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FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. ‒ The unemployment rate in Connecticut, while still below the national average, was unchanged in April, according to a report from the state's Department of Labor.
The rate stayed at 7.7 percent, compare to a national rate of 8.1 percent.
“Since January 2011, there have been nearly 16,000 new, private sector jobs created, and the unemployment rate is down 20 percent – so, overall, there has been job growth," Gov. Dannel Malloy said Thursday. "That said, I fully recognize that we have more work to do. I remain optimistic that moving forward we’ll continue to create jobs.”
Connecticut’s unemployment rate during the last year:
January 2011: 9.3%
February 2011: 9.2%
March 2011: 9.1%
April 2011: 9.0%
May 2011: 8.9%
June 2011: 8.9%
July 2011: 8.9%
August 2011: 8.8%
September 2011: 8.6%
October 2011: 8.5%
November 2011: 8.3%
December 2011: 8.1%
January 2012: 8.0%
February 2012: 7.8%
March 2012: 7.7%
April 2012: 7.7%
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