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 ...

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.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have also announced ...

PRESSING THE STATE FOR ANSWERS. BEN ERIKA. ALL YEAR THERE HAVE BEEN SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THE STATE’S UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM CAN KEEP UP WITH DEMAND. SO WE FILED AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST TO FIND ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Connecticut rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to ...