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 Labor Market Information for Businesses - Resources Last Updated: March 24, 2011 
Other Department of Labor services are provided at the Business Services Units located in our Connecticut Works Centers. Staff can provide employers with information on computer job matching, employee skill upgrading, electronic job order posting and resume listing, recruitment, use of our facilities to conduct employment interviews, Customized Job Training, Apprenticeship, and Shared Work programs.

To learn more about the centers and their services, read our Employer Services (choose the appropriate item from the drop-down list) and Connecticut Works pages. Also check out the Department of Labor's Job Search Resources.

Connecticut Workforce Employment Dynamics Connecticut Workforce Employment Dynamics
Provides information on the characteristics of CT’s jobholders, including detailed breakdowns by age, gender, industry, geographic region and wages earned. WED data will be useful for any initiative that relies on an understanding of the labor market, but can be especially valuable for workforce development policy formulation and planning.
Find Employers State of Connecticut Employer Search
Search for Connecticut Employers by industry, geography, occupation or company name. Find the largest companies in Connecticut or search all by region, WIA, or town. Click on a company name to view more information about that employer.This employer information is provided by Infogroup®.
Connecticut’s Reemployment Portal Connecticut’s Reemployment Portal
Job hunting requires some creative thinking. Whether you've been in the same job for many years or find yourself having to "transition" to a new job, making a career change can be a frightening and frustrating experience. Connecticut’s Reemployment Portal displays occupations with similar characteristics such as knowledge areas, tools and technology, and general work activities of your selected occupation. Career development is a lifelong, ongoing process.
Rapid Reemployment Initiative Rapid Reemployment Initiative
This national initiative includes an employer outplacement exchange, career event database, automated job search agents, and other valuable tools to assist in the rapid reemployment of displaced employees. Together they connect downsizing employers with hiring employers, inform employers and job seekers about career events around the nation, and connect displaced employees to employers who are currently hiring.
Explore Careers
JCC Flyer(pdf)
Connecticut Job & Career ConneCTion
Identify occupations that may be a good match for your skills, interests, personality and provides you with detailed information on these occupations. Find appropriate education and training opportunities and identify employers who may hire people for those occupations. It will also provide tools to help you get the job that is right for you. Including help in writing a résumé, getting through the job interview, and finding day care for your children.
Find Training
ETC Flyer(pdf)
Connecticut Education & Training ConneCTion
Intended for use by students, teachers, counselors, job seekers, job developers, and others in need of information on education and training. It offers several search options to explore the world of Education & Training in Connecticut - find providers in your area, locate providers that offer the program or course you are interested in, or find out which programs or courses are related to the occupation you are interested in.
Connecticut Workforce Investment Areas (WIA) Employment Projections: 2008-2018 CT Employment Projections: 2008-2018
As a planning tool, this data will help assess how technology and growth will continue to affect our industrial make-up and the types of careers in demand over the next decade. By doing so, employment and training specialists, counselors, students, and others who need information on future employment will have the tools necessary to make informed career choices.
State of Connecticut Economic Scorecards Connecticut Economic Scorecards
Taken together, this group of economic indicators presents an overall picture of the current conditions in the Connecticut labor market, business climate, consumer sector and the current/future overall. Charts, trends, year-to-year changes and data for twenty-four econcomic indicators from 2000 to current.
Connecticut Job Fairs Connecticut Job Fairs
Since 1997, the Connecticut Department of Labor has been a leading producer of job fairs in Connecticut. Whether you are an employer in need of workers to fill new or vacant positions, or an individual unemployed, underemployed, seeking a new career, or just entering the workforce, we have something special to offer you. Approximately twelve fairs are held yearly throughout the state.
2010 Connecticut Learns & Works Conference Connecticut Career Resource Network
This annual spring conference is jointly sponsored by the Connecticut Career Resource Network(CCRN), CT Learns (State Department of Education's School-to-Career initiative) and CT Works (Connecticut Department of Labor). The audience for this conference is career development specialists, counselors, teachers and others. Workshops usually cover such topics as workforce development, career development, employment trends and the use of labor market information in career decision-making.
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