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LEADING EMPLOYERS in the GREATER PHILADELPHIA REGION
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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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