Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region economy

• 3.8%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  3.4% the month before

• 93,118

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 174,983

  people in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $101,117

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 49%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

1. RTX18 open roles
2. Wesleyan University3 open roles
3. Ametek Inc/2 open roles
4. Ametek SCP2 open roles
5. Aston Carter2 open roles
6. California Resources2 open roles
7. Connecticut Water2 open roles
8. Covenant Living Communities2 open roles
9. Liberty Bank2 open roles
10. Vector Media2 open roles

Colleges in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

• Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board, Inc.

  Towns: Ashford, Bozrah, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, East Lyme, Eastford, Franklin, Griswold, Groton, Hampton, Killingly, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Lyme, Mansfield, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Old Lyme, Plainsfield, Pomfret, Preston, Putnam, Salem, Scotland, Sprague, Sterling, Stonington, Thompson, Union, Voluntown, Waterford, Willington, Windham, Woodstock

• Workforce Alliance

  Towns: Bethany, Branford, Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Haven, Essex, Guilford, Haddam, Hamden, Killingworth, Madison, Meriden, Middlefield, Middletown, Milford, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Old Saybrook, Orange, Portland, Wallingford, West Haven, Westbrook, Woodbridge

Cities in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region

• Middletown37 jobs
• Cromwell12 jobs
• Middlefield4 jobs
• Chester3 jobs
• Westbrook3 jobs

Other Connecticut counties

• Capitol Planning Region
• Western Connecticut Planning Region
• South Central Connecticut Planning Region
• Naugatuck Valley Planning Region
• Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
• Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
• Northwest Hills Planning Region
• Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region