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Labor Department reports shrinking unemployment filings but rising backlogs in appeals; youth employment demand grows
Summary
Department of Labor told the panel weekly unemployment filings are relatively low but that adjudication and appeal backlogs have risen during the busy season; the department also reported growth in its youth employment program participation after earlier increases in funding.
HARTFORD — The Connecticut Department of Labor told the Appropriations subcommittee that weekly unemployment insurance filers are near recent lows but that appeals and adjudication caseloads have grown during the busy season as temporary pandemic-era staff assignments ended.
Commissioner and department deputies said the agency now handles a complex mix of federally funded programs and state staffing constraints. The department also reported an increase in participation in the states youth employment program in the current fiscal year.
Why it matters: The committee focused on how staffing levels and changing federal funding flows affect the departments ability to process…
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