West Hartford, CT jobs, layoffs and employers
West Hartford layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming West Hartford in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in West Hartford
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of Hartford | Private nonprofit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| University of Saint Joseph | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving West Hartford. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Capital Workforce Partners Development Board
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- Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board, Inc.
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Capitol Planning Region economy
5.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.3% the month before
504,866
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
969,029
people in Capitol Planning Region
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$91,541
median household income
Source: Census ACS
48%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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Laid off or looking for work in West Hartford?
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Connecticut’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.