Economy and Labor Force

 

Employment by Industry Code*

NAICS CODE** Description # Worksites # Employees Average Quarterly Wage – Not Seasonally Adjusted
11 Agriculture, Fishing, Forestry, Hunting 45 519 $9,132
21 Mining 6 91 $11,960
22 Utilities 10 1,594 ***
23 Construction 692 3,928 $13,109
31-33 Manufacturing 190 15,317 $19,507
42 Wholesale Trade 269 2,521 $17,477
44-45 Retail Trade 994 13,621 $6,498
48-49 Transportation & Warehousing 119 3,315 $10,577
51 Information 78 1,560 $11,556
52 Finance & Insurance 272 1,963 $13,774
53 Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 224 903 $9,298
54 Professional & Technical Services 656 5,961 $19,781
55 Management of Companies & Enterprises 26 533 $10,941
56 Administrative & Waste Management 317 3,104 $7,887
61 Educational Services 79 2,328 $9,967
62 Health Care & Social Assistance 628 15,216 $10,438
71 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 131 2,223 $6,008
72 Accommodation & Food Services 632 12,051 12,051
81 Other Services 748 3,341 $6,304
99 Government Federal 72 2,612 $15,416
  Government State 97 4,179 $14,437
  Government Local**** 272 31,970 $10,620

 

* Source: CT Department of Labor. Numbers based on reported Unemployment workers/wages only.
** Does not include Active Duty Military (NAICS 92)
*** Confidential
**** Includes employees of Tribal Casinos

 

                            

Top Twenty Non-Municipal or State Employers - 2010*      
       
US Naval Submarine Base  10,150 Waterford Hotel Group   531
Foxwoods Resort Casino   9,000 Computer Sciences   500
Mohegan Sun   8,645 Bob's Furniture   485
General Dynamics/Electric Boat   8,300 ShopRite Supermarkets   418
Pfizer Global Research & Development   5,000 Interim Health Care of Eastern CT   400
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital   1,889 AVCRAD   392
Millstone Station/Dominion Inc.   1,650 Cross Sound Ferry   385
W. Wm. Backus Hospital   1,584 AT&T   375
U S Coast Guard Academy   1,300 Davis Standard   370
Connecticut College      845 Faria Corporation   350

*Some numbers are rounded.

 

Labor Force (2009 annual average)*  
   
Age 16 + Population 220,938
In Labor Force 150,818
Employed 139,190
Unemployed   11,628
In Armed Forces     6,989
Not In Labor Force   72,395

 *Source:  State of CT Department of Labor

 

COMMUTATION PATTERNS:* 

Commuters Into County from:     County Residents Commuting to:  
         
Windham Co., CT   8,188   Hartford Co., CT   7,093
Washington Co., RI   6,941   Middlesex Co., CT   4,909
Middlesex Co., CT   3,878   Windham Co., CT   3,181
Hartford Co., CT   2,068   New Haven Co., CT   1,638
Tolland Co., CT   1,486   Washington Co., RI   1,410
New Haven Co., CT   1,367   Tolland Co., CT   1,001
Kent Co., RI   1,067   Newport Co., RI      517
Providence Co., RI     865   Fairfield Co., CT      411
Fairfield Co., CT     247   Providence Co., RI      309
Newport Co., RI     179   Kent Co., RI      147
Other areas   1,669   Other areas   1,705
Total Into-County Commuters 27,955   Total Out-of-County Commuters 22,321

 *Source:  2000 Census