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	August 2025 Business and Employment Changes Start-ups, expansions, recruitments, staff reductions/layoffs reported by the media, both current/future.
	August 30th, 2025 Connecticut Weekly Help Wanted During the week ending August 30th, 2025, there were 13,435 new job postings in Connecticut.

	Weekly Connecticut Continuing Unemployment Insurance Claims By Age, Gender, Industry, Race, Wage Group, Town. (08/24/2025)

	August 23rd, 2025 Connecticut Weekly Help Wanted During the week ending August 23rd, 2025, there were 12,881 new job postings in Connecticut.

	July 2025 Connecticut Monthly Help Wanted Total postings in Connecticut was 86,307 in July 2025, up from a June 2025 posting count of 76,669.

	July 2025 State of Connecticut Labor Situation Connecticut nonfarm payrolls increased 700 jobs (0.04%) in July 2025, to a level of 1,719,200, while the state's unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.8% (preliminary, seasonally adjusted data) for the third month in a row. Nonagricultural industry payrolls in the state are 10,600 (0.6%) positions higher than a year ago (1,708,600) and again at new post-COVID highpoint. The June 2025 preliminary job increase of 6,300 (0.4%) was revised lower by only 200 to a 6,100 jobs gain (0.4%) on the normal monthly revision. The July 2025 preliminary Connecticut jobless rate of 3.8% is unchanged for the third month in a row but higher by seven-tenths of one percent from a year ago (3.1%). Connecticut remains below the U.S. rate (currently 4.2%) for the 31st consecutive month

	July 2025 Local Area Unemployment Statistics Employment, unemployment and labor force data for regions, counties, metro areas/cities, residence.

	2024 QCEW Annual Employment & Wages by Industry 2024 Annual employment & wage information for workers covered by UI.

	Information for Workforce Investment Planning - August 2025 Contains data on Connecticut and each of the five WDAs population, labor force, employment and wages by industry sector and housing permits.


	4Q 2024 Business Employment Dynamics From October 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private sector establishments in Connecticut was 79,617, a 360 job decrease from the previous quarter. Over this period, gross job losses from closing and contracting private sector establishments was 81,141, a level 1,727 jobs lower than the previous quarter.