Unemployment rate

Governor Ned Lamont and the legislature spared Connecticut businesses from unemployment tax hikes for now, but big challenges loom if debts aren't paid.

Connecticut’s latest job numbers show that the state added 6,500 jobs in July but lags the nation in pandemic job recovery.

Connecticut’s recent job growth is low compared to other states. Juneteenth celebrations were held across our region over the weekend.

The Connecticut Department of Labor has released the state’s May job numbers. They show that 1,600 jobs were added, and the state’s unemployment rate has fallen to 4.2%.

Connecticut’s unemployment rate dropped below the federal threshold for extended benefits.

Connecticut employers added 4,100 jobs in July, pushing the unemployment rate down to 5.4 percent, from 5.7 percent, its lowest since May 2008, the state…

Connecticut Republicans say a UConn study released on Monday confirms what they have been saying for months – that Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy’s…

Labor officials say New York's unemployment rate has reached its lowest level in nearly five years. It dropped from 7.7% in October to 7.4% in…

Connecticut’s Department of Labor held its first job fair of the fall hiring season Friday in Danbury. During the summer the the state’s unemployment rate…

Connecticut residents who are looking for work were no doubt disappointed to learn the unemployment rate rose slightly to 8.1 percent in June. The…