Demographic and Economic Statistics | |||||||
Top Ten Non-Governmental Employers | |||||||
Current Year and Ten Years Ago | |||||||
2012 | 2003 | ||||||
Percentage | Percentage | ||||||
Employees | of State | Employees | of State | ||||
NAME | in CT | Employment | Rank | in CT | Employment | Rank | |
United Technologies Corp. | 27,000 | 1.6% | 1 | 9,000 | 0.5% | 3 | |
Hartford Healthcare | 16,621 | 1.0% | 2 | 8,919 | 0.5% | 8 | |
Yale University | 14,980 | 0.9% | 3 | 11,300 | 0.6% | 5 | |
Stop & Shop Cos., Inc. | 13,574 | (1) | 0.8% | 4 | 15,500 | 0.9% | 1 |
Hartford Financial Services | 10,300 | 0.6% | 5 | 8,000 | 0.4% | 7 | |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 9,204 | (1) | 0.5% | 6 | - | 0.0% | - |
Yale New Haven Hospital | 8,953 | 0.5% | 7 | 9,000 | 0.5% | 4 | |
Foxwoods Resort Casino | 8,700 | 0.5% | 8 | 12,000 | 0.7% | 1 | |
General Dynamics Electric Boat | 8,346 | 0.5% | 9 | 7,200 | 0.4% | 12 | |
Mohegan Sun Casino | 8,200 | 0.5% | 10 | 9,000 | 0.5% | 5 | |
Total | 125,878 | 7.4% | 89,919 | 5.0% |
Sources: Hartford Business Journal (HBJ) - August 31, 2012
(1) Omitted from the 2012 HBJ Survey. The number equals the employees reported by HBJ in 2008.