CBIA president and CEO Chris DiPentima. 

“Employers are trying everything—higher pay, expanded benefits, sign-on bonuses, flexible work policies—and only making incremental gains.

“While the country is on track to recover all COVID job losses in nine months, Connecticut is looking at 21 months to regain those jobs.

“We cannot rebuild Connecticut’s economy without solving this problem, which will require a broad, collaborative approach between the private and public sectors.

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