Connecticut Offers $1,000 Bonus to Long-Term Unemployed People Who Find Jobs

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont speaks during a visit to a vaccination clinic in Stamford, Conn., on March 14, 2021. John Moore/Getty Images

The state of Connecticut will give $1,000 to people who have been without a job for at least two months and secure employment.

“I want work to pay. I want people to have a real incentive when they go back to work,” Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, told a press conference this week.