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Upcoming Job Fair & Recruitment Events

Explore new career paths - view more upcoming recruitment events, job fairs, and employment opportunities. Whether you're considering a career change, seeking advancement in your current role, or looking to enter a new field, we have recruitment events that highlight a variety of fields. We encourage you to check back weekly, as we regularly update our listings with new recruitment opportunities. 

WARN Act Notices

Employer-submitted federal notices of mass layoff

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Fraud Watch

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Information About Connecticut's Labor Market

CTDOL RELEASES THE AUGUST JOBS REPORT

Current Jobs Data & Unemployment Rate

Each month, CTDOL releases new jobs numbers and market information. 

  • State Unemployment Rate - 3.4% 
  • Nonfarm Employment - 1,710,600
  • Labor Market Situation Report 
    CT unemployment indicators, unemployment rate, and more.
  • Choose a Career 
    Explore the jobs and careers available in CT then take a career-match quiz.
  • Economic Digest 
    A comprehensive source for the most current, up-to-date data available on the CT workforce and economy, within perspectives of the region and nation.
  • Unemployment Data 
    View initial claims and continued claims data for the state of CT and its workforce development areas.

Employers

Be Rewarded for Hiring

Be Rewarded for Hiring

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) rewards you for hiring people who may have faced systemic hiring barriers, including veterans, SNAP recipients, and Summer Youth participants.

Workers

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Paid and Unpaid Leave Programs

Connecticut provides one of the most comprehensive leave programs in the U.S. by combining job protection and income replacement.

Resources

UI RESEA

This program helps selected people return to work faster.

Unemployed Workers’ Advocate

This unit helps filers understand the UI processes and reduces barriers to benefits.

eRegs

Connecticut eRegulations system portal to CT regulations

Jobs for Veterans

Get special services for finding the right civilian job for you.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR NEWS

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CT Department of Labor Warns of Text Scams

CTDOL is warning residents of text scams that include links to fake webpages resembling CTDOL unemployment pages, including the unemployment benefits login page.

Additionally, the agency is reminding residents that receiving a 1099 tax form or a monetary determination letter may indicate that criminals are using your identity to try to claim unemployment benefits. 

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