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December '07

• BI-Weekly Unemployment Up 3.5 Percent

• Connecticut Labor Situation - December, 2007 (PDF, 185KB)

• CONN-OSHA Session Addresses Safety on the Construction Site

• December 18th CONN-OSHA Session Focuses on Electrical Safety

• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Up 8.2 Percent

• Connecticut Labor Department Announces Career Express’ Schedule for December 1st to 15th

November '07

• Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program Marks 30-Year Anniversary

• CONN-OSHA’s Richard Palo Honored for Commitment to Health and Safety (PDF, 67KB)

• CT Safety Society Members Conduct 17^th Annual Teddy Bear Toy Drive for Interval House
• Connecticut Department of Labor Employees Conducting 17^th Annual Holiday Toy Drive
• Uncasville’s Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation Earns SHARP Distinction
• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Up 2.5 Percent
• New Legislation Allows Relocated Military Spouses To Apply for Unemployment Benefits
• Labor Department’s Career Express Schedule Includes Visit to Job Fair, Résumé Workshop
• Connecticut Labor Situation - November, 2007 (PDF, 179KB)
• Labor Department Employees Collecting Food, Donations to Help State’s Residents
• BI-Weekly Unemployment Up 2.5 Percent
• Connecticut Department of Labor Employees Conducting Annual Coat and Sweater Drive
• CONN-OSHA Participating in Tree Care Industry Association Trade Show and Conference
• Labor Department’s Roger Therrien Receives NASWA’s Vladimir Chavrid Memorial Award
•  Employees of Hershey Company in Naugatuck Eligible for Federal Trade Act Benefit

October '07
 

• Powered Industrial Truck Standards Topic of Nov. 20 CONN-OSHA Roundtable

• Career Express Schedule Includes Visits to Waterbury Job Fair, Adult Education Event

• Governor Rell: Groton Career Fair Offers Employment Opportunities for Job Seekers 

• Variety of November Workshops Scheduled at Danbury CTWorks Center

• Connecticut Labor Situation - October, 2007 (PDF, 179KB)

• New DOL Initiative Highlighted During Disability Employment Awareness Month

• Connecticut’s Worker Deaths Total 38 in 2006: Represents Second Year of Decline (PDF, 71KB)

• CT Labor Department Career Express Schedule Includes Job Search and Interview Workshops

• Oct. 15 CONN-OSHA Session to Detail Fall Protection and Scaffolding Safety

• Poisonous Plants is the Topic of Oct. 16 CONN-OSHA Roundtable
• BI-Weekly Unemployment Down 2.0 Percent
• Governor Rell Announces Formation of New Economic Advisory Council (PDF, 81KB)
• Consultation Program Gives Employers “Second Pair of Eyes” to Ensure Workplace Safety
• State’s Maximum Unemployment Insurance Benefit Increases to $501 Weekly on Oct. 7
• Governor Rell Urges Job Seekers to Check Out Career Opportunities at East Hartford Job Fair Tuesday

September '07

• Connecticut Labor Department announces Career Express’ schedule for October 1 - 15 (PDF, 52KB)

• BI-Weekly Unemployment Down 13.0 Percent
• Variety of October Workshops Scheduled at Danbury CTWorks Center
• Labor Department Publication Tracks State’s Occupational Employment & Wages
• Connecticut Labor Situation - September, 2007 (PDF, 210KB)

• Labor Department Employees to Honor Connecticut Workers September 27

• Labor Department Presents Three Fall Job Fairs Held Throughout the State

• Career Express to Visit Job Fair, Veteran Stand Down Second Half of September

• Represented at Big E Sept. 18 and 19 

• Stand Down 2007  - Free Veterans Transportation Schedule Announced

• Governor Rell Announces Date for Homeless Veterans Support Event (PDF, 50KB)
• Labor Department Veterans’ Staff Will Offer Services at Stand Down 2007
• Sept. 18 CONN-OSHA Breakfast Will Detail OSHA Record Keeping Rule
• Connecticut Labor Department Announces Career Express Schedule for Sept. 1 to 15

August '07

• BI-Weekly Unemployment Up 0.1 Percent
• Danbury CTWorks Center Offers Wide Variety of Employment Workshops
• Labor Department Wins Innovation Award for Internet WebBenefits System
• Employer Seminar Answers Questions About Family Medical Leave Act
• DOL’s Career Express Taking Part in West End Community Center Job Fair Aug. 29
• Connecticut Labor Situation - August, 2007 (PDF, 174KB)
• Governor Rell Announces $8.7 Million Recovered in Owed Wages for Workers
• BI-Weekly Unemployment Down 5.0 Percent

July '07

• Danbury CTWorks Center Offers Variety of Training and Employment Workshops in August
• Governor Rell: Mobile Workforce Center Rolls Up to Norwich’s Main Street Monday (PDF, 48KB)
• Connecticut Labor Situation - June, 2007  (PDF, 181KB)
• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Up 13.4 Percent
• July 17 Heroes4Hire Job and Career Fair To Feature More than 80 Employers
• Governor Rell Cites Positive Job Trends in Connecticut         
• BI-Weekly Unemployment Up 9.3 Percent
• Governor Rell Announces Heroes4Hire

June '07

• July Workshops at Danbury CTWorks Include Networking, Resume Clinic

• Disaster News (PDF, 54KB)

• Disaster Unemployment Assistance May Help Self-Employed, Others

• BI-Weekly Unemployment Up 0.6 Percent
• Considering a New Job or a Career Move? Pay a Summertime Visit to Your Local CTWorks Office
• New Report Compares Employee Benefits
• Reminder: Career Fair Tomorrow at Cromwell’s Crowne Plaza Hotel
• Connecticut Labor Situation - May, 2007 (PDF, 352KB)
• Extended Disaster Unemployment Assistance Could Cover Workers Affected by April Storms
• Career Express Takes Part in June 16 School's Out 4 Summer Youth Jam 2007
• Connecticut Career Fair Series Concludes Spring Run with June 19^th Show in Cromwell
• Governor Rell Announces More Than $294,000 for Dislocated Stop and Shop Employees (PDF, 41KB)
• BI-Weekly Unemployment Down 1.4 Percent
• Fairfield County’s Largest Career Fair June 6 at Sacred Heart University

• Job Fairs, Workshops and Summer Youth Fair on June Agenda for the Career Express
  
   

May '07

• Danbury CTWorks Center Offering Wide Variety of Workshops in June
• Connecticut Labor Situation - May 17, 2007 (PDF, 250KB)
• DOL’s CONN-OSHA Wins “OSCAR” for Successful On Site Consultation Program (PDF, 41KB)
• Media Alert Notable Authors Among Presenters at Conference on May 18 at Water’s Edge Resort
• DOL Helps Kick Off Working Women’s Weekend Activities at May 11 News Conference
• DOL’s Wage & Workplace Standards Division Hosts National Young Worker Safety Meeting
• May 15 CONN-OSHA Breakfast Details “Ergonomics in the Workplace”
• BI-Weekly Unemployment Down 2.5 Percent
• Labor Department’s Career Express Staff To Conduct Résumé Workshops, Recruitments
• Danbury’s CTWorks Center Rolls Out May Workshops

April '07

• "Commissioner Supports Equal Pay for Women" (PDF, 81KB)

• Governor Rell Announces $1.18 Million Federal Grant To Help People with Disabilities Enter the Workforce (PDF, 11KB)

• More Than 40 Employers Set to Attend Labor Department’s May 1 Career Fair

• 13^th Annual CT Learns and Works Conference is May 18 at Water's Edge in Westbrook

• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Down 3.9 Percent

• Connecticut Labor Situation - April 19, 2007 (PDF, 250KB)

• Reminder: North Haven Career Fair Is April 12 At North Haven Holiday Inn

• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Down 7.2 Percent

• Wide Range of Workshops Offered in Danbury CTWorks Center During April

• Youth Job Fair at University of Bridgeport To Feature More than 40 Area Companies (PDF, 65KB)

March '07

• CONN-OSHA Breakfast Seminar Explores Best Practices in Defensive Driving
• Connecticut Labor Situation - March 29, 2007 (PDF, 179KB)

• Reminder: Manchester Job Fair Is March 31st

• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Down 10 Percent

• Labor Department and Partners Host MaturityWorks Open House in Middletown

• April 13 Employer Seminar Details  Connecticut Employment Law

• Labor Department Announces Spring Job and Career Fair Series Schedule

• BI-Weekly Unemployment Up 3.9 Percent
• Art of Safety Education Is Topic of  March 20 CONN-OSHA Breakfast Event
• 4th Annual Apprenticeship Event Pays Tribute to Working Women and Men
• March 23 Employer Breakfast Seminar Addresses Drug Testing in the Workplace
• Connecticut Labor Situation - March 7, 2007 (PDF, 519KB)
• Labor Commissioner To Receive Prestigious Sojourner Truth Award (PDF, 59KB)

February '07

• BI-Weekly Unemployment Up 2.6 Percent

• Danbury CTWorks Center Offers Variety of Job Search Workshops in March

• New Report Tracks Grads from State Colleges; Nearly 70 percent Working in Connecticut 

• Fourth Annual Apprenticeship Breakfast To Be Held March 16

• BI Weekly Unemployment Up 0.5 Percent

• Feb. 20 CONN-OSHA Breakfast Will Examine Coming Trends in Enforcement and Outreach

• Oakdale Resident Jon Pierce Honored For Outstanding Advocacy to Veterans

• Governor Rell Names Patricia H. Mayfield To Head State Department of Labor (PDF, 48KB)

• Governor Rell Names Agnew of West Hartford To State Department of Labor Deputy Post (PDF, 46KB)  

January '07

• BI-Weekly Unemployment Down 13.0 Percent For immediate release

• Labor Department’s Career Express Brings Workforce Services to Schools, Health Center

• Danbury CTWorks Center Offers Variety Of Job Search Workshops in February

• Jan. 30 “Heroes 4Hire” Job Fair Features More Than 70 Companies

• The WorkPlace Inc Wins 5 Million Federal Grant

• Governor Rell Urges Employers to “Hire a Veteran”  (PDF, 45KB)

• Connecticut Labor Situation - January 22, 2007 (PDF, 39KB)
• BI-Weekly Unemployment Up 28.3 Percent
• Employers Can Still Participate In “Heroes 4Hire” Veterans Job Fair
• Employers Invited To Attend Jan. 16 CONN-OSHA Breakfast Roundtable 
• Labor Department’s Career Express To Provide Workforce Services to Veterans, Students 
• BI-Weekly Unemployment Up 15.2 Percent
• Governor Rell Confident Tougher Child Labor Laws Will Better Protect Young Workers

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