Demographic and Economic Statistics | ||||||
Top Ten Employers | ||||||
Current Year and Ten Years Ago | ||||||
2008 | 1999 | |||||
Percentage | Percentage | |||||
Employees | of State | Employees | of State | |||
NAME | in CT | Employment | Rank | in CT | Employment | Rank |
United Technologies Corp. | 26,490 | 1.5% | 1 | 13,000 | 0.8% | 2 |
Stop & Shop Cos., Inc. | 13,574 | 0.8% | 2 | 15,123 | 0.9% | 1 |
Hartford Financial Services | 13,000 | 0.7% | 3 | 10,856 | 0.6% | 5 |
Yale University | 12,163 | 0.7% | 4 | 10,368 | 0.6% | 6 |
Foxwoods Resort Casino | 12,000 | 0.7% | 5 | 11,436 | 0.7% | 3 |
Mohegan Sun Casino | 10,000 | 0.6% | 6 | 5,500 | 0.3% | 18 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 9,204 | 0.5% | 7 | - | 0.0% | - |
General Dynamics Electric Boat | 7,400 | 0.4% | 8 | 7,275 | 0.4% | 11 |
Aetna Inc. | 7,300 | 0.4% | 9 | 5,900 | 0.4% | 16 |
AT&T Connecticut | 7,000 | 0.4% | 10 | 9,600 | 0.6% | 7 |
Total | 118,131 | 6.7% | 89,058 | 5.3% |
Sources: Hartford Business Journal - June 23, 2008