West Haven, CT jobs, layoffs and employers
West Haven layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming West Haven 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 Haven
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of New Haven | Private nonprofit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving West Haven. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Workforce Alliance
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South Central Connecticut Planning Region economy
4.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.3% the month before
299,228
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
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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.