CONN-OSHA or OSHA?
CTDOL has an Occupational Safety and Health Division that handles state and municipal workers. If you are a state or municipal worker/employer, report workplace issues or get CONN-OSHA assistance here.  Federal OSHA handles private sector safety and health.

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Informal polling suggests that’s the fastest way to get the teen eye roll. Want to actually help? Download or pick up a free copy of Career Paths, the CTDOL resource guide with strategies and insights to help your young person prepare get career ready.  

CTDOL Wrapped
2025 included new Registered Apprenticeships, lots of workshops for employers & job seekers, fighting fraud, reporting on the economy & helping people with their unemployment benefits. 

Federal policy changes most likely to impact CT’s economy: Healthcare, tariffs & workforce. 

1. Cuts to Medicaid & healthcare funding will impact CT’s healthcare industry—the state’s largest economic driver. 
2. Connecticut supply chain businesses are impacted by tariff increases and uncertainty around tariff changes. 
3. CT’s labor force is shrinking, likely due to federal immigration policy changes.