You asked for articles about outsourcing affecting Connecticut's work force. You also wanted to know about the loss of Connecticut manufacturing jobs overseas.

We have attached several articles detailing outsourcing. We have also included OLR Reports 2004-R-0397 and 2004-R-0565. These two reports explain what factors are involved in the loss of manufacturing jobs in Connecticut and which Connecticut-based companies have outsourced jobs.

According to Don Klepper-Smith leader of the Governor's Economic Advisory Council and chief economist at DataCore Partners LLC, Connecticut lost 278,000 manufacturing job between 1969 and today (470,000 down to 192,000). Several factors contributed to this reduction, including improved technology and the cost of doing business in Connecticut. Klepper-Smith says Connecticut's cost of doing business is about 27% higher than the national average. This higher cost has resulted in some companies moving manufacturing operations to other states or nations.

We contacted six economists in Connecticut from the private sector, academia, and the executive branch and none of them knew of any resource that tracked Connecticut jobs lost due to outsourcing.

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