CT posted an operating surplus for the seventh consecutive year under Gov. Ned Lamont, but officials warn state finances are ...

On June 23, 2025, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont vetoed the state legislature’s latest attempt to provide unemployment compensation benefits to strikers. The vetoed bill, entitled “An Act Concerning ...

The Connecticut Department of Labor on Monday released an economic update in place of its usual monthly labor report, which ...

Financing unemployment insurance benefits with federal loans and taxes on employers cannot continue indefinitely.

The state Department of Labor is raising the maximum unemployment insurance benefit rate from $504 per week to $869 per week beginning next Monday, and benefit checks will reflect the change the ...

WASHINGTON — The national construction unemployment rate ticked higher in June 2025 to 3.4%, a 0.1% increase compared to June 2024, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor ...

Across Connecticut, the number of people employed or actively searching for a job has dropped in recent months — a possible result of federal immigration policy. According to the most recent monthly ...

Over 15,600 noncitizens qualify for SNAP benefits, including lawful permanent residents, refugees, victims of human ...