Andrew Ferguson

Aug 19, 2024 | ctmirror.org | Josh Brown |Elinor Carbone |Andrew Ferguson

We have a statewide crisis in Connecticut where 119,000 young people are at-risk of not graduating high school or have already disconnected from education and the workforce. More than 40,000 young adults have high school diplomas, but they are not connected to meaningful employment at a time when Connecticut’s labor market has more than 90,000 unfilled jobs. This crisis impacts every town and costs an enormous amount of money: the annual cost to taxpayers is $750 million.

Mar 18, 2024 | hartfordbusiness.com | Barbara Dalio |Chris DiPentima |Andrew Ferguson

Connecticut finished 2023 with 94,000 job openings — about where we began the year and 27,000 more vacancies than in February 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic upended the world. Demand for workers continues to outstrip supply, with the state’s labor force — those working and those looking for work — declining by 14,300 people in 2023. Connecticut’s labor force is now down 37,900 people since February 2020, with employers citing the shortage of workers as the main factor impacting economic growth.

Mar 18, 2024 | hartfordbusiness.com | Barbara Dalio |Chris DiPentima |Andrew Ferguson

Connecticut finished 2023 with 94,000 job openings — about where we began the year and 27,000 more vacancies than in February 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic upended the world. Demand for workers continues to outstrip supply, with the state’s labor force — those working and those looking for work — declining by 14,300 people in 2023. Connecticut’s labor force is now down 37,900 people since February 2020, with employers citing the shortage of workers as the main factor impacting economic growth.

Mar 17, 2024 | courant.com | Josh Brown |Andrew Ferguson |Elinor Carbone |Andrew Ferguson |Elinor Carbone

In 2023, Dalio Education released a report that sent shockwaves through the state. There is a crisis in Connecticut, and one that we are not adequately seeing or naming, despite its pervasiveness. It is “Connecticut’s Unspoken Crisis,” and there are 119,000 Connecticut children and young adults who are at-risk of social isolation, academic failure, low educational and career aspirations, homelessness, unemployment and are disconnected from their peers, schools and communities.