<H3>• Connecticut Labor Situation – July 2014</H3>

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Connecticut added 2,400 total nonfarm jobs (0.1%) in July. This is the sixth consecutive monthly increase and the state has now added 9,200 jobs (0.6%) over the year. At the same time the U.S. has increased its number of jobs by 1.4%. This boosts the current nonfarm employment recovery for Connecticut to 1,670,300 jobs (64.1% of job loss recovered). In the same period the U.S. has recovered 99.8% of its prerecession jobs. The unemployment rate in Connecticut was 6.6% in July 2014. This is down one-tenth of a percentage point from the June 2014 figure of 6.7% and lower by one and three-tenths of a percentage point from the July 2013 rate of 7.9%. The U.S. unemployment rate for July 2014 was 6.2%. See the complete report at this link: CTDOL CTDOL tries to paint a rosy picture of employment in our state, but in comparison to progress nationwide, we're not exactly in the pink.

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