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New London, CT jobs, layoffs and employers

18 open professional jobs in New London. New London is in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.

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Jobs in New London

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Employers hiring most in New London

  1. General Dynamics Electric Boat14 open roles
  2. Consigli Construction1 open role
  3. Sargent & Lundy1 open role
  4. Southeast Area Transit District1 open role
  5. Whaling City Ford1 open role

New London layoffs

No layoff notices naming New London 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 New London

Colleges in New London
CollegeTypeStudents
Connecticut CollegePrivate non-profit 4-year1,000–4,999
United States Coast Guard AcademyPublic 4-year1,000–4,999
Mitchell CollegePrivate non-profit 4-yearUnder 1,000

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Southeastern 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 2.0% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 4.6%, up 0.8 points from a year ago

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Workforce development and job centers

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

Laid off in Connecticut? How to file for unemployment in Connecticut (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

  • Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board, Inc.

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Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region economy

  • 4.6%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    3.8% the month before

  • 141,913

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 279,025

    people in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $84,185

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 43%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: Layoff notices from Connecticut’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Connecticut unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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