The Connecticut economy added 6,300 jobs in April and has now picked up almost 10,000 jobs through the first four months of 2013, the state Department of Labor (DOL) announced today.
Despite the gains, the state’s unemployment rate was unchanged from March at 8 percent.
The job gains were notable for their source: in addition to 5,800 new private sector positions, government employment increased by 500 in April.
Andy Condon, research director for the DOL, said Connecticut’s job growth tempo “picked up considerably” in April.
“The state appears to be experiencing a solid and more typical spring seasonal job buildup,” Condon said in a prepared statement. He added that seven of the 10 industry “supersectors” monitored by the DOL reported employment increases in April.
