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The state’s economy added 2,100 private sector jobs last month, replacing all the jobs lost during the pandemic. The additional jobs brought Connecticut’s unemployment rate down to 3.6%, lower than the national rate of 3.7%.

The unemployment rate in Connecticut held firm at 4.2% in-state in December, but the number of total payroll jobs declined slightly after 11 months of growth, according to the most recent jobs report ...

The unemployment rate in Connecticut held firm at 4.2% in-state in December, but the number of total payroll jobs declined slightly, according to the most recent jobs report from the Connecticut Department of Labor.

UpdatedMon, Jul 19, 2021 at 8:13 pm ET Reply(1) The unemployment rate for Connecticut and New Mexico last month stood at 7.9 percent. Only Nevada and Hawaii fared worse. (Shutterstock) ACROSS CONNECTICUT — While Connecticut continues to show signs of economic recovery after the pandemic eliminated 292,400 jobs during March and April of 2020, a new WalletHub report shows that the Nutmeg State still has a lot of work to do to improve the job front. Out of all 50 states and Washington, D.C., the...

The state’s unemployment rate edged lower in January to 8.1%, even though employers shed 100 jobs during the month, according to the Connecticut Department of Labor (DOL). The unemployment rate was down 0.1% from December. Meantime, state labor officials revised its December job loss total to 4,600.  Statewide employment is now 127,300 positions lower than a year ago at 1,570,700 jobs.   Connecticut has recovered a little more than half (166,800) of the 292,400 jobs lost in March and April ...