12 Doing Business in Connecticut | 2015
SPONSORED REPORT
Connecticut's talent:
one of our most abundant resources
C
onnecticut is home
to one of the most
highly skilled and
highly productive workforces
in America — at every level of
employment and across every
sector of the economy.
Better still, the state is committed
to helping organizations develop their
employees — as demonstrated by an
array of impressive workforce training
initiatives.
The statistics tell the story. Ac-
cording to 2013 U.S. Census Bureau
reports, Connecticut ranks:
• #3 in the country for the
percentage of employees with
advanced degrees
• #4 in the country for worker
productivity.
In fact, if Connecticut were a
country, it would be the fifth-most
productive in the world, based on
2013 data from the International
Monetary Fund and the U.S. Bureau of
Economic Analysis.
Science and engineering talent is
particularly abundant in Connecticut.
Not only does the state have a 33%
higher concentration of high-tech
workers in general than the national
average, it ranks number five in the
country per capita for science and en-
gineering doctorates in the workforce.
Highly qualified employees also
abound in the insurance and financial
services field. In fact, according to the
U.S. Census, Connecticut ranks number
one in share of insurance employees
Connecticut has a 33% higher concentration of high tech workers than the national average.
That's critical when 33% of the nation's fuel cells jobs are in Connecticut as well, such as those at
Danbury-based Fuel Cell Energy. PHOTO/Fuel Cell Energy
