Tag: Connecticut Department of Labor
Sikorsky, Teamsters launch student pre-apprenticeship program to create manufacturing jobs
The pre-apprenticeship program allows students to apply the hours of work and study certified to any aerospace manufacturer.
Connecticut shed 1,400 jobs in June
The private sector's job gain was overwhelmed by public sector job losses.
House will try overriding Gov. Lamont’s veto of workforce training bill
The governor found fault with a provision that required employers who failed to monitor how much time is spent working for gratuities, and how much for non-tip work, to pay the standard minimum wage for all work.
Connecticut lost 1,500 jobs in May
Private-sector employment declined by 1,600 to 1,457,400 jobs over the month of May.
Connecticut brewery employment leaps over last eight years
Even with no large commercial breweries, employment grew from fewer than 15 in the first quarter of 2010 to 780 in December 2018.
Connecticut gained 300 jobs in April
CBIA's Pete Gioia complained the job growth was "lethargic and is subpar" compared with New England.
Connecticut lost 1,300 jobs in March
"How many more jobs do we have to lose before the legislature changes its direction?" asked CBIA's Pete Gioia.
Connecticut lost 400 jobs in February
Despite the revised data, the state unemployment rate remained at 3.8 percent.
CT added 1,000 jobs in January; 2018 employment data revised downward
"We need to create a state where businesses are growing and investing," said CBIA's Pete Gioia.
CT Labor Department issues four stop work orders at Bridgeport site
The contractors' violations include lack of workers’ compensation and the payment of employees in cash without maintaining required payroll records.
Bridgewater Associates outsourcing nearly 200 jobs in Stamford
The move stems from a new alliance with professional services company Genpact, announced earlier this month.
Connecticut added 1,100 jobs in December
The Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk area saw 1,000 net new positions while the Danbury area lost 100 jobs.
Connecticut lost 500 jobs in November, but unemployment rate best in...
"It is clear that Connecticut’s labor market continues to tighten," said Andy Condon, director of the DOL’s Office of Research.
New study finds no expansion in Connecticut’s gig economy
Current trends suggest more opportunities for full-time work, which could lure away individuals involved in the temporary contracted opportunities of the gig economy sector.
CT added jobs in October; unemployment rate remained at 4.2 percent
Connecticut now has an estimated 1.7 million seasonally adjusted jobs and an estimated 80,000 jobless residents.