According to labor market information, Connecticut jobs have been added.

Year-over-year job growth is accelerating to 0.7% in January 2012 from 0.5% in December 2011. The recently revised seasonally adjusted employment estimates confirm that Connecticut is making its way beyond this generational downturn.

Recently revised seasonally adjusted nonfarm job numbers
show that Connecticut has gained back 35,900 (30.6%) of the now 117,500 jobs (was 119,200) lost in the somewhat newly defined downturn. This recessionary job loss was 6.9% of total nonfarm employment for the state (6.4% for the U.S.). The revised data for Connecticut now point to February 2010 as the new end to 23 months of
job loss that began in March of 2008 when nonfarm employment peaked at 1,712,200. The previous bottom was designated as January 2010. Since that time the Nutmeg state has been on a slow and sometimes unsteady
path to job recovery, lagging modestly behind the national employment recovery (36.1% vs. 30.6% of lost jobs recovered).

The newly revised jobs data show that the new high-water mark in this recovery was April 2011 at 1,631,100 jobs for Connecticut. Connecticut was outpacing the national recovery, but due to relatively large declines in the government sector.

State government retirements, local government layoffs and declines in tribal employment all contributed. Two major storms hit the state last fall, resulting in significant though temporary workforce impacts.

TD Bank recently announced it is hiring for customer service jobs in Connecticut.

They are looking for at least 90 people.

The bank wants to recruit people for customer service, financial service, sales and teller roles, which are considered to be both entry-level and mid-senior level positions depending on each individual opening. The new jobs offer benefit packages that are competitive within the banking customer service industry.

The bank said it looks to hire people who will keep the customer experience in mind, and possess skill sets that include exceptional customer service and/or previous sales experience. Indicative of the bank’s recruitment strategy, TD wants to attract talented individuals who are looking for careers – not just jobs – with a growing institution, and who will leverage the company’s employee training programs to become versatile team members capable of serving in various roles throughout their careers with TD Bank.

Despite the economy, one company is doing great and reportedly hiring for marketing jobs in Connecticut and other locations where its offices are located.

Vanguard Direct, a provider of communications solutions, announced that it is bringing in four new mobile- and tablet-oriented associates.

The new team includes Dana Farbo, Thomas Miller, Nomi Kaplan, and Ken Palen — all formerly of Imano Inc.

In his new role as Director of New Media, Dana Farbo, a leader and innovator in web campaigns, dynamic content delivery, and digital publishing, brings his expertise in mobile and a strong marketing background to the company’s proven client service model.

Thomas Miller, as Creative Director, New Media, will combine his background in magazine design and publishing with in-depth knowledge of custom mobile development solutions for smartphones and tablets, helping the company’s design team bridge the gap between conventional print and the age of the iPad.

As a Creative Project Manager, Nomi Kaplan will bring freshness and new insights to day-to-day client communication, and will help to bring mobile and web solutions to the table alongside traditional technologies. And Ken Palen, coming in as Senior Account Executive, New Media, is engaged in the cutting edge world of iPhone, iPad, and Android app design and development, helping customers enhance their communications, training and customer engagement efforts.

“This talent set clearly supports our new brand positioning,” said Robert O’Connell, Vanguard Direct President, “and not only helps Vanguard grow in the digital and mobile space, but will allow us to introduce state-of-the-art digital and mobile projects in order to grow and support current and prospective clients.”

Adds Director of Technology Services Preeti Sharma, “Bringing this team into the fold will further strengthen our ability to make powerful and compelling advances with mobile/tablet and creative services.”

TD Bank, which calls itself America’s Most Convenient Bank, today announced it is hiring to fill financial jobs in Connecticut as a result of the bank’s continued growth in the market.

The bank said it is committed to hiring locally and from the state’s talented workforce. It will host two job fairs in Connecticut that are free and open to the public, and will be held:

Wednesday, April 4, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Crowne Plaza Cromwell Hotel located at 100 Berlin Road in Cromwell, and
Tuesday, April 10, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Courtyard by Marriott Waterbury Downtown Hotel located at 63 Grand Street in Waterbury.

“At TD Bank, we have an organic growth engine, a strong and growing deposit base, and financial products that meet the individual needs of Connecticut residents,” said Joe Culos, Senior Vice President of Retail Banking, TD Bank. “Our growth has presented us with the unique and exciting opportunity to create more than 90 new jobs in Connecticut and ramp up our hiring within the state’s talented workforce.”

The new full- and part-time positions will include customer service, financial service, sales and teller roles, which are considered to be both entry-level and mid-senior level positions depending on each individual opening. The new jobs offer benefit packages that are competitive within the banking customer service industry.