Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo released the October 2024 jobs report showing the state’s unemployment rate dropped another 0.2% to 3.0%, the lowest rate Connecticut has had since August 2001. The private sector added 900 jobs last month, however, overall jobs are down 300 due to lower government payrolls. In state government, colleges and universities are carrying smaller payrolls than last year and local government has also shed workers.

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

• State Unemployment Rate - 3.0% 
• Nonfarm Employment - 1,709,000

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.

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