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Employers Add 300 Jobs in November; CT Unemployment Rate Remains At A 23-Year Low

Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo released the November 2024 jobs report showing that Connecticut added an estimated 300 jobs last month. The private sector added an estimated 800 jobs in November and October numbers were revised to 1,100 job gains. Overall job growth was impacted by state government which had its fifth consecutive decline. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.0%.

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