Demographic and Economic Statistics | ||||||
Top Ten Employers | ||||||
Current Year and Ten Years Ago | ||||||
2006 | 1997 | |||||
Percentage | Percentage | |||||
Employees | of State | Employees | of State | |||
NAME | in CT | Employment | Rank | in CT | Employment | Rank |
United Technologies Corp. | 26,400 | 1.5% | 1 | 12,542 | 0.7% | 2 |
Stop & Shop Cos., Inc. | 14,049 | 0.8% | 2 | 13,000 | 0.8% | 1 |
Hartford Financial Services | 12,100 | 0.7% | 3 | 9,500 | 0.6% | 6 |
Foxwoods Resort Casino | 11,500 | 0.7% | 4 | 10,135 | 0.6% | 3 |
Yale University | 11,500 | 0.7% | 5 | 9,589 | 0.6% | 5 |
Mohegan Sun Casino | 10,000 | 0.6% | 6 | 5,096 | 0.3% | 19 |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 8,859 | 0.5% | 7 | - | 0.0% | - |
General Dynamics Electric Boat | 8,000 | 0.5% | 8 | 8,750 | 0.5% | 8 |
AT&T Connecticut | 7,700 | 0.4% | 9 | 8,846 | 0.5% | 7 |
Aetna Inc. | 7,450 | 0.4% | 10 | 11,688 | 0.7% | 5 |
Total | 117,558 | 6.8% | 89,146 | 5.3% |
Sources: Hartford Business Journal - June 26, 2006, Hartford Courant - June 2, 1997