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• 7/22/2021 CT Department Of Labor Marks 1st Anniversary Of Consumer Contact Center; Provides Work Search And Other Updates

• 7/15/2021 CT Dept. Of Labor: Unemployment Down Slightly To 7.9%

• 6/28/2021 CT. Department Of Labor Reminds Claimants Of Work Search Changes And Expiration Of Federal Programs

• 6/24/2021 CT Department Of Labor Announces $10m Federal Grant For Registered Apprenticeship Programs

• 6/22/2021 CT Dept. Of Labor: Unemployment Rate Drops To 7.7%

• 6/16/2021 Governor Lamont Announces Retirement of Labor Commissioner Kurt Westby, Names Danté Bartolomeo as Successor

• 6/2/2021 Governor Lamont Announces Expansion of Connecticut’s Youth Employment Program

• 5/20/2021 CT Dept. Of Labor Reinstates Weekly Work Search Requirement Effective May 30, 2021

• 5/20/2021 CT Dept. Of Labor: Unemployment Rate Falls Slightly To 8.1%

• 5/18/2021 Governor Lamont Announces Back to Work CT Program, Giving Long-Term Unemployed Residents $1,000 Payments for Obtaining New Jobs Following Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

• 5/18/2021 Chief State’s Attorney And CT Dept. Of Labor Partner To Combat Unemployment Compensation Fraud

• 5/4/2021 Governor Lamont Welcomes U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh and U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo to Visit Connecticut Department of Labor Apprenticeship Program at Electric Boat in Groton

• 5/4/2021 Governor Lamont meets with U.S. Labor Secretary and U.S. Commerce Secretary at Connecticut Department of Labor Apprenticeship Program at Electric Boat in Groton

• 4/20/2021 Governor Lamont Announces Bipartisan Agreement To Restore the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund

• 4/16/2021 CT Dept Of Labor Launches Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation Program

  Agency Has Received Close to 1.5 Million Unemployment Applications