CT Dept. Of Labor: “Economy Remains Strong” & 2023 Year of “Solid Growth”
Despite the unemployment rate rising from 3.6% to 3.8% in December, the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) assured that 2023 overall was a year of “solid growth” with the “highest two-year job...
View ArticleCT’s Economic Health in 2023 Had Positives, But Still Ways to Go
Over the past year, Connecticut’s labor market added 11,200 new positions across its industry supersectors, increasing the total payroll jobs to 1.70 million — a 16-year-high, according to the state’s...
View ArticleCTDOL: State Adds 13,300 Jobs in First Quarter but Pace Expected to Slow
The state added approximately 4,900 jobs in March, according to the latest jobs report released by the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) on Thursday (March 18). Additionally, the February job...
View ArticleCT DOL Significantly Revises March Job Growth Downward, Reports Employment...
In its latest report on the April 2024 labor situation, the Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) significantly revised its March job growth figures down from an initially reported 4,900 jobs to just...
View ArticleCT Achieves All-Time High for Private Sector Jobs, New Report
For the fifth consecutive month, Connecticut has gained jobs — this time, approximately 4,700, while the unemployment rate fell from 4.4% in April to 4.3%, according to the Department of Labor’s...
View ArticleWhy Does It Cost So Much To Live In Connecticut?
Have you been wondering why it costs so much to live in Connecticut? So do we. That’s why we’ve started a new series to investigate some of the reasons that the American dream is out of reach in the...
View ArticleDoes Loss of Religion Impact Civic Engagement and Taxes?
Connecticut is not necessarily ‘getting religion.’ A national survey recently published by SmileHub, a nonprofit organization that researches charities, ranked the Constitution State in the bottom...
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