Building Family Economic Security

This fact sheet outlines of economic security issues as they affect Connecticut families, including energy, housing, wages, pay equity, and family assets. During the past 15 years, Connecticut’s middle- and low-wage families have been losing economic ground. The state’s lowest-income families experienced the nation’s largest drop in inflation-adjusted income between 1991 and 2002. The state’s lowest-wage earnings made less in 2005 than they did in 1990. The fact sheet briefly describes some suggested proven investments in the human capital of the state.