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'This brings stability': Stimulus spurs hopes for Connecticut jobs recovery FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Governor Ned Lamont said the new federal stimulus would bring stability to individuals and businesses in Connecticut.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Anshu Vidyarthi, co-owner of Le Fat Poodle and Le Penguin restaurants in Greenwich, Conn., said he planned to apply for funds for small businesses that will be distributed through the new federal stimulus.Matthew Brown / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less Many public officials and economic experts in ...

Greta Jochem / Daily Hamphire Gazette / gazettenet.com Originally published on December 18, 2020 2:26 pm The latest unemployment rates decreased in four of the six New England states. Numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Massachusetts had the largest drop in the region between October and November — with the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate falling from 7.4% to 6.7%. Maine and New Hampshire both experienced decreases of 0.4%, with Maine now at 5% and new Hampshire at 3.8%. The jobless rate in Vermont ticked down a tenth of a percentage point to 3....

For frontline health care workers, the fight against the coronavirus is a daily struggle. The Dispatch shadowed nurses and doctors in a coronavirus intensive care unit as they worked to save lives in Mount Carmel's Grove City hospital. They told The Dispatch about how the virus has changed their work, what it's like to lose patients to COVID-19 and what their day to day lives are like during the pandemic. Listen to The Dispatch's podcast below to hear frontline workers talk about the virus in their own words.

As CT jobless rate jumps, officials say it finally reflects reality Connecticut’s unemployment rate went above 8% in November. Connecticut’s official unemployment rate, as calculated by the federal government, jumped by more than two percentage points to 8.2% in November, a number that state officials said Thursday finally begins to reflect the economic damages of COVID-19. Having an 8% percent unemployment rate average over three months is the threshold for the extension of unemployment benefits by seven weeks, but Gov. Ned Lamont said he expects a new federal COVID stimulus package to b...

Department of Labor says state lost 1,600 jobs in November Department of Labor says state lost 1,600 jobs in November Connecticut Business & Industry Association By Mary Ellen Godin, Record-Journal staff The state lost 1,600 payroll jobs in November, the first monthly job loss since April’s drop due to the COVID-19 lockdown, according to the state Department of Labor.  The job losses reflect the affect of the second wave of the pandemic on the state’s economy. Several sectors, including hospitality and leisure, were hard hit, analysts said.   “Feder...