South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT jobs, unemployment and layoffs

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

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 South Central Connecticut Planning Region. Each link goes to the publisher.

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

Learn and get funded in South Central Connecticut Planning Region

• Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
• Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
• Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
• Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

South Central Connecticut Planning Region layoffs

No layoff notices naming South Central Connecticut Planning Region 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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Employers hiring most in South Central Connecticut Planning Region

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

1. Yale University272 open roles
2. Yale New Haven Health33 open roles
3. Creative Financial Staffing12 open roles
4. Knights of Columbus11 open roles
5. Honeywell7 open roles
6. Langan5 open roles
7. Morgan & Morgan5 open roles
8. allnex4 open roles
9. Hartford Hospital4 open roles
10. Suffolk Construction4 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in South Central Connecticut Planning Region

• Yale University5,001–20,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in South Central Connecticut Planning Region

Conferences in South Central Connecticut Planning Region

Industry conferences and trade shows held in South Central Connecticut Planning Region. 1 with dates announced.

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving South Central Connecticut Planning Region. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

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• Workforce Alliance

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Cities in South Central Connecticut Planning Region

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