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Job Creation Very Slow, Connecticut Survey Finds.

The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Mar. 24--Purchasing managers in Connecticut say an economic recovery is clearly underway in the state, but the pace of new job creation remains "painfully slow," according to the results of a quarterly survey released Tuesday.

The survey, conducted by the Connecticut Business and Industry Association and the Connecticut Association of Purchasing Management, said there were increases in both new orders and the backlog of orders, compared with a year ago.

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