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Labor Force Shows Growth in Wilton

The town's unemployment rate, however, increased slightly in June to 6.1 percent from 5.8 percent the month before, according to the Connecticut Department of Labor.

 

The latest job numbers show that Wilton saw a slight increase in the number of unemployed residents, but also an increase in the number of residents in the labor force, according to the Connecticut Department of Labor

Wilton's rate jumped to 6.1 percent from 5.8 percent the month before. In total, the town has 528 unemployed people. The total labor force grew to 8,628 from 8,549.

Statewide, the unemployment rate is 8.1 percent and the national rate is 8.2 percent.

Wilton Jobs Numbers May June Total Labor Force

8,549

8,628

Employed

8,057

8,100

Unemployed 492

528

Unemployment Rate

5.8

6.1

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Joshua Kesselman July 23, 2012 at 02:38 pm
The author is miss reading the data. The economic outlook improved there are more employee in June then may. However there are now more people wanting employment as a well but that is no to say the economy is worse it just saying the labor force grew faster then jobs.
Joshua Kesselman July 23, 2012 at 02:40 pm
Careful when quoting statistics to get full context:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lies,_damned_lies,_and_statistics
Chandra Johnson Greene (Editor) July 23, 2012 at 02:47 pm
You are right, Joshua, the article has been updated.
Jlo July 24, 2012 at 04:42 am
I'm assuming these statistics only include those who are working or filing unemployment? I'm betting there are many more who have given up looking or are scraping by doing odd jobs who are not included in these figures.
Alethiologist July 25, 2012 at 01:30 am
And how many gave up looking for a job sometime ago since there are none? The true UER is probably twice this esp if ypu walk thru the library during any given day. If history is a guide, the UER will remain high as previously discouraged workers get back in the hunt for work. One would think property and other taxes would have been frozen several years ago...but there is no end to govt spend!
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Publius Redux June 18, 2013 at 08:28 pm
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Publius Redux June 18, 2013 at 08:26 pm
Hmm. Okay, so let me get this straight: if a legal American citizen drives drunk and kills someone,Read More this is bad according to MADD. But if an illegal alien does likewise, they (MADD) turn away and feign ignorance. I see. Yes, that makes perfect sense. Of course.
Thomas Paine June 18, 2013 at 01:29 pm
And here's more about the article:Read More http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2013/06/18/ms-magazines-my-month-with-a-gun-story-shooting-blanks/?print=1
Thomas Paine June 18, 2013 at 01:32 pm
The concluding paragraph from the item above: "Hopefully her 30-day experience will remove herRead More fear of firearms and help her recognize that the vast majority of American firearms owners have taken to their responsibility with the necessary seriousness and gravity required. Maybe she’ll also learn that no matter how many laws you pass, you can’t regulate irresponsibility out of existence. Grown-ups still have to be grown-ups. Maybe she will also learn how the Bill of Rights is supposed to work, and how one amendment strengthens another. At a minimum, people like Heidi Yewman should be passingly familiar with the Constitutional rights they’re agitating to take away from their fellow citizens."
Thomas Paine June 18, 2013 at 01:44 pm
PR - I am out of town Thursday evening but you should attend this one:Read More http://weston-ct.patch.com/groups/announcements/p/gun-violence-panel-at-trinity-episcopal-this-thursday_087922d8
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Publius Redux June 17, 2013 at 03:38 pm
A simple truth: when those who call Christ as King do that which He has commanded, we realize thatRead More none of us need the government's handouts, which is just a 'slave to the lender' mindset.
Ronnie Raygun June 17, 2013 at 09:32 am
never forget Newtown...!! (RNS) Each Father’s Day, Neil Heslin and his son, Jesse Lewis, usedRead More to go to a car show. But that tradition died when 6-year-old Jesse was shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. This Father’s Day, Heslin, who has been active with other Sandy Hook parents in pushing for gun control legislation, is giving his support to the No Father’s Day campaign. Speaking at a media teleconference to launch the campaign, Heslin said, “Jesse was my only child, my only immediate family. I don’t have a father to share Father’s Day with.” Initiated by PICO National Network’s Lifelines to Healing Campaign, the campaign asks participants to send e-cards to Congress, urging passage of legislation to create universal background checks and end gun trafficking.
Ronnie Raygun June 17, 2013 at 09:32 am
(RNS) Each Father’s Day, Neil Heslin and his son, Jesse Lewis, used to go to a car show. ButRead More that tradition died when 6-year-old Jesse was shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. This Father’s Day, Heslin, who has been active with other Sandy Hook parents in pushing for gun control legislation, is giving his support to the No Father’s Day campaign. Speaking at a media teleconference to launch the campaign, Heslin said, “Jesse was my only child, my only immediate family. I don’t have a father to share Father’s Day with.” Initiated by PICO National Network’s Lifelines to Healing Campaign, the campaign asks participants to send e-cards to Congress, urging passage of legislation to create universal background checks and end gun trafficking.
Sanchez June 17, 2013 at 10:27 am
Exploiting dead children for your political points is disgusting and vile. Given the poster thereRead More can be no surprise about such.
Publius Redux June 14, 2013 at 11:17 pm
From linked article_______ "The victims “have a financial uncertainty, they need theRead More money,” Feinberg said. “You have to say, ‘Here’s the money, here’s what we’re doing with it.’” Some Newtown families say that didn't happen in their town. Lafferty-Hassinger posted to Facebook her frustration about the United Way requiring "proof of hardship" to determine how to distribute funds: "We shouldn't have to fight for what is rightfully ours, but we won't be taken advantage of in our darkest hour," she wrote. "We've all been walking a fine line between not wanting to profit from the death of our loved ones and not wanting someone else to profit from our source of grief. We went down when we were kicked, but we are Sandy Hook. It's time to stand back up."___________ I reckon my questions are thusly: What financial uncertainty is there in the death of a child, AND since when did money that is donated privately become something that is 'rightfully' belonging to someone else due to a tragedy that is not a natural event like a tornado or hurricane?