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On Sept. 18, Governor Ned Lamont announced at a press conference that effective Jan. 1, 2024, the Connecticut minimum wage will be increased from $15.00 per hour to $15.69 per hour. State legislation signed by Lamont in 2019 allowed for five incremental increases in the minimum wage between 2019 and 2023, followed by future adjustments.
The state’s economy added 2,100 private sector jobs last month, replacing all the jobs lost during the pandemic. The additional jobs brought Connecticut’s unemployment rate down to 3.6%, lower than the national rate of 3.7%.