The numbers are in
Connecticut’s Department of Labor has posted Employment by Industry numbers for 2010. Here is a summary:
Top 5 Industries, by employment
1. Services (840,520)
2. Retail Trade (303,460)
3. Manufacturing (251,600)
4. Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate (152,270)
5. Government, including Post Office (111,860)
Top 5 Manufacturing, by employment
1. Transportation Equipment & Instruments (62,880)
2. Industrial, Commercial and Electrical Machinery (56,330)
3. Primary & Prefabricated Metals (39,000)
4. Chemical, Petroleum Products, Rubber & Plastics (35,730)
5. Paper, Printing & Publishing (29,440)
Greatest Net Increase 2000-2010
1. Services (within this category, Medical, Education, Social Services) +105,380
2. Retail Trade (within this category, Food Stores & Restaurants) +21,030
3. Finance, Insurance and Real Estate +11,010
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The Department of Economic and Community Development lists State Exports by NAICS Database.
Top 5 State Exports, by Industry
1. Transportation Equipment
2. Machinery, except Electrical
3. Computer and Electronic Products
4. Agricultural Products
5. Chemicals
Top 5 Recipient Countries
1. France
2. Canada
3. Germany
4. Mexico
5. China (Mainland)
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For 18 years, Connecticut Magazine published The Connecticut 100, a list of the top Connecticut companies by yearly sales. Their last data was collected in 2008. A summary of the top that year.
The Top 10 Connecticut Companies, by sales
1. General Electrical Co. Inc., Fairfield: Diversified manufacturing & technology
2. United Technologes Corp. Hartford: Aerospace, defense, building products
3. The Hartford, Hartford: Insurance, financial services
4. Aetna Inc., Hartford: Managed health care
5. Xerox Corp, Stamford: Copier, office products and systems
6. Praxair Inc., Danbury: Industrial gases
7. Terex Corp., Westport: Heavy construction equipment
8. Northeast Utilities, Berlin: Electricity
9. Pitney Bowes Business Solutions, Stamford: Office machines
10. W.R. Berkley Corp., Greenwich: Property casualty insurance
See our blog on Connecticut’s Industries, historically and today.
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