Connecticut has complained its official jobless rate should be higher. It got its wish on Thursday,
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July job gains drive CT unemployment rate down to 6.6 percent
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.
CT Labor Department: ‘Moderate’ jobs growth has resumed
Connecticut added 4,900 non-farm jobs in March, an indication the state has resumed the moderate growth apparent at the end of 2013 and interrupted by the snows of January, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. Unemployment was unchanged at 7 percent, ending a seven-month string of monthly decreases.
Congress to move ahead, then freeze up, on jobless benefits
Washington – Because Congress failed to act, Joanne Lavieri of Manchester received her last unemployment check at the end of March and faces a very uncertain future.
Connecticut’s jobless rate falls to 7 percent
Connecticut’s unemployment rate fell to 7 percent in February as the state gained about 800 jobs, the Labor Department reported Thursday.