Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 77 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region economy

4.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.9% the month before
140,087
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
279,025
people in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$84,185
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
70
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 20, 2026	S and S WorldwideTakes effect Oct 20, 2026	Colchester	70	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Southeastern Connecticut 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.

General Dynamics Electric Boat35 open roles
Zachry7 open roles
Charter Oak Credit Union5 open roles
Sonalysts5 open roles
Creative Financial Staffing4 open roles
Hartford HealthCare4 open roles
Noblis4 open roles
Charter Oak Federal Credit Union3 open roles
Eastern Connecticut State University2 open roles
Leidos2 open roles

Colleges in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

Colleges in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region
College	City	Type	Students
Connecticut College	New London	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Eastern Connecticut State University	Willimantic	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
United States Coast Guard Academy	New London	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Mitchell College	New London	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
University of Connecticut-Avery Point	Groton	Public 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Southeastern Connecticut 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

Cities in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region

Groton22 jobs
Waterford18 jobs
Stonington9 jobs
Norwich7 jobs
Colchester1 jobs
Willimantic6 jobs
New London5 jobs
Mashantucket3 jobs

Other Connecticut counties

All of Connecticut

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Connecticut’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.