Connecticut posted a mixed jobs report for May on Thursday, recording the first monthly job loss of 2016, while the unemployment remained unchanged at 5.7 percent. Continue Reading →
Connecticut saw first monthly net job loss of 2016 in May
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Connecticut jobless rate was 5.5% in February
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Connecticut’s private sector gained “a solid 5,000 jobs” in February as its unemployment rate remained at 5.5 percent, according to the monthly labor report released Thursday by the state Department of Labor. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Budget/Economy, Labor, Connecticut Department of Labor, Connecticut unemployment, jobless
Scott Jackson headed to DOL, Dennis Murphy to DMV
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is breaking with long practice by going outside the ranks of organized labor for a new commissioner of labor by naming former Hamden Mayor Scott Jackson, one of several key personnel moves made Monday. Malloy also sent Dennis Murphy, the administration’s long-time trouble-shooter to DMV as acting commissioner. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Politics, Andres Ayala, Connecticut Department of Labor, Dannel P. Malloy, Dennis Murphy, Department of Mo, Kurt Westby, Scott Jackson
December jobless rate up slightly after a year of improvement
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Connecticut’s unemployment rate rose slightly in December, but still finished well below the jobless rate from the end of 2014, the state Department of Labor reported Monday.
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Dennis Murphy named acting labor commissioner
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Dennis Murphy will begin the New Year as the acting commissioner of the state Department of Labor, succeeding the retiring commissioner, Sharon Palmer, the Malloy administration announced Thursday. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Labor, Politics, Connecticut Department of Labor, Dennis Murphy, Sharon Palmer
Connecticut hits milestone in jobs recovery
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After six years of fits and starts, Connecticut’s job recovery hit a significant benchmark in November as the state added 5,100 jobs, giving the private sector a full recovery from the job losses of the Great Recession. The unemployment rate remained at 5.1 percent. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Budget/Economy, Connecticut Department of Labor, jobs, The Great Recession, Unemployment
Unemployment drops to 5.1%, but state loses jobs
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Connecticut posted a contradictory jobs report Thursday for the second consecutive month, showing that the unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a point to a post-recession low of 5.1 percent in October, despite the loss of 2,200 jobs. Continue Reading →
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Unemployment down, but so were jobs in September
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It was a contradictory monthly jobs report issued Monday in Connecticut: Unemployment fell to 5.2 percent in September, but the state also recorded a net loss of 7,600 jobs, the first drop in five months. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Budget/Economy, Labor, Andy Condon, Connecticut Department of Labor, Unemployment
Sharon Palmer to retire as Malloy’s labor commissioner
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The administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is losing its popular ambassador to organized labor: Sharon Palmer, 71, a former teachers’ union president and an AFL-CIO officer, is retiring as labor commissioner at the end of the year. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Politics, AFL-CIO, AFT Connecticut, Connecticut Department of Labor, Sharon Palmer
CT unemployment hits seven-year low of 5.4%
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Connecticut gained 4,100 jobs in July as the unemployment rate fell to a seven-year low of 5.4 percent, marking three consecutive months of job growth that have brought the state’s unemployment rate close to the U.S. average of 5.3 percent. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Budget/Economy, Connecticut Business and Industry Association, Connecticut Department of Labor, Connecticut unemployment rate, Unemployment
Some bright spots in CT’s sluggish economy
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WASHINGTON — There are bright spots in Connecticut’s sluggish economy, even as Connecticut’s key manufacturing sector has lagged, a recent federal report says. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Budget/Economy, Politics, Washington, Bureau of Economic Analyisis, Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis, Connecticut Department of Labor, Connecticut economy, Fred Carstensen
Connecticut jobless rate dips slightly to 6.3%
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Connecticut’s unemployment rate fell slightly to 6.3 percent in April because of a 1,500-job increase in government-sector employment, while the private sector posted a net loss of 300 jobs, the state Department of Labor reported Tuesday. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Budget/Economy, Andy Condon, Connecticut Department of Labor, Connecticut unemployment rate
Palmer to stay as state labor commissioner
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Tuesday he has reappointed Department of Labor Commissioner Sharon Palmer to serve a second term. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Budget/Economy, Politics, Connecticut Department of Labor, Sharon Palmer
CT gains jobs in October but unemployment rate remains fixed
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Connecticut’s jobless rate remained fixed at 6.4 percent in October, despite the addition of about 3,600 new jobs, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. The agency’s latest report also downgraded job growth estimates it had released two weeks before Election Day.
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July job gains drive CT unemployment rate down to 6.6 percent
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Connecticut’s unemployment rate fell to 6.6 percent in July as the state gained 2,400 non-farm jobs, the Labor Department reported Friday. Continue Reading →