Top local employers 2011

2011 Top Local Employers

Total jobs represented: 153,587

*  – Non responsive to survey. Used 2010 figures.

†  – Headcount was used as FTE was not available.

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1 JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD (formerly listed separately as Fort Lewis, McChord Air Force Base, and Madigan Hospital) 55,603 MILITARY
2 LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS (k-12) 13,735 EDUCATION
3 MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM 6,756 HEALTH CARE
4 WASHINGTON STATE EMPLOYEES 6,662 PUBLIC SECTOR
5 FRANCISCAN HEALTH SYSTEM 5,507 HEALTH CARE
6 PIERCE COUNTY GOVERNMENT 2,947 PUBLIC SECTOR
7 WASHINGTON STATE HIGHER EDUCATION 2,720 EDUCATION
8 CITY OF TACOMA 2,316 PUBLIC SECTOR
9 EMERALD QUEEN CASINO 2,230 GAMING
10 BOEING (Frederickson Site) 1,450 AEROSPACE
11 WALMART * 1,447 RETAIL
12 TACOMA PUBLIC UTILITIES 1,354 PUBLIC SECTOR
13 FRED MEYER STORES * † 1,301 RETAIL
14 US POSTAL SERVICE 1,174 PUBLIC SECTOR
15 SAFEWAY STORES, INC. * † 1,123 RETAIL
16 COSTCO 1,115 RETAIL
17 WA STATE NATIONAL GUARD 1,100 MILITARY
18 STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY 1,071 INSURANCE
19 PIERCE TRANSIT 981 PUBLIC SECTOR
20 PUYALLUP TRIBE 951 TRIBE
21 DAVITA 930 HEALTH CARE
22 COMCAST CABLE 923 CABLE TELEVISION SERVICES
23 LONGSHORE LABOR UNION 901 LABOR
24 INTEL CORPORATION 900 COMPUTER ELECTRONICS
25 ALBERTSON'S INC. 857 RETAIL
26 MILGARD MANUFACTURING, INC. * 809 MANUFACTURING
27 KEYBANK 753 FINANCIAL
28 METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT 748 PUBLIC SECTOR
29 MCDONALD'S RESTAURANTS * 729 RETAIL
30 CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICES 702 NON-PROFIT
31 RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT, INC. 696 DISTRIBUTION/RETAIL
32 PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY 692 EDUCATION
33 UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND * 677 EDUCATION
34 HOME DEPOT 625 RETAIL
35 REGENCE BLUESHIELD 611 INSURANCE
36 TACOMA GOODWILL INDUSTRIES 607 NON-PROFIT
37 GROUP HEALTH COOPERATIVE 598 HEALTH CARE
38 GORDON TRUCKING INC. 594 LOGISTICS
39 YMCA OF TACOMA-PIERCE COUNTY 568 NON-PROFIT
40 SIMPSON INVESTMENT COMPANY 565 TIMBER/PAPER PRODUCTS
41 COLUMBIA BANK 548 FINANCIAL
42 WASTE CONNECTIONS 475 REFUSE
43 J.C. PENNEY CO., INC 462 DISTRIBUTION/RETAIL
44 WALGREENS DRUG STORES 441 RETAIL
45 CENTURY-LINK / QWEST (formerly listed separately as Qwest and Century-tel) 400 TELECOMMUNICATIONS
46 REGENCY PACIFIC 400 HEALTH CARE
47 TORAY COMPOSITES (AMERICA), INC. 386 MANUFACTURING
48 BRADKEN 377 MANUFACTURING
49 BANK OF AMERICA 374 FINANCIAL
50 STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY 368 RETAIL
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