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CONNECTICUT'S LARGEST EMPLOYERS
Ranked by number of Connecticut employees
Connecticut's largest employers
Ranked by number of Connecticut employees
Employer
Conn. employees
2025/
2024
Total employees
2025/
2024 Type of business
Person in charge/
year founded
1
State of Connecticut
State Capitol, 210 Capitol Ave., Hartford
06106
860-566-4840 • ct.gov
52,235
(1)
50,148 (2)
52,235 (1)
50,148 (2)
State government
Ned Lamont
Governor
1788
2
Hartford HealthCare
100 Pearl St., Hartford 06103
860-263-4100 • hartfordhealthcare.org
32,070
23,355
33,183
24,157
Healthcare system
Jeffrey Flaks
President & CEO
1985
3
Yale New Haven Health System
789 Howard Ave., New Haven 06519
833-288-4400 • ynhhs.org
30,359
30,056
31,115
30,811
Healthcare system
Christopher O'Connor
CEO
1996
4
Yale University
149 Elm St., New Haven 06511
203-432-4771 • yale.edu
17,802
17,089
N/A
N/A
University
Maurie McInnis
President
1701
5
RTX Corp. (3)
10 Farm Springs Road, Farmington 06032
860-728-7000 • rtx.com
16,500
16,500
186,000
185,000
Products and services in aer
e,
security, air conditioning, building-automation,
heating and cooling industries
Chris T. Calio
President & CEO
1929
6
General Dynamics Electric Boat
75 Eastern Point Road, Groton 06340
860-433-3000 • gdeb.com
16,000
16,071
24,000
23,840
Design, build, maintenance and enhancement
of U.S. nuclear submarines
Mark Rayha
President
1899
7
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. LLC
1385 Hancock St., Quincy, Mass. 02169
800-767-7772 • stopandshop.com
10,535
N/A
46,578
N/A
Retail grocery
Roger Wheeler
President
1914
8
CVS Health Corp. and subsidiaries
151 Farmington Ave., Hartford 06156
800-872-3862 • cvshealth.com/
9,000
8,942
(4)
300,000
290,000
Health solutions
David Joyner
CEO
1963
9
Walmart
495 Flatbush Ave., Hartford 06106
800-925-6278 • walmart.com
8,764
8,572
2,100,000
2,100,000
Retail
Doug McMillon
President & CEO
1962
10
Travelers Cos. Inc.
1 Tower Square, Hartford 06183
860-277-0111 • travelers.com
7,500
(5)
7,400 (5)
30,000 (5)
30,000 (5)
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
7,336
(6)
7,092 (7)
121,000 (8)
122,000 (8)
Helicopter design, manufacture and service
Richard Benton
VP & GM
1923
12
Trinity Health Of New England (9)
1000 Asylum Ave., Hartford 06105
860-714-4000 • trinityhealthofne.org
7,279
7,705
9,404
11,605
Healthcare system
Montez Carter
President & CEO
2015
13
UConn Health
263 Farmington Ave., Farmington 06030
860-679-2000 • uchc.edu
5,532
(10)
5,967
5,532 (10)
6,113
State teaching hospital, medical and dental
schools, associated medical practices
Andrew Agwunobi
CEO & EVP for Health Affairs
1961
14
UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealthcare of New England
185 Asylum St., Hartford 06103
860-702-5000 • uhc.com
5,273
5,737
(4)
210,000
210,000
(4)
Medicare, commercial and individual health
plans
Tim Archer
CEO, UnitedHealthcare of New England
1974
15
The Hartford
One Hartford Plaza, Hartford 06155
860-547-5000 • thehartford.com
5,000
5,100
19,100
18,700
Business & personal insurance, employee
Christopher J. Swift
Chairman & CEO
1810
15
Mohegan Sun
1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville 06382
888-226-7711 • mohegansun.com
5,000
(11)
5,000
N/A
N/A
Entertainment, sports, gaming, dining,
shopping, hotel, spa and meetings
Jeff Hamilton
President & GM
1996
17
Eversource Energy Co.
56 Prospect St., Hartford 06103
860-286-2000 • eversource.com
4,146
N/A
10,355
N/A
Energy utility
Steve Sullivan
President, Conn. Electric Operations
Joseph R. Nolan Jr.
President, CEO & chairman
1881
18
Cigna Corp.
900 Cottage Grove Road, 06002
860-226-6000 • cigna.com
4,144
(12)
4,144 (12)
71,295
70,325
Medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy,
oup life,
accident and disability insurance
David M. Cordani
Chairman & CEO
Brian Evanko
President & COO
1792
19
ESPN
ESPN Plaza, 935 Middle St., Bristol 06010
888-549-3776 • espn.com
3,600
3,600
5,400
(13)
5,400 (13)
Sports media
Jimmy Pitaro
Chairman
1979
20
SMG Corporate Services
25 Controls Drive, Shelton 06484
800-688-1707 • smgcorporateservices.com
3,001
N/A
4,000
N/A
Cleaning, janitorial and property maintenance
services, security guard service, training and
background screening services
Scott Weintraub
President
1924
21
Medtronic Inc.
60 Middletown Ave., North Haven 06473
203-492-5000 • medtronic.com
3,000
(14)
2,500 (4)
95,000
95,000
Healthcare technology
Geoffrey S. Martha
CEO
1949
Sour
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seasonal employees in Q4 2025. 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 7,231 part-time employees.
(2) Full-time employees, with an additional 6,765 part-time employees.
(3) Formerly Raytheon Technologies; includes Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney.
(4) Data from 2023 survey.
(5) Approximate.
(6) Data from Q1 2025 per lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed-martin/eo/photo/economic-workforce/states/infographics/connecticut/lockheed-martin-economic-impact-connecticut.pdf.
(7) Data from Q1 2024 per lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed-martin/eo/photo/economic-workforce/states/infographics/connecticut/lockheed-martin-economic-impact-connecticut.pdf.
(8) For Lockheed Martin.
(9) Includes St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, St. Mary's Hospital, Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital and Johnson Memorial Medical Center.
(10) Data submitted prior to November 2025 acquisition of Waterbury Hospital.
(11) In December 2025, announced cost-cutting efforts to include reduction in staff; employee count provided prior to this announcement.
(12) According to T
(13) Figure for parent company.
(14) According to IndustrySelect; Q4 2023 survey reported 2,500 employees.
-Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com
