Connecticut: A State Of Small Employers
Connecticut's employer base is overwhelmingly small. The Census Bureau's 2023 County Business Patterns counts 89,234 employer establishments statewide, and 94.2% of them have fewer than 50 employees. Hartford has long promoted itself as an insurance center: in June 2024 the Connecticut Insurance Department and Connecticut Insurance & Financial Services announced a combined event on climate risk and innovation, held at The Bushnell on September 10, 2024; the release called Hartford the Insurance Capital of the World, a description used by Connecticut Insurance & Financial Services, an initiative of the MetroHartford Alliance, for its host city. Statewide counts stay separate from the metro numbers below.
- U.S. Census Bureau: 2023 County Business Patterns: State file (cbp23st) (2023 CBP; retrieved 2026-10-05)
- Connecticut Insurance Department: Connecticut Insurance Department and CT IFS announce Insuring the Future event merger (June 26, 2024 release) (2024-06-26 press release; retrieved 2026-10-08)