and going to for jobs.
More people left Connecticut for jobs in Massachusetts, Florida, California, North Carolina and Texas then came to Connecticut from jobs in those states. However, more people came to Connecticut from New Jersey and New York than left here for employment in those states.
Overall, 38,797 came to Connecticut for work versus 39,854 who left the state for a job, meaning the state lost 1,057 workers in 2014.Â
