A renewed effort to provide unemployment benefits to striking workers faces opposition from Gov. Ned Lamont.

Here's a look at how weekly unemployment claims changed in Connecticut last week compared with the week prior.

Unemployment payments can be tricky to understand because each state has its own rules and payment schedules.

Connecticut’s economy faces a major test later this summer when millions of dollars in supplemental federal unemployment benefits expire. And while the state already has recovered more than 60 percent ...