By Nicholas Rondinone
The state’s unemployment rate rose above 8 percent last month for the first time this year to 8,1 percent—despite the addition of 1,400 jobs, the Connecticut Department of Labor reported today.
The state’s unemployment rate was 8.1 percent in June, up three-tenths of a percentage point from May. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Ctmirror.org graphic
Government sector cuts of 3,600 jobs,—2,900 of which came from local public administration—offset the addition of 5,000 jobs in the private sector, the department said.
“June’s mixed results are a mirror of the strengths and weaknesses of the current job market,” said Andy Condon, director of the labor department’s Office of Research. “Overall job growth is slow, though the private sector continues to show a decent recovery.”
Connecticut’s unemployment rate was at its highest from August to December, 2010, when it peaked at 9.4 percent.
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