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Joe Courtney: “Our labor participation rate is above the national average.”

Featuring: Joe Courtney, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 2nd Congressional District

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Joe Courtney Discusses Workforce Development and Workplace Violence Prevention with Acting Secretary

Published | Video Starts at 00:16

Again, just to chime in a little bit on your last colloquy, in the state of Connecticut we have roughly about 90,000 job openings. Our labor participation rate is above the national average. It's about 64% higher than pre during the Trump administration or during COVID For sure, for sure. (00:16–00:20)

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