Meriden, CT jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Meriden

• Account ExecutiveThe Statesman Group
• Senior AccountantCreative Financial Staffing
• Senior Account ExecutiveHearst
• Account ExecutiveHearst
• Senior Resident Engineer - RoadwayGannett Fleming
• Bridge Inspection Team LeaderGannett Fleming
• Senior Bridge EngineerGannett Fleming
• Procurement Specialist - Filtration and Separation DivisionThermo Fisher
• Director of Category Management & Supply ChainPlimpton and Hills
• Director of Sales - Private Sector ConstructionAmeritech Contracting

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Employers hiring most in Meriden

1. Gannett Fleming3 open roles
2. Ameritech Contracting2 open roles
3. Hartford HealthCare2 open roles
4. Hearst2 open roles
5. Accion Labs1 open role
6. Arthur J. Gallagher1 open role
7. Belcan1 open role
8. Cardinal Engineering Associates1 open role
9. Creative Financial Staffing1 open role
10. Gallagher1 open role

Meriden layoffs

No layoff notices naming Meriden 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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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 Meriden. 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 Meriden. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

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• American Job Center - Meriden

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  8:30 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday

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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