Top local employers 2008
Top employers in Tacoma and Pierce County for 2008
The Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County's annual Major Employers List, a compendium of county businesses and enterprises with more than 100 employees.
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1 U.S. ARMY FORT LEWIS (TOTAL) 40,091 Military
2 LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS 13,434 Education
3 U.S. AIR FORCE MCCHORD 10,443 Military
4 WASHINGTON STATE EMPLOYEES * 8,099 Government
5 MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM 5,832 Health Care
6 FRANCISCAN HEALTH SYSTEM 4,041 Health Care
7 U.S. ARMY MADIGAN HOSPITAL 3,796 Military
8 PIERCE COUNTY GOVERNMENT 3,220 Government
9 WASHINGTON STATE HIGHER EDUCATION * 3,170 Education
10 WA STATE NATIONAL GUARD * 2,711 Military
11 TACOMA, CITY OF (Does not include Tacoma Public Utilities) 2,394 Government
12 FRED MEYER STORES * 2,383 Retail
13 WAL-MART * 1,990 Retail
14 EMERALD QUEEN CASINO 1,915 Casino Gaming
15 BOEING COMPANY, THE (Frederickson Site) 1,760 Aerospace
16 SAFEWAY STORES, INC. 1,635 Retail
17 U.S. POSTAL SERVICE 1,552 Government
18 TACOMA PUBLIC UTILITIES 1,313 Utility
19 RUSSELL INVESTMENTS (formerly RUSSELL INVESTMENT GROUP) 1,144 Financial
20 STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES 1,133 Insurance
21 COSTCO 1,081 Retail
22 INTEL CORPORATION 1,000 Manufacturing
23 LONGSHORE LABOR UNION 976 Labor Union
24 PIERCE TRANSIT 952 Government
25 MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS (Corporate stores only) 939 Restaurant
26 COMCAST CABLE 907 Telecommunications
27 ALBERTSON’S INC 886 Retail
28 DAVITA 856 Health Care
29 MILGARD MANUFACTURING, INC. 817 Manufacturing
30 AAFES (ARMY & AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICE) 798 Military
31 PUYALLUP TRIBE (excl. EQ Casino & smokehouses) 775 Indian Tribe
32 VETERANS AFFAIRS PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS 739 Health Care
33 RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT, INC. (REI) 702 Retail
34 PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY 700 Education
35 TARGET ** 700 Retail
36 GORDON TRUCKING INC.(includes WA based drivers) 692 Transportation
37 UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND 668 Education
38 HOME DEPOT 662 Retail
39 REGENCE BLUESHIELD 642 Health Care
40 THE NEWS TRIBUNE 620 Publishing
41 SIMPSON INVESTMENT COMPANY 614 Manufacturing
42 GROUP HEALTH COOPERATIVE 595 Health Care
43 KEYBANK 590 Banking
44 ATLAS CASTINGS & TECHNOLOGY 517 Manufacturing
45 COLUMBIA BANK 484 Banking
46 TACOMA GOODWILL INDUSTRIES 482 Nonprofit
47 WALGREENS DRUG STORES 463 Retail
48 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE 454 Distribution
49 TORAY COMPOSITES (AMERICA), INC. 450 Manufacturing
50 LOWE'S 412 Retail
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