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- Connecticut’s unemployment rate rose to 5.2% in June 2026, exceeding the national rate of 4.2%.
- The state added 1,500 nonfarm jobs in June, bringing total employment to 1,726,500.
- Manufacturing added 4,700 jobs this year, according to Patrick Flaherty, director of the Connecticut Department of Labor.
- Flaherty said construction reached an 18-year high.
- Average hourly earnings rose to $39.78, with the consumer price index at 3.5%.
