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Top Employers

Whether you’re thinking of relocating to the area for personal reasons or to start a new business, it’s important to know any area’s top employers since they very often dictate the business climate of any region.According to a list generated by the Orange County Business Journal , following are the top 20 employers in the area (note that some listings have corporate headquarters located outside of Orange County which might give them a higher ranking on a national level).

  1. University of California, Irvine (20,650 OC employees)
  2. Walt Disney Company (20,000 OC employees)
  3. St. Joseph Health System (11,965 OC employees)
  4. Boeing Company (8,060 OC employees)
  5. Bank of America Corp.(6,500 OC employees)
  6. Yum Brands, Inc. (6,500 OC employees)
  7. Supervalu, Inc. (5,900 OC employees)
  8. Kaiser Permanente (5,397 OC employees)
  9. Target Corp. (5,325 OC employees)
  10. Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (5,107 OC employees)
  11. California State University, Fullerton (5,032 OC employees)
  12. Wells Fargo & Co.(4,622 OC employees)
  13. Home Depot, Inc. ( 4,500 OC employees)
  14. Memorial Care Health System (4,270 OC employees)
  15. Kroger Co. (4,250 OC employees)
  16. Cedar Fair LP (3,900 OC employees)
  17. United Health Group (3,800 OC employees)
  18. Walmart Stores, Inc.(3,800 OC employees)
  19. Tenet Healthcare Corp. (3,700 OC employees)
  20. Costco Wholesale Corp.(3,660 OC employees)

The list excludes government entities and school and community college districts.