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Even though the state continued to lose jobs last month, the Connecticut unemployment rate declined.

During July, the state saw its unemployment rate decrease from 7.9 percent to 7.8 percent, which is lower than the national unemployment rate of 9.4 percent. Prior to July, Connecticut hadn’t seen its unemployment rate decrease since September 2008, when it went from 6.1 percent to 6 percent.

Connecticut had a total non-farm employment of 1,633,400 workers during July, according to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 1,636,200 workers during June and a 3.9 percent decrease from last year.

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One company is helping to maintain and create jobs in CT.

Northeast Utilities recently moved its corporate headquarters to Hartford, in the process relocating 167 employees from the company’s executive offices and corporate functions. In addition, a walk-in customer care center will soon be established in the town, with hopes to improve access for Connecticut Light & Power and Yankee Gas customers.

NU’s campus in Berlin will continue to be used by company employees. It still serves as the headquarters for Connecticut Light & Power, Yankee Gas and NU Transmission. The company still has 1,800 employees in Berlin and is planning to create more in the near future.

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The idea of creating “green collar” jobs has been catching on throughout the country. Now the federal government could use the push on going green to help create positions for those looking for a Connecticut job.

Gov. M. Jodi Rell recently announced that the state Department of Labor will work with seven other Northeast states to try to secure $3.9 million in federal stimulus money to help expand the number of green collar jobs in Connecticut, New England, New York and New Jersey.

The funding from the federal Department of Labor is meant to help job seekers and recent high school and college graduates better understand what skills and competencies are required for careers in the green collar industry. The group of states will work together during an 18-month period in order to develop automated tools to highlight green job opportunities in the region and in each participating state.

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Thousands of Connecticut teaching jobs have been lost during the last year.

The Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents recently completed a study that found up to 1,200 positions have been eliminated. Most jobs have been lost because of the state’s budget deficit and concerns about the economy. On top of that, costs have continued to increase while state aid has remained the same.

“There are a good number of districts that have been able to avoid eliminating jobs this year but if we have another year like this, they may not be able to avoid it again,” Joseph Cirasuolo, executive director of the CAPSS, told the Hartford Courant. “It’s been a tough time. It’s never easy to make decisions to cut back because everything and everyone is viewed as worthwhile.”

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Anyone on a Connecticut job search didn’t get much help from the economy during June.

Overall, employers in Connecticut eliminated 4,800 jobs during the month, negating the 3,600 jobs that were added during May. On top of that, the state’s unemployment rate remained at 8 percent, the same as during May, and lower than the national unemployment rate of 9.5 percent. Since the state’s peak in March 2008, it has lost 70,200 positions, or 4.1 percent of its total workforce.

During June, the state had a total non-farm employment of 1,639,200 workers, according to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is down from 1,644,000 workers during May and a 3.8 percent decrease from last year.

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