Connecticut is a challenging place to live due to its high cost of living. Even people with jobs, like myself, often find themselves struggling financially. Others, who juggle two or three jobs, barely manage to make ends meet. This situation can understandably create anxiety even for the most composed individuals.

105.5 The Wolf logo
Get our free mobile app

So, when there’s positive news, it’s worth sharing. In this case, SIA (Staffing Industry Analysts) reported on July 30, 2024, that:

In June, the Birmingham, Alabama, metro area had the lowest unemployment rate among all large U.S. metro areas, at 2.7%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Hartford, Connecticut, metro area followed closely with the second-lowest rate of 2.8%. The BLS defines a large metro area as one with a population of 1 million or more. Among metro areas of all sizes, Burlington, Vermont, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, had the lowest jobless rates, each at 1.9%. Portsmouth, which spans parts of New Hampshire and Maine, and Rapid City, South Dakota, both had the next-lowest rates at 2.1%.

You heard it right—they DID NOT take our jobs!

If someone wants my job they better come heavy. I'm not going anywhere without chipping a tooth.

Want more Connecticut news? If so, check out the Ethan, Lou & Large Dave Podcast. The show is available wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple and Spotify. The program is the same one we do on the radio but with limited commercials and no music. You can also listen live by streaming the show on the I-95 Rock Mobile app, or tune into I-95 (95.1FM).

Taking a Close Look at the Gotti Family Mansion

5 of CT's Richest Billionaires, Most of Them Live on Gold Coast

According to Wise Voter, Connecticut is the 7th richest state in the nation and one region called the Gold Coast is the main source of most of the riches. You know the names Greenwich & Darien, these places are talked about like they are mythical lands, but they are real and so are the humans that inhabit them. Here are a few of those people, these are 5 of CT's Richest Billionaires.  

Gallery Credit: Lou Milano

Hilarious 80’s Images from the Jefferson Valley Mall in Westchester

Wherever, there is money to be made, clever marketing will follow and the Jefferson Valley Mall had it in the 80’s. The mall had become the setting of a Westchester, NY cable access TV show called “What’s in Store.” The products, fashion and mall culture were on display. Frank McNanty and Debbie Weiner were the hosts, and thanks to Youtube, these videos are still available today. These are Some of the Most Hilarious Images from The Jefferson Valley Mall in the 80’s. 

Gallery Credit: Lou Milano

 

 

 

 

More From 105.5 The Wolf