Jobs For Connecticut Now

Hartford Courant: Connecticut lost 2,800 jobs in July, and the state’s unemployment rate decreased slightly to 7.8 percent from 8 percent in June, according to a state Department of Labor report released today.

“Hopefully, job declines in the state are leveling off, as they are nationally,” said Salvatore DiPillo, labor department statistics supervisor.

Some economists had predicted that July’s job losses could total more than 5,000. But while July’s job losses may have been lower than expected, June’s losses were revised significantly upward.