Two of Connecticut’s largest firms confirmed staff cutbacks in the face of a tightening economy, with the brunt falling on secretaries and other office staff workers.

At the Hartford offices of Day Pitney, co-managing partner James Sicilian confirmed that 66 staff members have been laid off Thursday firmwide, 31 of whom are in Connecticut. Day Pitney’s two main offices are in Hartford and Florham Park in northern New Jersey, with additional offices from Boston to Washington D.C.