Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Northwest Hills Planning Region economy

• 3.9%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  3.6% the month before

• 59,053

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 112,848

  people in Northwest Hills Planning Region

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $91,035

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 46%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Northwest Hills Planning Region layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Northwest Hills 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 Northwest Hills 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. Fuelcell Energy12 open roles
2. Bachmann Chemical and Engineering4 open roles
3. Robert Half3 open roles
4. The Hotchkiss School3 open roles
5. CapstoneONE Search2 open roles
6. CyberCoders2 open roles
7. Dymax2 open roles
8. GPAC2 open roles
9. Hartford HealthCare2 open roles
10. Jobot2 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

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

• Capital Workforce Partners Development Board

  Towns: Andover, Avon, Berlin, Bloomfield, Bolton, Bristol, Burlington, Canton, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford, Hebron, Manchester, Marlborough, New Britain, Newington, Plainville, Plymouth, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southington, Stafford, Suffield, Tolland, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, Windsor Locks

• Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board

  Towns: Barkhamsted, Bethel, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Canaan, Cheshire, Colebrook, Cornwall, Danbury, Groshen, Hartland, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Middlebury, Morris, Naugatuck, New Fairfield, New Hartford, New Milford, Newtown, Norfolk, North Canaan, Prospect, Redding, Ridgefield, Roxbury, Salisbury, Sharon, Sherman, Southbury, Thomaston, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Waterbury, Watertown, Winchester, Wolcott, Woodbury

Cities in Northwest Hills Planning Region

• Torrington29 jobs
• Winsted4 jobs
• Canaan3 jobs
• Lakeville3 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
• Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
• Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region