By Keith M. Phaneuf
How could Connecticut’s unemployment rate have worsened significantly in July when the state gained more than 5,000 jobs last month?
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy called out the Department of Labor today, questioning the jobless numbers it released in its latest report.
Based on one survey that estimates payroll jobs in businesses, the department concluded that 5,100 new jobs were created.
And a second survey, which counts unemployed household-by-household, found that the ranks of unemployed rose by 8,600 people in July.
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