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Opinion: We can beat long-term joblessness
By Joseph Carbone, Pres/CEO, The WorkPlace. CT Post Dec 18 2020. Long-term unemployment has an official definition — exhausting six months of unemployment benefits and remaining unemployed. It’s perfect language for statisticians, it’s quick data and few will demand...
‘Needle moving in right direction’ for CT manufacturers
Westfair Business Publications. By Kevin Zimmerman - November 8, 2020 Trying to remain competitive with other states has been a tall order for Connecticut – one that certainly has not been helped by the Covid-19 crisis. But Kelli Vallieres, named executive director of...
1,000 inmates from Bridgeport reenter society yearly. Now, $1.5M in grants might ease their way.
CT Insider. By Michael P. Mayko Oct. 20, 2020 When Jean Maignan was released from prison eight years ago, fatherhood was the last thing on his mind. He was more focused on getting back to work and staying out of trouble. But in the next eight years, the children...
DeLauro, Himes Announce Nearly $8M In Senior Community Service Program Funding For The WorkPlace
BRIDGEPORT, Oct 1 2020 - Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) today announced that The WorkPlace in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has been awarded a total of $7,796,968 under the U.S. Department of Labor's Senior Community Service Employment...
Avoiding the ‘trap’ of long-term joblessness
CT Insider. Hugh Bailey, Sept 10, 2020 Joe Carbone, who knows a few things about the perils of unemployment, has some advice for people who find themselves out of a job: Don’t wait. Don’t get complacent. And don’t fall into the trap of long-term unemployment. “There’s...
Opinion: For many, long-term unemployment looms
CTPOST. By Joe Carbone. September 3, 2020 Back up to March 6, 2020. The jobs report is issued, unemployment is at a half-century low and virtually all labor indexes were never rosier. Now fast forward to Dec. 31, 2020. Millions of Americans will exhaust unemployment...