This page covers what is specific to Litchfield: local employers, seasonal hiring, and where to get help. For the statewide rules, see the MyCTSavings requirements and deadlines.
ZIP codes with a Litchfield mailing address had 234 business locations in 2023, with about 2,468 people on payroll in the March pay period.
At least 93 of the 234 locations had 5 or more employees on site, the headcount at which MyCTSavings starts to apply. The law counts all of an employer's Connecticut employees, not one location, so treat this as a local indicator.
The most common types of business in these ZIP codes are retail trade (39 locations), construction (30 locations) and accommodation and food services (25 locations). Across Northwest Hills Planning Region, the largest industry by employment is health care and social assistance (6,627 jobs), and private leisure and hospitality employment ran from 3,709 in March 2024 to 5,071 in July 2024.
33 of the 234 business locations in Litchfield's ZIP codes are in accommodation and food services or arts, entertainment and recreation, the leisure and hospitality industries where staffing levels tend to change with the season. Connecticut counts employees under Conn. Gen. Stat. §31-416(8)(A)(i). The rule reads: “employed on October first of the preceding calendar year five or more individuals in the state and has paid not less than five of such individuals taxable wages of not less than $5,000 in the preceding calendar year”. If your Litchfield business's headcount rises and falls during the year, that wording decides whether you meet the threshold, so confirm your status with MyCTSavings.
Free one-on-one advising for Litchfield businesses is available from the Connecticut Small Business Development Center (CTSBDC), the statewide Connecticut SBDC (lead office in East Hartford), which says an advisor in your area contacts you after you register online.
Local business network for Litchfield: Northwest CT Chamber of Commerce.
MyCTSavings employer assistance: 1-833-811-7435 · [email protected].
If your business has 5 or more employees in Connecticut, has been in business at least 2 years, and offers no qualified retirement plan, MyCTSavings requires you to register or certify an exemption. All announced registration deadlines have passed.
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