Demographic and Economic Statistics | ||||||
Top Ten Non-Governmental Employers | ||||||
Current Year and Ten Years Ago | ||||||
2011 | 2002 | |||||
Percentage | Percentage | |||||
Employees | of State | Employees | of State | |||
NAME | in CT | Employment | Rank | in CT | Employment | Rank |
United Technologies Corp. | 26,900 | 1.6% | 1 | 27,426 (2) | 1.6% | - |
Hartford Healthcare | 15,216 | 0.9% | 2 | 8,919 | 0.5% | 8 |
Yale University | 13,615 | 0.8% | 3 | 11,300 | 0.6% | 5 |
Stop & Shop Cos., Inc. | 13,574 (1) | 0.8% | 4 | 15,500 | 0.9% | 1 |
Hartford Financial Services | 10,500 | 0.6% | 5 | 12,000 | 0.7% | 4 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 9,204 (1) | 0.5% | 6 | - | 0.0% | - |
Yale New Haven Hospital | 8,500 | 0.5% | 7 | 5,854 | 0.3% | 16 |
General Dynamics Electric Boat | 8,350 | 0.5% | 8 | 7,200 | 0.4% | 12 |
Mohegan Sun Casino | 8,000 | 0.5% | 9 | 9,500 | 0.5% | 7 |
Foxwoods Resort Casino | 7,210 | 0.4% | 10 | 13,396 | 0.8% | 2 |
Total | 121,069 | 7.1% | 111,095 | 6.3% |
Sources: Hartford Business Journal (HBJ) - November 21, 2011
(1) Omitted from the 2011 HBJ Survey. The number equals the
employees reported by HBJ in 2008.
(2) The number equals the headcounts of business units before consolidation as
UTC.