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It’s as simple as
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Connecticut workers deliver. The 1.73 million people working in our state are getting the job done.<\/strong>  Productivity is up 3%, output is up 2%, and we exported a record $17.8 billion in goods last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But while you’re working, who’s working for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connecticut ranks 46th in the nation for affordability.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connecticut\u2019s unemployment rate is rising, with the largest increase of any state in the last 12 months.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Healthcare costs keep rising, Connecticut healthcare spending jumped 7.8% in a single year.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connecticut electricity prices rank 3rd highest in the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out here if your local policymaker was working for you to lower healthcare costs, support jobs and make life more affordable:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s as simple asblack and white. Connecticut workers deliver. The 1.73 million people working in our state are getting the job done.  Productivity is up 3%, output is up 2%, and we exported a record $17.8 billion in goods last year. But while you’re working, who’s working for you? Connecticut ranks 46th in the nation for affordability. 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