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December '08

• January 27 CONN-OSHA Offers Training on “Fork” Use - Powered Industrial Truck Operators Instructed on OSHA Standards
  Reminder: Connecticut’s Minimum Wage Increases to $8.00 on Jan. 1, 2009

• Hamden CTWorks Workshops Include Computer Use for Beginners, Internet Job Search

• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Up 16.2 Percent

• Connecticut Labor Situation - December, 2008 (November Data) (PDF, 296KB)

• Governor Rell: Upgrades at Labor Department Speed up Processing of Jobless Benefits (PDF, 14KB)

• CONN-OSHA Workshop Examines Issue of Workplace Violence Awareness

• Governor Rell: Labor Department Contacting 18,000 Individuals This Week to Apply for Federal UI Benefits (PDF, 94KB)

• Connecticut’s Minimum Wage Increases to $8.00 on Jan. 1, 2009

• Dec. 18 CONN-OSHA Workshop Addresses Construction Site Safety

• CONN-OSHA Dec. 16 Breakfast Roundtable Details Safety Success of Uncasville Company

• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Up 8.3 Percent

• Connecticut Safety Society Members Conducting 18^th Annual Stuffed Animal Drive

• CONN-OSHA Training Session To Detail Injuries and Illnesses Recordkeeping

• Connecticut Department of Labor Employees Conducting 18^th Annual Holiday Toy Drive

• Governor Rell Authorizes Additional Resources to Labor Department for Swift Distribution of Unemployment Aid

• Career Express Participating in Project Homelessness

• Danbury CTWorks Workshops include Résumé Basics, Networking, Interviewing Techniques

• Governor Rell Kicks Off Operation E.L.F. (Embracing Lonely Families) (PDF, 18KB)
  
   

November '08

• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Up 4.9 Percent

• Gov. Rell & NY, NJ Govs Seek Aid for Financial Services Workers (PDF, 18KB)

• Governor Rell, Congressman Courtney Announce  $2 Million Grant for Science, Tech Jobs in Eastern CT (PDF, 13KB)

• Connecticut Labor Situation - November, 2008  (October Data) (PDF, 296KB)

• Labor Department Employees Collecting Food, Donations to Help State’s Hungry Residents

• CONN-OSHA Roundtable Details Safety and Health Initiatives in Newington Schools

• Department of Labor Annual Coat and Sweater Drive Now in 11^th Year

• Career Express Stops Include Job Search Workshops for Youth, Visit to Public Library

• Labor Department’s Employment Law Conference is Nov. 14 at Farmington Marriott
• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Up 6.0 Percent
• Students: Dress Professionally and Head Out to College 2 Career Expo Nov. 6
• Career Express to Visit New Haven Parole and Community Services, Area High Schools

October '08

• Torrington CTWorks Center Relocates To New Main Street Office on Nov. 3

• Career, Employment Services Highlighted During State’s National Career Month

• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Up 1.5 Percent

• Connecticut Labor Situation - October, 2008  (September Data) (PDF, 296KB)

• Heroes4Hire Job Fair for Veterans Features More than 50 Companies

• Governor Rell: State Awarded Grant To Help Former Quebecor Employees Find Jobs

• Career Express Staff to Provide Workshops, Meet with Veterans at Waterbury Career Fair

• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Down 1.2 Percent

• Governor Rell Urges Veterans To Attend October 20 Heroes 4 Hire Job Fair (PDF, 14KB)

• Employment Law Conference Designed To Help Companies Avoid Workplace Pitfalls

• Governor Rell Announces Nearly $1.5 Million for Dislocated Workers (PDF, 12KB)

• Danbury CTWorks October Workshops Include Job Search Strategies, Computer Clinics

September '08

• Career Express Will Visit InterCommunity Mental Health Group, Hartford Job Corps Academy

• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Down 11.5 Percent

• Reminder: Oct. 5 Brings Increase To Maximum Unemployment Insurance Benefit

• Reminder: DOL Hosts First Fall Connecticut Career Fair Sept. 25 at Rentschler, East Hartford

• Danielson CTWorks Renovations Completed; Westcott Road Site To Re-open Sept. 29

• Connecticut Labor Situation - September, 2008  (August Data) PDF, 296KB)

• Central Connecticut Career Fair Set for Sept. 25 at Rentschler Field, East Hartford

•  Connecticut’s Worker Deaths Total 38 in 2007; Number Below State’s Annual Average

• Career Express Stops Include Job Fairs, Veterans’ Annual Stand Down Event

• State’s Maximum Unemployment Insurance Benefit Increases to $519 Weekly on October 5th

• USDOL, CONN-OSHA To Sign Training Alliances With Electrical Contractors, Apprenticeship

• Labor Department Veterans’ Staff Will Assist Stand Down 2008 Visitors

• Regulation of Contaminated Sites Is Topic Of Sept. 16th CONN-OSHA Roundtable

• DOL’s Veterans’ Staff to Provide Expanded Employment Services for State’s Vets

• Sept. 11 CONN-OSHA Session Addresses Construction Site Precautions and Safety

• Stand Down 2008  - Free Veterans Transportation Schedule Announced (PDF, 129KB)

• Governor Rell Announces Labor Agency Recovers $7 Million in Wages For Workers
• Labor Department Offers Complying with State’s Drug Testing Laws Seminar September 26th

August '08

• Danbury CTWorks Workshops Include Salary Negotiation, Internet Introduction

• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Up 2.8 Percent

• Governor Rell Announces 'Stand Down 2008' for Veterans will be held September 12th

• Labor Department’s CONN-OSHA Honors Sanford & Hawley with SHARP Award

• Career Express to Participate in Project MORE Job Fair, Stand Down 2008

• Labor Department Announces Schedule for 13^th Season of Job and Career Fairs

• Career Express Stops Include Workshops At Porter and Chester, Hartford Job Corps

• High Voltage Electrical Safety Is Topic Of CONN-OSHA Breakfast Roundtable Group

• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Up 1.3 Percent

• Connecticut Labor Situation - August, 2008 (July Data) PDF, 296KB)

• “Stop Work” Legislation Puts Brakes On Employers Trying To Avoid State Laws

• August Danbury CTWorks Workshops Detail Internet Skills, Networking and Interviewing

• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Up 0.8 Percent

July '08

• Governor Rell Launches Statewide ‘Care & Share’ Drive to Raise $100,000 in Cash for Food Banks (PDF, 230KB)

• Labor Department’s Rapid Response Unit Honored by United Labor Agency
• Career Express To Provide Job Search, Computer Workshops In August
• Danielson CTWorks Center Moves to Temporary Dayville Site During Renovations
• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Up 10.6 Percent
• Connecticut Labor Situation - July, 2008 (June Data) PDF, 859KB)

• Governor Rell: Thousands To Receive Letter Regarding Extended Unemployment Benefits (PDF, 130KB)

• CONN-OSHA Offers (Lockout/Tagout) Safety Class for Hazardous Energy Sources July 29

• Career Express Schedule Includes Stops at Family Support Center, Veterans’ Job Fair

• Sen. Fasano, Rep. Fontana Bring State’s Rapid Response Team to Quinnipiac to Help Former Quebecor Employees Find New Jobs (PDF, 130KB)

• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Up 8.0 Percent
   

June '08

• Labor Department Announces July 1 to 15 Career Express Schedule
• July Danbury CTWorks Center Workshops Include Networking Skills, Résumé Basics
• West Hartford Resident Honored For “Interesting, Unusual” Computerized Maps
• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Up 2.5 Percent
• Connecticut Labor Situation - June, 2008 (May Data) PDF, 296KB)
• DOL Career Posters Offer Valuable Tool For Schools, Workforce Groups
• Torrington CTWorks Moving June 20 toTemporary Site While Future Office Renovated (PDF, 47KB)
• Reminder: Labor Department Job Fair Is June 17 at Cromwell’s Crowne Plaza Hotel
• Windsor Locks, Salem Residents Awarded For Work with State’s Charitable Organization
• The High Cost of Not Knowing: CONN-OSHA Meeting Features Workers’ Comp Expert
• Connecticut Career Paths Provides Must-Have Tool for Every Jobseeker
• Career Express to Visit DOL’s Job Fair, Make Stops at Local Schools
• Reminder: Career Fair Tomorrow At Sacred Heart University
• In a Softening Economy, Where are the Jobs?

• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Down 0.3 Percent

• Labor Department/Higher Education Report Tracks Job Success for College Grads

• Labor Department to Hold Job and Career Fair June 11 at Sacred Heart University

• Labor Department Contacting Customers Regarding Record of Unemployment Letters

   

May '08

• DOL’s Career Express on the Road in June

• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Down 10.2 Percent

• Governor Rell Announces State Awarded Job Funds for Dislocated Quebecor Employees (PDF, 81KB)

• Governor Rell Announces Free State Park Access For Active
   Duty Service Personnel During Memorial Day Weekend (PDF, 84KB)

• Reminder: Tomorrow At Quinebaug Community College
• Career Express Stops Include DOL Job Fair In Danielson and High School Visits

• Connecticut Labor Situation - May, 2008 (April Data) PDF, 296KB)

• Labor Commissioner Patricia Mayfield Receives Woman of the Year Award

• OSHA Training Institute Education Center Featured at May 20 Roundtable Event

• Media Alert: Author Richard Bolles Addresses DOL’s CT Learns and Works Conference (PDF, 48KB)

• June 27 CONN-OSHA Session Addresses Construction Site Safety

• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Down 0.8 Percent

• Labor Department Job Fair Is May 22 At Quinebaug Valley Community College (PDF, 47KB)

• June 3 CONN-OSHA Seminar Addresses Powered Industrial (Fork) Truck Operation
• College Class of 2008 Largest in State’s History (PDF, 24KB)
• Labor Department June Breakfast Seminars Cover Drug Testing, Family Medical Leave Act
   

April '08

• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Down 5.1 Percent

• Torrington High, Norwich Free Academy And Cheney Tech are Career Express stops

• How’s Your Driving? May 22 CONN-OSHA Seminar Examines Safe Driving Practices

• Labor Department To Host Young Guests For Annual ‘Take Your Kids To Work’ Day

• Reminder: Career Fair Tomorrow North Haven Holiday Inn

• Danbury CTWorks Center Offers Workshops on Résumés, Computer Skills

• Governor Rell Urges Veterans and Families to Attend Benefits and Informational Fair (PDF, 43KB)

• Connecticut Labor Situation - April, 2008 (March Data) PDF, 223KB)

• Labor Department Assisting at Saturday’s Veterans’ Benefits and Information Fair (PDF, 50KB)

• State’s First Veterans’ Benefits And Information Fair Scheduled For April 19^th (PDF, 71KB)

• Reminder: Connecticut Career Fair Is April 12 at Manchester Community College

• DOL’s Career Express To Visit Veterans Benefits Fair, Provide Career Workshops

• Labor Department Breakfast Seminars Address Unemployment Insurance, Wage and Hour Law

• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Down 3.0 Percent

• Labor Department Job Fair Is April 22 at North Haven Holiday Inn

• Labor Department’s Helmets to Hardhats Relationship Assisting State’s Veterans

• Career Express Stops Include Visits To Local High Schools, DOL Job Fair

March '08

• April Workshops at Danbury CTWorks Center Offer Employment Assistance

• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Down 10.5 Percent
• Connecticut Labor Situation - March, 2008 (February Data)(PDF, 179KB)
• Fifth Annual Apprenticeship Breakfast Set for March 28 at State Capitol
• Introduction to Employment Law Kicks Off DOL's Employer Breakfast Series
• Slowing Economy? Think Again!
• April 4 CONN-OSHA Session Addresses Construction Site Safety
• April 1 CONN-OSHA Class Deals With Hazards of Trenching and Excavation Work
• Bed Bugs, West Nile and More are CONN-OSHA Breakfast Roundtable Subjects
• CONN-OSHA Session Details Record Keeping for Injuries and Illnesses
• Governor Rell: Help Available for Former F&S Oil Employees
• Career Express Team Provides Career Assistance to Students, Community Groups
• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Up 7.6 Percent
• Connecticut Labor Situation - March, 2008 (January Data)(PDF, 476KB)
• Labor Department's Spring Job Fair Series Begins April 12th in Manchester

February '08

• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Up 0.6 Percent
• Wide Variety of Employment Workshops Scheduled at Danbury CTWorks Center
• 5th Annual Apprenticeship Awareness Breakfast Slated for State Capitol
• Career Express Stops Include Visits to Area High Schools for Job Search, Résumé  Workshops
• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Down 1.1 Percent
• Labor Department’s WebBenefits System Increases Agency Efficiency, Customer Service
• What Color is Your Parachute? Author Will Address CT Learns and Works Conference
• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Down 14.3 Percent

January '08

• Labor Department’s Career Express Stopping at Local High Schools in February

• Reminder: Third Heroes4Hire Job Fair Jan. 29 at East Hartford’s Rentschler Field

• Danbury CTWorks Center Offers Wide Variety of February Workshops  
• Governor Rell: Jan. 29 Heroes4Hire Job and Career Fair Looking to Connect Veterans to Jobs
• Career Express Visits Schools, Businesses, Rentschler Field During Second Half of January
• Connecticut Labor Situation - December, 2007 (PDF, 179KB)
• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Up 32.0 Percent
• CONN-OSHA Roundtable Deals With Workplace Safety and Health Regulations
• Bi-Weekly Unemployment Up 18.6 Percent
• New Year Brings Labor Department’s Career Express Travels to Schools, Community Groups
• Danbury CTWorks Schedules January Workshops

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