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FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. ? The unemployment rate in Connecticut, while still below the national average, was unchanged in April, according to a report from the state's Department of Labor.
The rate stayed at 7.7 percent, compare to a national rate of 8.1 percent.
Since January 2011, there have been nearly 16,000 new, private sector jobs created, and the unemployment rate is down 20 percent so, overall, there has been job growth," Gov. Dannel Malloy said Thursday. "That said, I fully recognize that we have more work to do. I remain optimistic that moving forward well continue to create jobs.
Connecticuts unemployment rate during the last year:
January 2011: 9.3%
February 2011: 9.2%
March 2011: 9.1%
April 2011: 9.0%
May 2011: 8.9%
June 2011: 8.9%
July 2011: 8.9%
August 2011: 8.8%
September 2011: 8.6%
October 2011: 8.5%
November 2011: 8.3%
December 2011: 8.1%
January 2012: 8.0%
February 2012: 7.8%
March 2012: 7.7%
April 2012: 7.7%
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