| 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. | 27,050 | 1.7% | 1 | 13,000 | 0.8% | 2 |
| Stop & Shop Cos., Inc. | 13,574 (1) | 0.8% | 2 | 15,123 | 0.9% | 1 |
| Yale University | 12,795 | 0.8% | 3 | 10,368 | 0.6% | 6 |
| Hartford Financial Services | 12,500 | 0.8% | 4 | 10,856 | 0.7% | 5 |
| Mohegan Sun Casino | 9,800 | 0.6% | 5 | 5,500 | 0.3% | 18 |
| Foxwoods Resort Casino | 9,276 | 0.6% | 6 | 11,436 | 0.7% | 3 |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 9,204 (1) | 0.6% | 7 | - | 0.0% | - |
| General Dynamics Electric Boat | 8,200 | 0.5% | 8 | 7,275 | 0.4% | 11 |
| Aetna Inc. | 7,206 | 0.4% | 9 | 5,900 | 0.4% | 16 |
| AT&T Connecticut | 7,000 | 0.4% | 10 | 9,600 | 0.6% | 7 |
| Total | 116,605 | 7.2% | 89,058 | 5.4% | ||
Sources: Hartford Business Journal (HBJ) - June 2009
(1) Omitted from the 2009 HBJ Survey. The number equals the employees reported by HBJ in 2008.