CT Mirror Data

Following a pandemic drop in the number of evictions, 2022 saw the highest number of evictions filed in Connecticut.

In Connecticut, certain types of death have had record increases and decreases since the beginning of the pandemic.

The total prison population in Connecticut has been slowly increasing since 2020, following a major decrease that year of 25%.

Many CT employers attribute unfilled job openings to the lack of housing in the state. A ‘workforce housing’ proposal could solve this issue.

Beer sales went up during the first pandemic summer, and both June 2021 and July 2020 saw record-high amounts of alcohol sold.

Rates of chronic absenteeism — where students miss 10% or greater of the total number of days enrolled in the school year for any reason — currently remain far above pre-COVID levels.

Bradley Airport data shows that in 2022, passenger count reached 87% of the 2017-2019 yearly average. But nearby airports are recovering faster.

Here’s the number of reports of bear sightings and reports of bear damage in Connecticut each year from 2013-2023.

U.S. Census estimates show the number of people working from home in CT almost doubled, from just under 94,000 in 2019 to over 186,000 in 2021.

In 2021, the number of babies born in CT was the highest in years at 36,929, a 5.5% increase from 2020. And that 5.5% increase was an outlier.

July 2020 and January 2021 broke records, and then the numbers stabilized to a monthly amount higher than the pre-pandemic average.

Forty percent of those surveyed think CT’s economy has worsened in the past year, while 32% said it’s about the same and 28% see improvement.

A Wesleyan SurveyLab CT Poll released Monday offers ammunition to both sides of the fiscal debate in Connecticut.

According to a Wesleyan poll, pocketbook concerns ranked highest when voters were asked to select the most important problem facing CT.