Exceptional Workforce

The talent you need to accelerate — and sustain profitable growth.

A highly educated and highly productive workforce.

Smart, resourceful employees who think big and work hard. Those are the characteristics of Connecticut’s talent pool. Whether they’re raised here or drawn here to attend one of our 38 colleges and universities, our workforce is well-educated and highly industrious. Companies in the fields of bioscience, clean energy, advanced manufacturing, digital media and information technology continue to generate career opportunities for those with the talent, skill and drive to succeed. And our location attracts the best and brightest from New York and southern Massachusetts as well.

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in the U.S. for percentage of adults with advanced degrees

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in the U.S. for productivity of the labor force

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Five Year Estimates 2015-2019; AdvanceCT calculations. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2018; AdvanceCT calculations, 2020

A passion for performance and productivity.

Productivity is the spirit that drives Connecticut business. In terms of gross domestic product, Connecticut ranks higher than several major countries in productivity. In fact, if Connecticut were a country, it would be the sixth-most productive in the world.

Meeting immediate needs.

Connecticut has experienced employees and recent grads ready to meet your needs now—and as they evolve. Compared to the national average, we have nearly 50% more adults with bachelor’s degrees or above, along with some of the country’s highest numbers of master’s degrees and science and engineering doctorates.

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Planning for future needs.

Our exceptional PreK-12 school system is ranked #3 in the country. Beyond our own well-prepared high school grads, our highly ranked colleges and universities also attract more than 12,000 international students from across the country and around the globe. And as early as kindergarten, we’re already preparing your future programmers by integrating coding into all our K-12 classrooms.