The Connecticut AT WORK Edition

With the fourth most productive labor force in the U.S., if Connecticut were a country, it would be the sixth-most productive in the world in terms of gross domestic product.

- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Census Bureau; AdvanceCT calculations

Connecticut is the 3^rd most educated state — 39% of the state’s population having a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than 1.5x national average.

- Wallethub

Connecticut comes in #3 in the U.S. for employees with advanced degrees.

- U.S. Census Bureau

Connecticut comes in #5 in the U.S. for the number of science and engineering doctorates in the workforce.

- National Science Foundation

Connecticut’s highly educated workforce, diverse knowledge economy, and top-ranked universities earn the state a #6 ranking for human capital investment.

- Milken Institute

Connecticut is the 9th Best State for the New Economy based on economic transformation.

- Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

For the second year in a row, Connecticut held its rank as the fourth most innovative state for its R&D activity, concentration of tech companies, and number of STEM professionals.

- Bloomberg

With 51% more patents per capita than the national average, Connecticut ranks second in the U.S. for patent activity.

- Bloomberg

Attracting a mass of both public and private funding – including $898 million in venture capital, Connecticut ranks #7 in private R&D investments, #6 for academic R&D growth, and #8 for state R&D investment.

- National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Business Research and Development Survey; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division; AdvanceCT calculations; U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation; Milken Institute, State Technology and Science Index; Pitchbook

Stamford ranks #7 overall and #1 for connectivity on the list of Top 10 Small U.S. Cities of the Future.

- FDi Intelligence