Economic Profile
Governor: Dan Malloy, Democrat
Population: 3,596,677
GDP growth: 0.6 percent
Unemployment rate (May 2015): 6.0 percent
Top corporate tax rate: 7.5 percent
Top individual income tax rate: 6.7 percent
Gasoline tax: 59 cents/gallon
Bond rating/outlook: Aa3/stable
Major private employer: United Technologies Corp
Economic profile sources: Federation of Tax Administrators, American Petroleum Institute, Moody's Investor Service, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hartford Business Journal, Connecticut FY 2014 CAFR
