Connecticut Adds 2,800 Jobs to Record 1.73 Million as New Milford Jobless Rate Hits 5.3%
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Updated · Patch · Aug 24
Connecticut Adds 2,800 Jobs to Record 1.73 Million as New Milford Jobless Rate Hits 5.3%
3 articles · Updated · Patch · Aug 24
Summary
New Milford posted a 5.3% July unemployment rate, with 829 residents unemployed out of a 15,524 labor force, slightly above Connecticut’s 5.2% statewide rate.
Connecticut still added 2,800 nonfarm jobs in July, lifting payrolls to a record 1,730,500 even as unemployment stayed elevated and well above a year earlier.
Private employers drove the gain with 3,000 added jobs, while government lost 200; education and health services led sector growth with 2,500 new positions.
State labor officials said layoffs are not driving the higher jobless rate; new entrants are taking longer to find work even as payrolls keep rising.
Connecticut’s 5.2% seasonally adjusted rate topped the U.S. 4.1% rate for a seventh straight month, widening the gap from 0.2 points in January to 1.1 points in July.