Some 13,000 residents are expected to lose their extended federal unemployment checks because of a drop in Connecticut’s jobless rate.
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Unemployment claims skyrocket as coronavirus crisis deepens
At least 25,000 people have filed for unemployment since Friday, prompting the Department of Labor to conduct at-home drills.
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DOL: Connecticut lost 1,500 jobs in May
The state Department of Labor reported Thursday a net loss of 1,500 jobs in May, the fifth consecutive month of job losses in Connecticut
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CT unemployment falls to 3.8%, despite anemic jobs growth
Connecticut gained 1,000 jobs and its unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent in January, its lowest point in 17 years.
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Connecticut unemployment stays at 4.9% in May
The jobs report released Thursday showed Connecticut’s unemployment rate in May was 4.9 percent, unchanged since April and four-tenths of a point lower than a year ago. The state had a net gain of 6,700 jobs, a gain partially offset by revised numbers showing a loss of 3,100 jobs in April, nearly double the loss originally reported.
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CT unemployment rate falls to 4.7 percent in November
Connecticut’s unemployment rate fell to 4.7 percent in November as it added 2,100 jobs, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday.
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Connecticut saw first monthly net job loss of 2016 in May
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.
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Connecticut jobless rate was 5.5% in February
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.
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CT jobless rate rises as 2015 job growth estimates are cut in half
Despite gaining 900 jobs, Connecticut’s unemployment rate rose slightly in January from 5.4 to 5.5 percent, the state Department of Labor reported Friday. The department also significantly reduced its original job growth projections for 2015 by 14,700 jobs. That means Connecticut only has recovered 73 percent, or 86,700 of the jobs lost in the last recession.