{"id":3283,"date":"2018-12-18T12:55:55","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T16:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/?page_id=3283"},"modified":"2020-05-06T12:38:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T16:38:29","slug":"2018-issues-conference-job-growth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/2018-issues-conference-job-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Issues Conference: job growth research guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-9\">\n<h1 class=\"comm-title\" style=\"margin-top: -20px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"background: #005891; color: #ffce1c;\">\u00a02018 Issues Conference\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"comm-title\" style=\"margin-top: -20px; text-align: left;\">Where&#8217;s the Job Growth in Connecticut?<\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"comm-title\" style=\"margin-top: -20px; text-align: left;\"><em>research guide<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-3 pull-right\"><div class=\"menu-sidebarmenu-container\"><ul id=\"menu-sidebarmenu\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-19\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-home menu-item-19\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-170\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-170\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/research-guides\/\">Research Guides<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-21\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-21\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/databases\">Databases<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-22\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-22\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/periodicals\">Periodicals<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1159\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1159\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/about-the-library\/\">About the Library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-9 pull-left\">\n<div class=\"lib-list\">\n<div class=\"lib-content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3516 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Jobs-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Jobs-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Jobs-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Jobs-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Jobs.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/olr\/documents\/issuesconf2018\/Job%20Growth.pdf\">Click here<\/a> to view the PowerPoint presentation.<\/strong><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"background: #ffce1c; color: #000000;\">\u00a0OLR Reports\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2018\/rpt\/pdf\/2018-R-0290.pdf\">Issue Brief: Employment Changes in Connecticut Since the Recession<\/a> (2018-R-0290)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2018\/rpt\/pdf\/2018-R-0196.pdf\">Opportunity Zones<\/a> (2018-R-0196)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2018\/rpt\/pdf\/2018-R-0223.pdf\">Tiered Minimum Wage Laws<\/a> (2018-R-0223)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2018\/rpt\/pdf\/2018-R-0132.pdf\">2018 Acts Affecting Business and Jobs<\/a> (2018-R-0132)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2017\/rpt\/pdf\/2017-R-0287.pdf\">Guide to Connecticut\u2019s Business Tax Credits<\/a> (2017-R-0287)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2017\/rpt\/pdf\/2017-R-0140.pdf\">2017 Acts Affecting Business and Jobs<\/a> (2017-R-0140)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2016\/rpt\/pdf\/2016-R-0221.pdf\">2013-2016 Acts Affecting Employment<\/a> (2016-R-0221)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2016\/rpt\/pdf\/2016-R-0003.pdf\">Job Creation by Startups and Young Companies<\/a> (2016-R-0003)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2015\/rpt\/pdf\/2015-R-0002.pdf\">State Strategies for Growing Businesses and Creating Jobs<\/a> (2015-R-0002)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2014\/rpt\/pdf\/2014-R-0208.pdf\">Georgia Works and Similar State Programs That Allow Unemployed Individuals to Train with Employers While Receiving Benefits<\/a> (2014-R-0208)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2014\/rpt\/pdf\/2014-R-0186.pdf\">Small Business Financial Assistance and Tax Incentive Programs<\/a> (2014-R-0186)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2013\/rpt\/pdf\/2013-R-0392.pdf\">Selected States Economic Development Incentives<\/a> (2013-R-0392)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"background: #ffce1c; color: #000000;\">\u00a0State agencies\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<p><strong><em>Agency websites<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/services\/business\">CT Business Portal<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ct.gov\/ecd\/site\/default.asp\">Dept. of Economic and Community Development<\/a>\u00a0(DECD)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ct.gov\/ecd\/cwp\/view.asp?a=1105&amp;q=251248\">DECD publications<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctdol.state.ct.us\/\">Dept. of Labor<\/a>\u00a0(DOL)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctdol.state.ct.us\/HP\/Empl-Training.htm\">Employment and Training Services<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www1.ctdol.state.ct.us\/lmi\/aboutus.asp\">Office of Research<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctdol.state.ct.us\/OWC\/index.htm\">Office of Workforce Competitiveness<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ctinnovations.com\/\">Connecticut Innovations<\/a> (quasi-public agency)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Dept. of Labor publications<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.ctdol.state.ct.us\/lmi\/publications.asp\">Publications homepage<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.ctdol.state.ct.us\/lmi\/busemp.asp\">CT Business and Employment Changes Announced in the News Media<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.ctdol.state.ct.us\/lmi\/ctdigest.asp\">CT Economic Digest<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.ctdol.state.ct.us\/lmi\/LAUS\/default.asp\">CT Local Area Unemployment Statistics<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.ctdol.state.ct.us\/lmi\/lminews.asp\">CT Labor Market Information News<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.ctdol.state.ct.us\/lmi\/laborsit.asp\">CT Labor Situation<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"background: #ffce1c; color: #000000;\">\u00a0State boards, commissions, and task forces\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctdol.state.ct.us\/OWC\/CETC\/CETC.htm\">Connecticut Employment and Training Commission<\/a>\u00a0<em>(codified at CGS 31-3h and amended by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2018\/ACT\/pa\/pdf\/2018PA-00126-R00HB-05478-PA.pdf\">PA 18-126<\/a> s. 6)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctdol.state.ct.us\/wia\/wia-investbds.html\">Connecticut Workforce Development Boards<\/a>\u00a0<em>(codified at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2018\/sup\/chap_556.htm#sec_31-3k\">CGS 31-3k<\/a>; text at the link reflects change made by PA 17-237)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Workforce Training Authority<em> (created by PA 17-207; codified at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2018\/sup\/chap_556a.htm#sec_31-11ii\">CGS 31-11ii of the 2018 Supplement<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"background: #ffce1c; color: #000000;\">\u00a0Federal agencies\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonfed.org\/Home.aspx\">Federal Reserve Bank of Boston<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonfed.org\/publications\/new-england-economic-indicators.aspx\">New England Economic Indicators<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commerce.gov\/\">U.S. Dept. of Commerce<\/a>, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bea.gov\/\">Bureau of Economic Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/\">U.S. Dept. of Labor<\/a>, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/home.htm\">Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/lau\/\">Local Area Unemployment Statistics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sba.gov\/\">U.S. Small Business Administration<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"background: #ffce1c; color: #000000;\">\u00a0Other organizations\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ccea.uconn.edu\/\">Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis<\/a> at the University of Connecticut<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cerc.com\/\">Connecticut Economic Resource Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ct21.org\/\">Connecticut Institute for the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/series\/building-pathways-from-education-to-employment\/\">Building Pathways from Education to Employment<\/a> &#8211; Brookings Institution<\/p>\n<p>National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) guides to issues relating to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/financial-services-and-commerce\/commerce.aspx\">commerce<\/a>\u00a0and to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/research\/labor-and-employment.aspx\">labor and employment<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewtrusts.org\/en\/projects\/economic-development-tax-incentives\">The Pew Charitable Trusts: Economic Development Tax Incentives Project<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewtrusts.org\/en\/projects\/states-fiscal-health\">The Pew Charitable Trusts: States\u2019 Fiscal Health Project<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewtrusts.org\/en\/research-and-analysis\/data-visualizations\/2014\/fiscal-50#ind0\">Fiscal 50: State Trends and Analysis<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"background: #ffce1c; color: #000000;\">\u00a0Mandated reports\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"lib-content\">\n<p><b><i>Received<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ct.gov\/ecd\/lib\/ecd\/decd_annual_report\/final_decd_revised_2017_annual_report_5-31.pdf\">Dept. of Economic and Community Development (DECD) 2017 annual report<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; published May 2018; pursuant to CGS 32-1m<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.ctdol.state.ct.us\/lmi\/pubs\/LRC2016.pdf\">Connecticut Employment and Training Commission 2016-17 legislative report card<\/a> &#8211; published June 2017; pursuant to\u00a0CGS 31-3yy<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">*<a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/EOSWEB_Linked_Documents\/2017\/SA16-012.pdf\">Eastern Connecticut\u2019s job losses and workforce needs<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Eastern Connecticut\u2019s job losses and workforce needs<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 by DECD; published Feb. 2017; pursuant to SA 16-12<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">*<a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/EOSWEB_Linked_Documents\/2016\/DOL_Step_Up_May_2016.pdf\">Subsidized Training and Employment (Step Up) Program<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Subsidized Training and Employment (Step Up) Program<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 semiannual report by the Dept. of Labor; published May 2016; pursuant to CGS 31-3pp(f)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">*<a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/EOSWEB_Linked_Documents\/2015\/DOL_Step_Up_vets_2014_Dec.pdf\">Unemployed Armed Forces Member Subsidized Training and Employment (Step Up) Program<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">Unemployed Armed Forces Member Subsidized Training and Employment (Step Up) Program<\/span>\u00a0\u2013 semiannual report by the Dept. of Labor; published Dec. 2014; pursuant to CGS 31-3uu(d)<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">*<a class=\"insideonly\" href=\"http:\/\/eosweb\/eosweb_linked_documents\/2018\/DECD_First_Five_Plus_Sept_2018.pdf\">First Five Plus program overview, Sept. 2018<\/a><span class=\"outsideonly\">First Five Plus program overview, Sept. 2018<\/span> &#8211; semiannual report by DECD; pursuant to CGS 32-4<em>l<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><b>Forthcoming<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Plan to address vocational, technical and technological education, training and work experience for children in post-conviction justice system custody &#8211; by the\u00a0Technical High School System board and superintendent; due Jan. 1, 2019; pursuant to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2018\/ACT\/pa\/pdf\/2018PA-00031-R00HB-05041-PA.pdf\">PA 18-31<\/a> s. 5<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Report on the small business hotline established pursuant to PA 17-158 s. 1 &#8211; by DECD; due Jan. 1, 2019; pursuant to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2017\/ACT\/pa\/pdf\/2017PA-00158-R00HB-05584-PA.pdf\">PA 17-158<\/a> s. 2<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\">Report on the Technical Education and Career System transition plan and service provision &#8211; by the State Board of Education; due Jan. 1, 2019; pursuant to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cga.ct.gov\/2017\/ACT\/pa\/pdf\/2017PA-00237-R00HB-07271-PA.pdf\">PA 17-237<\/a> s. 16<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"lib-hanging\"><strong><em>*These sources are <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>accessible in full text through the Legislative Library intranet catalog or by contacting the library.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<style>\n\/*By including this style, research guides in menu will be yellow*\/<br \/>.menu-item-170 > a {<br \/>color: #ffce1c;<br \/>}<br \/><\/style>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a02018 Issues Conference\u00a0 Where&#8217;s the Job Growth in Connecticut? research guide Click here to view the PowerPoint presentation. \u00a0OLR Reports\u00a0 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\u2019s Business Tax Credits (2017-R-0287) 2017 Acts Affecting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-fullwidth.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3283","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3283"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4639,"href":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3283\/revisions\/4639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/lib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}