Labor
State Adds More Jobs, But Unemployment Holds At 8%
Preliminary estimates for April show Connecticut added jobs last month while the unemployment rate remained unchanged.
Storm Contributes To 5,700 Job Loss In February
The Labor Department says Connecticut lost 5,700 jobs in February, partly due to the big snowstorm, but the new figures also show unemployment fell from 8.1 percent in January to 8 percent in February.
Jan. Unemployment Drops In State; Revised Figures Show 2012 Better Than First Thought
The Connecticut Department of Labor says its latest figures show improvement in the state labor market.
Connecticut Minimum Wage Vote Upcoming
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Some Connecticut lawmakers are revisiting a proposal to increase the state’s minimum wage. The General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee is scheduled to hear testimony Thursday on a bill that […]
Unemployment Down In December, But State Lost 1,800 Jobs
Connecticut’s unemployment rate dropped to 8.6% in December, but figures released by the Department of Labor also show a net loss of 1,800 jobs for the month. During 2012, the state gained jobs in five months, lost jobs in five months, and was steady once — and showed a loss of 100 jobs for the full year,
State Added Jobs In November, Unemployment Drops
The State Labor Department says unemployment in Connecticut dropped two-tenths of a percent last month, to 8.8 percent
Opinion: Michigan’s Brain Dead GOP
The curse of brain dead Republicans is not limited to Washington, DC. It turns out that GOP leaders in state capitols have also been unable to digest the results of November’s elections.
Opinion: Americans Failed Walmart Workers
After all the hype regarding Walmart employees’ discontent with their employer and the threat of a strike on Black Friday, the long holiday weekend was saw banner sales and virtually no protest at Walmarts.
Opinion: Jobless Numbers And The Newest Right Wing Conspiracy Theory
There is a new breed of truthers on the right. Joining the paranoid ranks of the advocates of a government role in 9-11 and the birthers fascination with President Obama’s birth certificate are conservatives that believe the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is making up jobs numbers to benefit President Obama.
Opinion: A Few Brave Newspapers Endorse Romney Fighting Tide Of Liberal Press
The newspapers that are not endorsing President Barack Obama are extremely brave. They are to be positively recognized for their courage to stand up against the onslaught of the liberal media which refuses to speak in the best interest of the country as the presidential election nears.
