Largest private employers: ranked by number of employees in L.A. County.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County's largest private employers have increased their ranks. The combined local workforce of the county's 25 largest employers totals 241,597, a 13.7 percent increase from last year's figure of 212,450. Contributing to the growth was Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is an aerospace and defense conglomerate that is the result of the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company is the third largest defense contractor for the U.S. Corp., which jumped five spots to No. 3, having doubled the size of its workforce to 20,000 from mid- mid- pref. Middle: midbrain. 2002. The increase came from Northrop's acquisition of TRW TRW The Real World (TV reality show) TRW The Right Way TRW Tactical Reconnaissance Wing TRW The Retriever Weekly (University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD) TRW Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc Inc., which has significant operations in Redondo Beach Redondo Beach (rĭdŏn`dō), city (1990 pop. 60,167), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1892. Once a commercial port for Los Angeles, it is a residential and resort city with a protected harbor and an excellent marina. , Manhattan Beach Manhattan Beach, city (1990 pop. 32,063), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1912. It is a residential and beach community with an oil refinery and nearby factories that produce transportation and electrical equipment, computers, and pottery. and Carson Carson, city (1990 pop. 83,995), Los Angeles co., S Calif., an industrial and residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1968. Oil refining is the major industry; fabricated metals, paper, and other products are manufactured. The California State Univ. Dominguez Hills is there. , as well as increased hiring on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) became synonymous with the later F-35 Lightning II, however until 2001 the term was applied to the competition between the Boeing X-32 and Lockheed Martin X-35. , said company spokesman Bob Bishop. Despite shedding shedding, n See exfoliation. shedding 1. exfoliation of entire skin, called also ecdysis, exuviate. 2. falling out of haircoat. 3. putting animals into a shed. 4. more than 1,400 employees, Chicago-based Boeing (language) BOEING - An early system on the IBM 1130. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959]. Co. held on to second place with 22,058 employees. Health care companies accounted for 10 of the 25 companies on this year's list. Among those debuting this year was Tenet Healthcare Tenet Healthcare Corporation (THC) is an operating company that owns and operates 57 hospitals in the United States [1]. It is based in Dallas, Texas. Its stock ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange is NYSE: THC. Corp., coming in at No. 6. with 11,673 employees in L.A. County. THE TRENDS [GRAPHIC OMITTED]
Small Business Ranks
Firms with less than 100 employees account more than half of
California's workforce.
0-19 22%
20-49 17%
50-99 14%
100-249 16%
250-499 10%
500-999 7%
100+ 14%
Source: Employment Development Dept.
Note: Table made from pie chart.
Rank Company (Ranking in 2002) L.A. County Companywide
* name Employees Employees
* address * current * current
* 2002 * 2002
* 1999 * 1999
1 Kaiser Permanente (1) 29,225 146,475
393 E. Walnut St. 27,635 150,108
Pasadena 91188 20,000 100,000
2 Boeing Co. (2) 22,058 159,161
2401 E. Warlow Road 23,468 165,671
Long Beach 90807 NA NA
3 Northrop Grumman Corp. (8) 20,000 120,000
1840 Century Park East 20,000 120,000
Los Angeles 90067 10,000 44,600
4 Ralphs Grocery Co. (3) 16,855 35,954
P.O. Box 54143 17,211 35,755
Los Angeles 90054 16,368 29,435
5 Target Corp. (5) 12,137 305,872
777 E. Colorado Blvd. 10,993 279,639
Pasadena 91101 NA NA
6 University of Southern 11,703 same
California (9)
University Park 11,187 same
Los Angeles 90089 10,437 same
7 Tenet Healthcare Corp. 11,673 116,500
1510 San Pablo St., Suite 649 11,782 114,300
Los Angeles 90033 9,771 118,100
8 Bank of America Corp. (4) 11,110 132,583
555 S. Flower St. 11,228 133,944
Los Angeles 90071 NA NA
9 CPE (7) 10,945 11,245
9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 1100 9,945 10,245
Los Angeles 90069 6,402 6,702
10 SBC Communications Inc. (6) 9,977 173,278
1010 Wilshire Blvd. 10,160 174,249
Los Angeles 90017 10,990 200,482
11 ABM Industries Inc. (10) 9,650 66,000
2029 Century Park East, Suite 3160 9,250 60,000
Los Angeles 90067 8,600 55,000
12 Washington Mutual Inc. (15) 8,129 55,595
9200 Oakdale Ave., First Floor 7,732 50,624
Chatsworth 91311 1,120 22,381
13 Cedars-Sinai Health System (11) 6,831 same
8700 Beverly Blvd. 6,852 same
Los Angeles 90048 5,804 same
14 Catholic Healthcare West 6,718 36,087
251 S. Lake Ave., Seventh Floor 6,073 35,113
Pasadena 91101 4,869 32,068
15 AOL Time Warner (2) 6,700 (3) 90,000 (3)
4000 Warner Blvd. NA NA
Burbank 91522 NA NA
16 Edison International (16) 5,956 14,990
2244 Walnut Grove Ave. 5,791 14,800
Rosemead 91770 7,436 18,804
17 Sempra Energy (17) 5,877 11,747
555 W. 5th St. 5,209 11,324
Los Angelse 90013 5,411 11,523
18 Amgen Inc. 5,813 11,930
1 Amgen Center Drive 4,864 10,064
Thousand Oaks 91320 4,086 6,353
19 Countrywide Financial Corp. (19) 5,661 36,313
4500 Park Granada 4,423 29,272
Calabasas 91302 1,225 10,521
20 Providence Health System (18) 5,436 34,000 (4)
501 S. Buena Vista St. 5,000 34,000 (4)
Burbank 91505 NA NA
21 Daughters of Charity Health System 4,056 8,021
26000 Altamont Road 3,628 7,025
Los Altos Hills 94022 NA NA
22 Childrens Hospital Los Angeles 3,986 same
4650 Sunset Blvd. 4,220 same
Los Angeles 90027 NA NA
23 Adventist Health (5) 3,832 17,500
1720 Cesar E. Chavez Ave. NA NA
Los Angeles 90033 NA NA
24 Lockheed Martin Corp. (20) 3,811 120,704
1011 Lockheed Way 3,827 140,000
Palmdale 93599 8,012 161,000
25 Wellpoint Health Networks Inc. (21) 3,458 16,374
1 Wellpoint Way 3,401 16,276
Thousand Oaks 91362 2,582 10,489
Rank Company (Ranking in 2002) Core Business
* name
* address
1 Kaiser Permanente (1) nonprofit group-practice
393 E. Walnut St. health maintenance
Pasadena 91188 organization
2 Boeing Co. (2) integrated defense systems
2401 E. Warlow Road
Long Beach 90807
3 Northrop Grumman Corp. (8) defense contractor
1840 Century Park East
Los Angeles 90067
4 Ralphs Grocery Co. (3) grocery retailer
P.O. Box 54143
Los Angeles 90054
5 Target Corp. (5) retailer
777 E. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena 91101
6 University of Southern private university
California (9)
University Park
Los Angeles 90089
7 Tenet Healthcare Corp. hospitals
1510 San Pablo St., Suite 649
Los Angeles 90033
8 Bank of America Corp. (4) banking and financial
555 S. Flower St. services
Los Angeles 90071
9 CPE (7) professional employer
9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 1100 organization, outsourced
Los Angeles 90069 human resources
10 SBC Communications Inc. (6) telecommunications, data
1010 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles 90017
11 ABM Industries Inc. (10) building maintenance,
2029 Century Park East, Suite 3160 elevator, engineering,
Los Angeles 90067 HVAC, janitorial, lighting,
parking, security service
contractor
12 Washington Mutual Inc. (15) banking and financial
9200 Oakdale Ave., First Floor services
Chatsworth 91311
13 Cedars-Sinai Health System (11) medical center
8700 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles 90048
14 Catholic Healthcare West hospitals
251 S. Lake Ave., Seventh Floor
Pasadena 91101
15 AOL Time Warner (2) media and entertainment
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank 91522
16 Edison International (16) electric utility
2244 Walnut Grove Ave.
Rosemead 91770
17 Sempra Energy (17) energy services
555 W. 5th St.
Los Angelse 90013
18 Amgen Inc. biotechnology
1 Amgen Center Drive
Thousand Oaks 91320
19 Countrywide Financial Corp. (19) mortgage banking, loan
4500 Park Granada closing services
Calabasas 91302
20 Providence Health System (18) acute medical/surgical,
501 S. Buena Vista St. transition care
Burbank 91505
21 Daughters of Charity Health System health care provider
26000 Altamont Road
Los Altos Hills 94022
22 Childrens Hospital Los Angeles acute-care pediatric
4650 Sunset Blvd. medical center
Los Angeles 90027
23 Adventist Health (5) hospitals
1720 Cesar E. Chavez Ave.
Los Angeles 90033
24 Lockheed Martin Corp. (20) research, design,
1011 Lockheed Way development, manufacture
Palmdale 93599 and integration of
advanced technology
systems, products and
services
25 Wellpoint Health Networks Inc. (21) health insurer
1 Wellpoint Way
Thousand Oaks 91362
Rank Company (Ranking in 2002) Parent
* name * company
* address * headquarters
1 Kaiser Permanente (1) Kaiser Foundation
393 E. Walnut St. Health Plan Inc.
Pasadena 91188 Oakland
2 Boeing Co. (2) same
2401 E. Warlow Road Chicago
Long Beach 90807
3 Northrop Grumman Corp. (8) same
1840 Century Park East same
Los Angeles 90067
4 Ralphs Grocery Co. (3) The Kroger Co.
P.O. Box 54143 Cincinnati
Los Angeles 90054
5 Target Corp. (5) same
777 E. Colorado Blvd. Minneapolis
Pasadena 91101
6 University of Southern same
California (9)
University Park same
Los Angeles 90089
7 Tenet Healthcare Corp. same
1510 San Pablo St., Suite 649 Santa Barbara
Los Angeles 90033
8 Bank of America Corp. (4) same
555 S. Flower St. Charlotte, N.C.
Los Angeles 90071
9 CPE (7) CPE PEO
9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 1100 same
Los Angeles 90069
10 SBC Communications Inc. (6) same
1010 Wilshire Blvd. San Antonio, Texas
Los Angeles 90017
11 ABM Industries Inc. (10) same
2029 Century Park East, Suite 3160 San Francisco
Los Angeles 90067
12 Washington Mutual Inc. (15) same
9200 Oakdale Ave., First Floor Seattle
Chatsworth 91311
13 Cedars-Sinai Health System (11) same
8700 Beverly Blvd. same
Los Angeles 90048
14 Catholic Healthcare West same
251 S. Lake Ave., Seventh Floor San Francisco
Pasadena 91101
15 AOL Time Warner (2) same
4000 Warner Blvd. New York
Burbank 91522
16 Edison International (16) same
2244 Walnut Grove Ave. same
Rosemead 91770
17 Sempra Energy (17) same
555 W. 5th St. San Diego
Los Angelse 90013
18 Amgen Inc. same
1 Amgen Center Drive same
Thousand Oaks 91320
19 Countrywide Financial Corp. (19) same
4500 Park Granada same
Calabasas 91302
20 Providence Health System (18) same
501 S. Buena Vista St. Seattle
Burbank 91505
21 Daughters of Charity Health System Daughters of Charity
26000 Altamont Road Ministry Services Corp.
Los Altos Hills 94022 Lynwood
22 Childrens Hospital Los Angeles same
4650 Sunset Blvd. same
Los Angeles 90027
23 Adventist Health (5) same
1720 Cesar E. Chavez Ave. Roseville
Los Angeles 90033
24 Lockheed Martin Corp. (20) same
1011 Lockheed Way Bethesda, Md.
Palmdale 93599
25 Wellpoint Health Networks Inc. (21) same
1 Wellpoint Way same
Thousand Oaks 91362
Rank Company (Ranking in 2002) Top Local Executive
* name * name
* address * title
* phone
1 Kaiser Permanente (1) Richard Cordova
393 E. Walnut St. president, SoCal region
Pasadena 91188 (626) 405-5000
2 Boeing Co. (2) Bill Collopy
2401 E. Warlow Road v.p., SoCal site
Long Beach 90807 operations
(562) 593-5511
3 Northrop Grumman Corp. (8) Ronald D. Sugar
1840 Century Park East ceo, president
Los Angeles 90067 (310) 553-6262
4 Ralphs Grocery Co. (3) John Burgon
P.O. Box 54143 president
Los Angeles 90054 (310) 884-9000
5 Target Corp. (5) John Favilla
777 E. Colorado Blvd. district team leader
Pasadena 91101 (626) 395-5228
6 University of Southern Steven B. Sample
California (9)
University Park president
Los Angeles 90089 (213) 740-2311
7 Tenet Healthcare Corp. Ted Schreck
1510 San Pablo St., Suite 649 s.v.p., operations
Los Angeles 90033 L.A./Northern region
(323) 442-8483
8 Bank of America Corp. (4) Liam McGee
555 S. Flower St. president (1)
Los Angeles 90071 (800) 900-9000
9 CPE (7) Larold Walt
9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 1100 ceo
Los Angeles 90069 (310) 860-2222
10 SBC Communications Inc. (6) Dave Nichols
1010 Wilshire Blvd. s.v.p., external
Los Angeles 90017 affairs SoCal
(800) 303-3000
11 ABM Industries Inc. (10) Martinn H. Handles
2029 Century Park East, Suite 3160 chairman
Los Angeles 90067 (310) 553-3030
12 Washington Mutual Inc. (15) Marcia Lansdon
9200 Oakdale Ave., First Floor senior v.p.
Chatsworth 91311 (818) 775-7783
13 Cedars-Sinai Health System (11) Thomas Priselac
8700 Beverly Blvd. ceo, system president
Los Angeles 90048 (310) 423-3277
14 Catholic Healthcare West Jeff Winter
251 S. Lake Ave., Seventh Floor group v.p., operations
Pasadena 91101 (626) 744-2300
15 AOL Time Warner (2) Barry M. Meyer
4000 Warner Blvd. chairman, ceo, Warner
Burbank 91522 Bros. Entertainment
(818) 954-6000
16 Edison International (16) John E. Bryson
2244 Walnut Grove Ave. chairman, ceo, president
Rosemead 91770 (626) 302-1212
17 Sempra Energy (17) Debbie L. Reed
555 W. 5th St. ceo, president
Los Angelse 90013 (213) 244-1200
18 Amgen Inc. Kevin W. Sharer
1 Amgen Center Drive ceo
Thousand Oaks 91320 (805) 447-1000
19 Countrywide Financial Corp. (19) Angelo R. Mozilo
4500 Park Granada chairman, ceo, president
Calabasas 91302 (818) 225-3000
20 Providence Health System (18) Michael Madden
501 S. Buena Vista St. ceo, SoCal region
Burbank 91505 (818) 843-5111
21 Daughters of Charity Health System Margaret Keaveney
26000 Altamont Road ceo
Los Altos Hills 94022 (650) 917-4500
22 Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Walter W. Noce, Jr.
4650 Sunset Blvd. ceo, president
Los Angeles 90027 (323) 660-2450
23 Adventist Health (5) Donald R. Ammon
1720 Cesar E. Chavez Ave. ceo
Los Angeles 90033 (916) 781-2000
24 Lockheed Martin Corp. (20) Rick Baker
1011 Lockheed Way v.p., site general
Palmdale 93599 manager
(805) 572-2974
25 Wellpoint Health Networks Inc. (21) Leonard D. Schaeffer
1 Wellpoint Way chairman, ceo
Thousand Oaks 91362 (800) 999-3643
NA -- Not Available
(1) President Bank of America California and President Bank of
America Consumer Bank.
(2) Address for Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
(3) Approximate.
(4) Obtained from company's annual report.
(5) Address for White Memorial Medical Center.
Note: The information on this list was provided by representatives
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Federated Department Stores Inc. and Medical Management Consultants
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THE PACESETTER KAISER PERMANENTE Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. THE Oakland-based health care company continues its reign A reign is a period of time a person serves as a monarch or pope. No time limit exists on reigns, nor is there a term of office. Thus a reign usually lasts for the remainder of the monarch's life, unless the monarchy itself is abolished or the monarch abdicates. as the largest employer in Los Angeles County, pulling ahead of No. 2 Boeing Co. by more than 7,000 employees. Oakland-based Kaiser added close to 1,600 employees this year, for an L.A. County workforce of 29,225. This went against the companywide trend trend that had payrolls decreasing by 3,600 workers, to 146,475 overall. Kaiser was formed out of industrial health care programs for workers at the Kaiser companies in the 1930s and '40s. It opened enrollment to the public in 1945. The non-profit is comprised of three integrated units: Kaiser Foundation The mission of the Kaiser Foundation is to assist individuals and communities in preventing and reducing the harm associated with problem substance use and addictive behaviours. External links
More than three-quarters Noun 1. three-quarters - three of four equal parts; "three-fourths of a pound" three-fourths common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers three-quarters npl → of Kaiser's 8.4 million enrollees are in California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). . The company operates in nine states altogether, along with the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . Kaiser is the largest HMO HMO health maintenance organization. HMO n. A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial, in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , with 3.1 million members. The company saw enrollment increase by 1.6 percent, or 48,000 members, in Southern California from the previous year. Kaiser reported net income of $306 million for the second quarter ended June June: see month. 30, up from $161 million for the like period a year ago. Second quarter revenues were $6.3 billion vs. $5.5 billion. Companywide, Kaiser is working on an automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. medical records system that company officials hope will help curb health care costs. |
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