Hamden American Job Center to close in June
WHETHERSFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — The Hamden American Job Center will permanently close in June, Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo said in a press release Thursday.
The release said all of the Hamden staff members will be reassigned to one of Connecticut's 19 other American Job Centers, or to the agency's central office.
'The New Haven region has been fortunate as it has two full service American Job Centers to serve residents,' Bartolomeo said in the statement. 'While the closure in Hamden will be a transition, career services remain available on site in New Haven. I want to thank our building landlord and CTDOL teams who made every effort to keep the Hamden AJC open.'
American Job Centers are federally funded to provide career counseling, job training, resume assistance, and other services. The Hamden Job Center building was not owned by the state. The statement noted that allowing the lease to expire is part of the agency's 'cost containment strategy.'
CTDOL said it has experienced a drop in federal funding and expects the decline to continue as overhead costs and infrastructure costs continue to rise.
Federal law requires each Workforce Development Board to have at least one full-service American Job Center in its region; a few Hamden staff will work from New Haven's Workforce Alliance to service the area.
CTDOL said it will notify Hamden customers and help them access services in New Haven or at other American Job Centers. The Hamden American Job Center served 5,235 residents last year.
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