2018 Issues Conference
Where’s the Job Growth in Connecticut?
research guide
OLR Reports
Issue Brief: Employment Changes in Connecticut Since the Recession (2018-R-0290)
Opportunity Zones (2018-R-0196)
Tiered Minimum Wage Laws (2018-R-0223)
2018 Acts Affecting Business and Jobs (2018-R-0132)
Guide to Connecticut’s Business Tax Credits (2017-R-0287)
2017 Acts Affecting Business and Jobs (2017-R-0140)
2013-2016 Acts Affecting Employment (2016-R-0221)
Job Creation by Startups and Young Companies (2016-R-0003)
State Strategies for Growing Businesses and Creating Jobs (2015-R-0002)
Georgia Works and Similar State Programs That Allow Unemployed Individuals to Train with Employers While Receiving Benefits (2014-R-0208)
Small Business Financial Assistance and Tax Incentive Programs (2014-R-0186)
Selected States Economic Development Incentives (2013-R-0392)
State agencies
Agency websites
Dept. of Economic and Community Development (DECD)
Dept. of Labor (DOL)
Employment and Training Services
Office of Workforce Competitiveness
Connecticut Innovations (quasi-public agency)
Dept. of Labor publications
CT Business and Employment Changes Announced in the News Media
CT Local Area Unemployment Statistics
State boards, commissions, and task forces
Connecticut Employment and Training Commission (codified at CGS 31-3h and amended by PA 18-126 s. 6)
Connecticut Workforce Development Boards (codified at CGS 31-3k; text at the link reflects change made by PA 17-237)
Workforce Training Authority (created by PA 17-207; codified at CGS 31-11ii of the 2018 Supplement)
Federal agencies
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
New England Economic Indicators
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, including the Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. Dept. of Labor, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Other organizations
Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis at the University of Connecticut
Connecticut Economic Resource Center
Connecticut Institute for the 21st Century
Building Pathways from Education to Employment – Brookings Institution
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) guides to issues relating to commerce and to labor and employment
The Pew Charitable Trusts: Economic Development Tax Incentives Project
Mandated reports
Received
Dept. of Economic and Community Development (DECD) 2017 annual report – published May 2018; pursuant to CGS 32-1m
Connecticut Employment and Training Commission 2016-17 legislative report card – published June 2017; pursuant to CGS 31-3yy
*Eastern Connecticut’s job losses and workforce needsEastern Connecticut’s job losses and workforce needs – by DECD; published Feb. 2017; pursuant to SA 16-12
*Subsidized Training and Employment (Step Up) ProgramSubsidized Training and Employment (Step Up) Program – semiannual report by the Dept. of Labor; published May 2016; pursuant to CGS 31-3pp(f)
*Unemployed Armed Forces Member Subsidized Training and Employment (Step Up) ProgramUnemployed Armed Forces Member Subsidized Training and Employment (Step Up) Program – semiannual report by the Dept. of Labor; published Dec. 2014; pursuant to CGS 31-3uu(d)
*First Five Plus program overview, Sept. 2018First Five Plus program overview, Sept. 2018 – semiannual report by DECD; pursuant to CGS 32-4l
Forthcoming
Plan to address vocational, technical and technological education, training and work experience for children in post-conviction justice system custody – by the Technical High School System board and superintendent; due Jan. 1, 2019; pursuant to PA 18-31 s. 5
Report on the small business hotline established pursuant to PA 17-158 s. 1 – by DECD; due Jan. 1, 2019; pursuant to PA 17-158 s. 2
Report on the Technical Education and Career System transition plan and service provision – by the State Board of Education; due Jan. 1, 2019; pursuant to PA 17-237 s. 16
*These sources are accessible in full text through the Legislative Library intranet catalog or by contacting the library.