Connecticut saw a 1,600 decrease in “nonfarm industry” positions in December, while November private sector gains (3,300) were revised down to only 300, according to the latest report issued by the state Department of Labor […]
Economy
During a campaign rally on the eve of election day, Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin told supporters in Richmond, “Friends, we don’t want to be Connecticut.” The former CEO of The Carlyle Group spoke […]
Private-sector employment in Connecticut topped 1.38 million in August, new data show, bringing employment just above January 2011 levels. The figures, released by the state Labor Department, show Connecticut added 6,200 private jobs in August […]
Save the Sound, one of Connecticut’s environmental advocacy groups pushing hard for the Transportation and Climate Initiative program, is ramping up their lobbying efforts in September, according to filings with the Office of State Ethics. […]
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed on to the Transportation and Climate Initiative program without legislative approval, but he may soon need voter approval if Massachusetts is going to remain in the controversial cap and trade […]
Connecticut saw a 6.4 percent decline in the number of businesses over the course of a ten-year period during which the nation on average saw a 2.5 percent increase, according to a report by Commercial […]
Retired Connecticut state employees will see a substantial bump to their pension payments as a result of increasing economic inflation. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Workers and Clerical Workers – known as the […]
Connecticut’s employment numbers are trailing the rest of the country in all income groups as the state struggles to bounce back from the COVID lockdowns, but the jobs gap remains especially pronounced for low wage […]
A Waterbury-based manufacturer of plastic medical devices says that for the first time they are having difficulty finding workers to fill the low-skill positions necessary to fulfill their orders and keep the business running. President […]
After eight months of trying to hire staff, the owner of the small sandwich and burger joint Blue Cactus Grill closed his location in Fairfield with a message for Connecticut lawmakers: “We hope the state […]
