Westbrook, CT jobs, layoffs and employers
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- District ManagerSun Communities
- End-to-End Catering Event ManagerGecko Hospitality
- Manufacturing EngineerThe Lee Company
Employers hiring most in Westbrook
- Gecko Hospitality1 open role
- Sun Communities1 open role
- The Lee Company1 open role
Westbrook layoffs
No layoff notices naming Westbrook 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.
Lower Connecticut River Valley 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 2.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.2%, up 0.8 points from a year ago
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- Ross Dress for Less expands in Connecticut amid other closuresNew Haven Register · Oct 13, 2026
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Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region economy
4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.4% the month before
95,372
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
174,983
people in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$101,117
median household income
Source: Census ACS
49%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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