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Is Connecticut's job market loosening?

Published October 29, 2026, 9:23 AM EDT · CT Signal automated data desk

5.1% of Connecticut's workforce was unemployed in 2026-09 — highest since August 2026 for a series that has run monthly since 1976.

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Monthly US series since the early 2000s; the latest print is labelled on the chart. Source and query below.

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dataset: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CTUR
query: FRED fredgraph.csv id=CTUR; agency of record: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics
published October 29, 2026, 9:23 AM EDT · data as of 2026-09

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