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  Industries > Leading Employers

   LEADING EMPLOYERS in the GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION


Rank
Company Name
Sector
County
Employees
1
School District of Philadelphia
Public Administration
Philadelphia
26,000
2
Jefferson Health System
Healthcare and Social Assistance
Philadelphia
23,000
3
University of Pennsylvania
Educational Services
Philadelphia
20,000
4
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Healthcare and Social Assistance
Philadelphia
14,000
5
Merck & Company, Inc.
Manufacturing
Montgomery
12,000
6
Supervalu Inc. (Acme)
Retail Trade
Multiple
11,500
7
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Manufacturing
Multiple
11,500
8
Wal-Mart
Retail Trade
Multiple
11,445
9
Catholic Health East
Healthcare and Social Assistance
Multiple
11,339
10
UPS
Transportation and Warehousing
Philadelphia
10,261
11
Christiana Care Health System
Healthcare and Social Assistance
New Castle
10,000
12
Bank of America Corp.
Finance and Insurance
Multiple
10,000
13
Aramark Corp.
Administrative and Support Services
Philadelphia
9,532
14
Independence Blue Cross
Finance and Insurance
Philadelphia
9,500
15
EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co
Manufacturing
New Castle
9,500
16
Johnson & Johnson
Manufacturing
Multiple
9,328
17
Comcast/Spectacor
Information
Philadelphia
9,301
18
Verizon Communications Inc.
Information
Multiple
9,054
19
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
Healthcare and Social Assistance
Philadelphia
9,000
20
Virtua Health
Healthcare and Social Assistance
Multiple
8,900
21
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
Transportation and Warehousing
Philadelphia
8,800
22
Vanguard Group
Finance and Insurance
Chester
8,500
23
Wawa, Inc.
Retail Trade
Delaware
8,333
24
Temple University
Educational Services
Philadelphia
7,804
25
Temple University Health System
Healthcare and Social Assistance
Philadelphia
7,500
26
Wachovia Bank, NA
Finance and Insurance
Multiple
7,400
27
Commerce Bank
Finance and Insurance
Multiple
7,283
28
Crozer - Keystone Health System
Healthcare and Social Assistance
Delaware
7,280
29
CVS Caremark Corp.
Retail Trade
Multiple
7,097
30
Exelon (Includes PECO)
Utlities
Chester
6,737
31
Genesis Healthcare Corp.
Healthcare and Social Assistance
Chester
6,376
32
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Manufacturing
Mercer
6,300
33
U.S. Airways
Transportation and Warehousing
Philadelphia
6,247
34
Home Depot USA Inc
Retail Trade
Multiple, dist cent in Bucks
6,113
35
Princeton University
Educational Services
Mercer
6,011
36
PNC Bank, N.A.
Finance and Insurance
Multiple
6,000
37
FedEx Corp.
Transportation and Warehousing
Multiple
5,900
38
Abington Memorial Hospital
Healthcare and Social Assistance
Montgomery
5,896
39
Sodexho
Administrative and Support Services
Montgomery
5,777
40
GlaxoSmithKline
Manufacturing
Montgomery and Philadelphia
5,700
41
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Manufacturing
Montgomery
5,470
42
Cooper Health System
Healthcare and Social Assistance
Camden
5,400
43
Safeway Inc.
Retail Trade
Multiple
5,190
44
AlliedBarton Security Services
Administrative and Support Services
Philadelphia
5,160
45
Drexel University
Educational Services
Philadelphia
5,122
46
Sunoco, Inc.
Manufacturing
Delaware & Philadelphia
4,700
47
Rite Aid Corp.
Retail Trade
Multiple
4,500
48
Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors/ The Trident Group
Finance and Insurance
Multiple
4,500
49
Boeing
Manufacturing
Delaware
4,500
50
Community Health Systems Inc.
Healthcare and Social Assistance
Multiple
4,477
51
AstraZeneca, Inc.
Manufacturing
New Castle
4,259
52
Macys Department Stores
Retail Trade
Multiple
4,000
53
Cardone Industries, Inc.
Manufacturing
Philadelphia
4,000

Prepared by Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and Select Greater Philadelphia. Up-to-date as of 6/3/2008.

 



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