Connecticut unemployment

Unemployed Connecticut residents who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic could get some additional help after FEMA approved the state’s application for $300 per week in supplemental benefits. FEMA said early Tuesday morning that FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor has approved Connecticut for a grant under the FEMA Lost Wages Assistance program. The grant funding will allow Connecticut to provide…

The Connecticut Department of Labor will be applying “very soon” for a federal program that could lead to $300 in additional weekly unemployment benefits for certain recipients who’ve lost work because of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday. During a coronavirus briefing, Lamont said Connecticut plans to choose the option offered by the federal government under President Donald…

The short-term $600 weekly unemployment benefit that has helped keep American families and the economy afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic expired on Friday. Lawmakers failed to reach a deal extending the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, or FPUC. According to the state Department of Labor, more than 188,000 people are currently unemployed in Connecticut. Thousands will be impacted by the loss…

The short-term $600 weekly unemployment benefit that has helped keep American families and the economy afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic is set to expire today. U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, both of whom are Democrats, will hold a news conference this morning to call for the U.S. Senate to immediately pass an extension for enhanced unemployment insurance...

Officials from the state Department of Labor held a news conference this afternoon to provide an update on the unemployment situation in the state. Connecticut Department of Labor Commissioner Kurt Westby and Deputy Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo held a telephone news conference to give updates on state and federal unemployment insurance programs, the labor situation report, and the progress of the state’s consumer contact center. When...

The Town of Old Saybrook announced Tuesday a program to help residents struggling with layoffs and unemployment during the coronavirus pandemic. The new program, called Old Saybrook Cares, allows residents to apply for a grant of up to $1,500 to be used toward basic needs such as food, housing, utilities, child care or transportation costs. “To know that there’s money…

The Commissioner of the Department of Labor is speaking exclusively with NBC Connecticut Investigates about the continued questions we are receiving from viewers about unemployment claims.

Unemployment in our state appears to have topped out around 19% in mid-May, a figure released by the Connecticut Department of Labor this week.  Call it the “pandemic peak,” something Connecticut DOL research director Andy Condon discussed with NBC Connecticut.   “It looks like the process of job recovery is beginning.  It looks like we have seen the worst of...

The unemployment rate in Connecticut hit 19-percent at its worst in mid-May. We take a closer look at where things are headed next

Officials from the state Department of Labor said they are doing their best to get unemployment benefits to people who have been laid off because of the COVID-19 pandemic after receiving the equivalent of four months of unemployment claim applications in 11 weeks.. Department of Labor Commissioner Kurt Westby and Deputy Commissioner ​Danté Bartolomeo held a news briefing at by telephone at...

Not all of the stimulus money headed to our state has arrived

The governor announced that help will be coming for undocumented immigrants in Connecticut who are not eligible to receive federal assistance. A public-private partnership will provide economic relief for undocumented residents through a 4-CT Card, a debit card, and the amount that will be on the card will depend on the circumstances of the family. 4-CT announced it is donating…

The governor announced that help will be coming for undocumented immigrants in Connecticut who are not eligible to receive federal assistance.

Thursday, Commissioner Kurt Westby said the Connecticut Department of Labor has paid out $751 million in benefits since March 13 and processed nearly three-quarters of the more than half-million applications it’s received since the pandemic started. “We are very quickly dispersing a lot of money into the economy and into the pockets of the well-deserved recipients,” Westby said. There are…

Officials from the Connecticut Department of Labor will hold a briefing this afternoon to provide an update on unemployment claims in the state. The latest report from the U. S. Department of Labor lists Connecticut among the states with the highest unemployment rates, at 18 percent. Department of Labor Commissioner Kurt Westby and Deputy Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo will hold a…

The pandemic has left thousands out of work but now we’re learning some groups have been affected more than others