CT Trails Nation in Job Growth. It’s Wage Gap Is Really Big Too. A New Report Lays It All Out.

Report Touts Wages As Key To Address CT's Stagnant Job Growth

Titled “The State of Working Connecticut”, the 47-page report focuses on the state's lower-than-average job growth in the past three years, when compared to the rest of the United States.

This CT advocacy group wants to index the personal income tax to inflation

Executive Director of CT Voices for Children Emily Byrne(Molly Ingram / WSHU)A Connecticut advocacy group wants the state to index personal income tax to inflation to address the wage gap and stagnant job growth.Connecticut Voices for Children Research and Policy Director Patrick O’Brien made the recommendation based on new research that found the state’s job growth lags more than 3% behind the national average.Connecticut’s minimum wage, which …

CT trails nation in job growth. It’s wage gap is really big too. A new report lays it all out.

As Connecticut continues to deal with a stagnating labor force, and trails the nation in job growth, making wages fairer could help the state’s workers and reduce inequality, according to a new report. In the latest edition of its annual “State of Working Connecticut” report, Connecticut Voices for Children, a research-oriented advocacy group, examined the relationship between job growth and wages in the state. The report’s authors argued that a…

CT’s wage inequality could be slowing job growth, report finds

As Connecticut continues to deal with a stagnating labor force, and trails the nation in job growth, making wages fairer could help the state’s workers and reduce inequality, according to a new report released Tuesday. In the latest edition of its annual “State of Working Connecticut” report, Connecticut Voices for Children, a research-oriented advocacy group, examined the relationship between job growth and wages in the state. The report’s auth…