The Fed has been tasked with a dual mandate by Congress to achieve low inflation and high employment. Learn more about the ...

Unemployment in Connecticut rose to 4% in November, but that’s still well below the national rate of 4.6%. Jobs are becoming ...

Victoria Kates, 35, of New Britain was sentenced to three months in prison in Hartford federal court Friday for fraudulently ...

Kates in April pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud; Nagala ordered her to pay $233,306 in restitution. Kates is free ...

The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected in December, capping what economists say was the weakest year for job ...

The department noted that federal immigration ‘policies may impact these numbers. Connecticut employers rely on an immigrant ...

President Donald Trump's administration wants CT officials to turn over voter data including driver's license and Social ...

HARTFORD - As an indecisive U.S. Congress reconvenes and discusses possible extensions of subsidies for millions of Americans ...

Connecticut added an estimated 2,100 jobs in November, but the gain was offset by a loss of 700 positions in October, ...

In 2026, Connecticut's minimum hourly wage of $16.94 will be the second-highest statewide minimum rate in the U.S.

This story is part of CT Mirror Explains, an ongoing effort to distill our wide-ranging reporting into a "what you need to know" format and provide practical information to our readers. Connecticut ...

Joining us now to unpack the situation is Rob Lapsley, the president of the California Business Roundtable, which lobbies on behalf of some of the state's largest employers at the state capitol. Rob, ...