Hamden, CT jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Hamden

• AI Strategy & Enterprise Excellence DirectorQuinnipiac University
• RecruiterHamilton Connection
• Administrative Assistant / Proposal CoordinatorM&J Engineering P.C.
• Recruiting and Onboarding Coordinator - ROCChildren's Center of Hamden
• Accounts Payable SpecialistCreative Financial Staffing
• Junior Traffic & Transportation Engineer - Flexible LocationsAKRF
• Director / Manager of Tax ControversyInnovative CPA Group
• Program Specialist for Mt. Carmel KinderCareKinderCare Education
• Network EngineerConnvertex Technologies
• Sr Project Controls Mgr - Cost Eng & Control - 90415536 - HamdenNational Railroad Passenger

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Employers hiring most in Hamden

1. Yale New Haven Health3 open roles
2. AKRF1 open role
3. Children's Center of Hamden1 open role
4. Connvertex Technologies1 open role
5. Creative Financial Staffing1 open role
6. Hamilton Connection1 open role
7. Innovative CPA Group1 open role
8. KinderCare Education1 open role
9. M&J Engineering P.C.1 open role
10. National Railroad Passenger1 open role

Hamden layoffs

No layoff notices naming Hamden in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

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Colleges in Hamden

South Central Connecticut Planning Region outlook: Steady

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

• Population up 2.5% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 5.2%, up 1.2 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Hamden. Each link goes to the publisher.

• Ross Dress for Less expands in Connecticut amid other closuresNew Haven Register · Oct 13, 2026

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Hamden. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

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South Central Connecticut Planning Region economy

• 5.2%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  4.0% the month before

• 302,455

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 566,803

  people in South Central Connecticut Planning Region

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $86,266

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 47%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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