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32 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | 2025 BOOK OF LISTS E C O N O M Y CONNECTICUT'S LARGEST EMPLOYERS Ranked by number of Connecticut employees Connecticut's largest employers Ranked by number of Connecticut employees Employer Conn. employees 2024/ 2023 Total employees 2024/ 2023 Type of business Person in charge/ year founded 1 State of Connecticut State Capitol, 210 Capitol Ave., Hartford 06106 860-566-4840; ct.gov 50,148 (1) 49,779 (2) 50,148 (1) 49,779 (2) State government Ned Lamont Governor 1788 2 Yale New Haven Health System 789 Howard Ave., New Haven 06519 888-461-0106; ynhhs.org 30,056 29,535 30,811 30,278 Health care system Christopher O'Connor CEO 1996 3 Hartford HealthCare 100 Pearl St., Hartford 06103 860-263-4100; hartfordhealthcare.org 23,355 28,686 24,157 29,668 Health care system Jeffrey Flaks President & CEO 1985 4 Yale University 149 Elm St., New Haven 06511 203-432-4771; yale.edu 17,089 16,150 N/A N/A University Maurie McInnis (3) President 1701 5 RTX Corp. (4) 10 Farm Springs Road, Farmington 06032 860-728-7000; rtx.com 16,500 16,600 185,000 182,000 Products and services in aer e, security, air conditioning, building-automation, heating and cooling industries Chris T. Calio (5) President & CEO 1929 6 General Dynamics Electric Boat 75 Eastern Point Road, Groton 06340 860-433-3000; gdeb.com 16,071 14,152 23,840 21,700 Design, build, maintenance and enhancement of U.S. nuclear submarines Mark Rayha (6) President 1899 7 CVS Health Corp. and subsidiaries 151 Farmington Ave., Hartford 06156 800-872-3862; cvshealth.com/ 8,942 (7) 8,942 290,000 (8) 300,000 Health solutions David Joyner CEO 1963 8 Walmart 495 Flatbush Ave., Hartford 06106 800-925-6278; walmart.com 8,572 8,454 (9) 2,100,000 2,100,000 Retail Doug McMilllon President & CEO 1962 9 Trinity Health Of New England (10) 1000 Asylum Ave., Hartford 06105 860-714-4000 ; trinityhealthofne.org 7,705 7,379 11,605 9,636 Health care system Montez Carter President & CEO 2015 10 Travelers Cos. Inc. 1 Tower Square, Hartford 06183 860-277-0111; travelers.com 7,400 7,400 30,000 30,000 Property and casualty insurer Alan D. Schnitzer Chairman & CEO 1864 11 Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Co. 6900 Main St., Stratford 06614 203-386-4000; lockheedmartin.com 7,092 (11) 7,900 (9) 122,000 (12) 116,000 (13) Helicopter design, manufacture and service Richard Benton VP & General manager 1923 12 UConn Health 263 Farmington Ave., Farmington 06030 860-679-2000; uchc.edu 5,967 5,835 6,113 N/A State teaching hospital, medical and dental schools, associated medical practices Andrew Agwunobi CEO & EVP for Health Affairs 1961 13 UnitedHealth Group UnitedHealthcare of New England 185 Asylum St., Hartford 06103 860-702-5000; uhc.com 5,737 (7) 5,737 210,000 (7) 210,000 Medicare, commercial and individual health plans Tim Archer CEO, UnitedHealthcare of New England 1974 14 The Hartford One Hartford Plaza, Hartford 06155 860-547-5000; thehartford.com 5,100 5,200 18,700 18,800 Property and casualty insurance, group Christopher J. Swift Chairman & CEO 1810 15 Mohegan Sun 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville 06382 888-226-7711; mohegansun.com 5,000 5,000 N/A N/A Entertainment, sports, gaming, dining, shopping, hotel, spa and meetings Jeff Hamilton President & GM 1996 16 Cigna Corp. 900 Cottage Grove Road, 06002 860-226-6000; cigna.com 4,144 (14) 4,520 (14) 70,325 71,300 Medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, oup life, accident and disability insurance David M. Cordani President & CEO 1792 17 ESPN ESPN Plaza, 935 Middle St., Bristol 06010 888-549-3776; espn.com 3,600 3,800 5,400 (15) 4,600 (15) Sports media Jimmy Pitaro Chairman 1979 18 Inc. 558 Eastern Point Road, Groton 06340 (16) 860-441-4100; .com 2,600 (17) 2,600 (18) 88,000 83,000 Pharmaceuticals Albert Bourla CEO 1849 19 Foxwoods Resort Casino 350 Trolley Line Blvd., Mashantucket 06338 800-369-9663; foxwoods.com 2,500 3,000 2,500 3,000 Hospitality, entertainment, dining, nightlife, gaming, retail, dining, golf, spa, karting, zipline and hotel Jason Guyot President & CEO 1992 19 Medtronic Inc. 60 Middletown Ave., North Haven 06473 203-492-5000; medtronic.com 2,500 (19) 2,500 95,000 95,000 Healthcare technology Geoffrey S. Martha CEO 1949 21 Charter Communications Inc. 400 Washington Blvd., Stamford 06902 203-905-7800; spectrum.com 1,939 1,921 N/A N/A Spectrum Internet, TV, Mobile, Voice and more Christopher Winfrey President & CEO 1993 22 Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. 900 Ridgebury Road, 06877 203-798-9988; boehringer-ingelheim.us 1,932 2,600 53,500 52,000 Research & development for therapies in areas of high unmet medical need in more than 130 markets Jean-Michel Boers President, CEO & managing director, Boehringer Ingelheim USA 1885 Sour ess time for Cheshire's Bozzuto's, which was ranked #226 on Forbes 2023 list of America's largest private companies with a total employee count of 3,500. N/A = Not available. This list does not include municipal employee counts, nor employee counts for the respective Boards of Education. (1) Full-time employees, with an additional 6,765 part-time employees. (2) Full-time employees, with an additional 7,735 part-time employees. (3) Succeeded Peter Salovey in July. (4) Formerly Raytheon Technologies; presence in Connecticut includes Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney. (5) Succeeded Gregory J. Hayes in May. (6) Succeeded Kevin Graney on Dec. 1, 2024, upon his retirement. (7) Data from 2023 survey. (8) In September, announced plans to cut 1% of its workforce, or about 2,900 employees, as part of a broader $2 billion cost-cutting effort that will include closing 271 retail stores. (9) Data from Q4 2022 survey. (10) Includes St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, St. Mary's Hospital, Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital and Johnson Memorial Medical Center. (11) Data from Q1 2024 per lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed-martin/eo/photo/economic- workforce/states/infographics/connecticut/lockheed-martin-economic-impact-connecticut.pdf. (12) For Lockheed Martin. (13) For Lockheed Martin; 13,000 total Sikorsky employees per Q4 2022 survey. (14) According to T (15) Figure for parent company (16) Additional clinical research site in New Haven. (17) Data fr fs in Groton that were announced in November 2023. Statewide employee count falls within a range of 1,000 to 4,999, according to the Connecticut Department of Labor market research data for September 2024. (18) Data from 2022 survey; statewide employee count falls within a range of 1,000 to 4,999, according to the Connecticut Department of Labor market research data for September 2023. (19) Data from Q4 2023 survey. -Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com