CT unemployment rate rises; state adds 900 job. What to know.

The labor department said the February 2023 “Labor Situation Report” also show that employers in Connecticut ... jobs is good news.” Four of the 10 “major industry supersectors added ... Read More

Disappointing Jobs Report: 142,000 Jobs Added In September, Unemployment Rate Stays 5.1%

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released a significantly weaker than expected September jobs report ... that added the jobs more slowly than in prior months was professional and business services ... Read More

Connecticut labor department reports 'solid job growth' in 2023

The Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) released a report ... employers added around 7,400 jobs, and currently, 94,000 jobs are available in the state, CTDOL said. MORE NEWS: The US didn ... Read More

These CT industries led job gains in ‘18 | Hartford Business Journal

Although job growth has been modest in Connecticut in recent years, a handful of industries added thousands of jobs in 2018, federal data show. A new report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS ... Read More

Jobs Report

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said more than 300,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in March. The highest number of new jobs in nearly a year. America’s employers delivered another ... Read More

The September Jobs Report: What the Experts Are Saying

Steve Rick, chief economist at CUNA Mutual Group "The September jobs report reinforced the fact that the labor ... New York Daily News, the San Jose Mercury News and Investor's Business Daily ... Read More

Jobs Report: U.S. Economy Added 171,000 Jobs

The Labor Department's Bureau ... Analysts had expected around 125,000 added jobs, according to Bloomberg News. Bronars said October's jobs report was positive despite the unemployment rate ... Read More

There’s At Least One Job Seeker Per Opening in Five US States

There’s now at least one unemployed job seeker for every vacancy in five US states, a sign that the labor market is loosening in swaths of the country. Read More

Stocks end the day higher even as blowout jobs report pushes some Fed officials to consider another rate hike

"This jobs report should indicate that there is no rush and no need for the Fed to save the labor ... she added, though it is not her baseline expectation. Most Fed officials expect to cut rates ... Read More

During Trump's Presidency, US Job Growth Was Worst Since Hoover and the Great Depression?

Donald Trump and Herbert Hoover are the only U.S. presidents on record who left office with fewer total jobs than when they entered office. Read More