Economy and Labor Force

Business Profile (2005 est.)        
         
Sector # Firms % Total Employees % Total
Agricultural 371 3.36% 1,306 1.03%
Construction & Mining 1,478 13.37% 5,261 4.13%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 814 7.37% 3,965 3.11%
Manufacturing 466 4.22% 13,172 10.34%
Public Agencies 247 2.23% 38,916 30.55%*
Retail Trade 2,317 20.96% 20,452 16.05%
Services 4,545 41.12% 37,359 29.33%
Transport, Communication Utilities 402 3.64% 4,335 3.40%
Wholesale Trade 412 3.73% 2,625 2.06%
Total 11,052 100.00% 127,391 100.00%
* Tribal Nations, including employees at Casinos are included in this figure.        

 

Top Twenty Non-Municipal Employers - 2007      
       
Foxwoods Casino Resort 13,783 Computer Sciences Corp.   678
US Naval Subase 10,550 AT&T   623
Mohegan Sun Casino Resort 10,500 Waterford Hotel Group   531
General Dynamics/Electric Boat   8,000 ShopRite Supermarkets   418
Pfizer Global Research & Development   6,200 Interim Health Care of Eastern CT   400
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital   2,200 The New London Day   395
Millstone Station/Dominion Inc.   1,880 Cross Sound Ferry   385
W. Wm. Backus Hospital   1,600 Davis Standard   365
U S Coast Guard Academy   1,300 Three Rivers Community College   352
Connecticut College      845 Daticon   350

 

Labor Force (2007 est. )  
   
Age 16 + Population 223,090
In Labor Force 157,158
Employed 142,917
Unemployed    7,119
In Armed Forces    7,152
Not In Labor Force   58,570

 

Commuters 

(2000 Census)

       
         
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