CBIA BizCast: Connecticut’s Complicated Labor Market 

From payroll growth to rising unemployment and a shrinking labor force, Connecticut is facing a complicated jobs market.    

Add growing trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada, one of Connecticut’s most important trading partners, and businesses have a lot to think about. 

On this episode of the CBIA BizCast, host Amanda Marlow sits down with Quinnipiac University professor of international business Mohammad Elahee and CBIA Foundation director Dustin Nord. 

Elahee and Nord break down the conflicting signals in the state’s jobs market, factors contributing to the shrinking labor force, and how Connecticut businesses are navigating federal trade uncertainty.  

Episode Highlights 

• Breaking down conflicting jobs data 
• Outmigration, aging population, and workforce challenges 
• Workforce skills gaps 
• Growth industry sectors 
• Investment and economic development 
• Navigating tariff and trade uncertainty 

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