Jobs For Connecticut Now

We were pleased to see the Patrick administration today that in the second quarter, Federal stimulus money has funded the equivalent of more than 10,000 full-time positions in Massachusetts, which is an increase of 57 percent over last quarter. The state said its number refers only to stimulus awards granted directly to state government agencies.

The state claims that a total of 27,044 individuals – part-time as well as full-time – received paychecks thanks to stimulus funds. Since the stimulus program began in February 2009, more than 41,830 individuals in Massachusetts have received at least one paycheck funded by the federal stimulus.

The economy is not yet where we’d like it to be, but these steps taken along the way can help the area’s unemployed have stability as they search for work, and will help push the economy one step closer to recovery.