Largest private employers: ranked by number of employees in L.A. County.THE 25 largest private sector employers m L.A. County have a combined workforce of 247,484, up 3.3 percent from year-end year-end also year·end n. The end of a year. adj. Occurring or done at the end of the year: a year-end audit. Noun 1. 2004. 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. remained atop the list and 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. moved to No. 2. up from last year's No. 3. with 21,000 employees. Boeing (language) BOEING - An early system on the IBM 1130. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959]. Co.'s sale of Rocketdyne Rocketdyne is a United States company that designs and produces rocket engines that use liquid propellants. Officially named Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc., Rocketdyne is a wholly owned subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, headquartered in Canoga Park, California. dropped the Chicago-based aerospace giant to No. 3 this year. The five health care providers on this year's, list say, the biggest decline, down a combined 20,024 workers from late last year. Most of the drop can be attributed to 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., No. 5 last year, which fell off this year's list after selling most of its hospitals in the region. The Dallas-based company has 3,062 employees in L.A. County, a 79.2 percent drop. Grocery retail is the second largest employment sector on this year's list with two of the six largest employers in L.A. County and 33,834 employees combined at the three major supermarkets Supermarkets, past and present, include: Transnational Originating (HQ) country first. The rest in alphabetical order.
Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , with four banks represented that employ about 30,000 locally. THE PACESETTER THE Oakland-based non-profit health provider tops the list of the largest private-sector employers in 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 with 30,511 employees. up 918 from a year ago. Kaiser has five major construction projects under way locally, including a $544 million replacement hospital at its flagship This article is about the lead ship, store, or product of a group. For other uses, see Flagship (disambiguation). A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. Los Angeles Medical Center that is scheduled to open in 2007. All told, the three replacement hospitals and two major additions expected to open over the next three year will account for 1.118 new beds. at a cost of more than $1.3 billion. "We are trying to reach out to ethnic populations." said Dr. Benjamin Chu Chu or Ch'u One of the states contending for power in China, 770–221 BC. Chu emerged in the 8th century BC in the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) valley. , president of the Kaiser Permanente 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, Region. In addition to its new facilities, Kaiser will be introducing an electronic medical record system throughout Kaiser Permanente Southern California over the next two years. The new system will make medical information immediately available to physicians and other health care providers. Ultimately, Kaiser expects the system to make more medical information available to patients themselves. Kaiser is also expanding its product offerings by targeting small businesses, although it still has its traditional 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, plan. Kaiser was formed from the health care programs of the Kaiser group of companies in the 1930s and was opened to public enrollment in 1945. It is comprised of three business 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
Rank Company L.A. County Companywide Description
(Ranking in 2004) Employees Employees
* name * current * current
* address * 2004 (1) * 2004 (1)
* 2003 (1) * 2003 (1)
1 Kaiser 30,511 141,909 non-profit
Permanente (1) 29,593 136,511 health plan
393 E. Walnut St. 29,304 146,475
Pasadena 91188
2 Northrop Grumman 21,000 125,000 defense
Corp. (3) 21,000 125,000 contractor
1840 Century Park 20,200 120,000
East Los Angeles
90067
3 Boeing Co. (2) 16,636 NA integrated
2401 E. Warlow Road NA NA aerospace
Long Beach 90807 NA N and defense
systems
4 Kroger Co. (4) 13,862 NA grocery
1100 W. Artesia NA NA retailer
Blvd. Compton 90220 NA NA
5 University of 12,238 same private
Southern 12,111 same university
California (6) 11,703 same
University Park
Los Angeles 90089
6 Vons 12,224 32,137 grocery
618 Michillinda NA NA retailer
Ave. Arcadia 91007 NA NA
7 Target Corp. (7) 11,526 (2) NA retailer
777 E. Colorado 11,526 291,593
Blvd. Pasadena 10,303 265,204
91101
8 Bank of America 10,801 177,795 banking and
Corp. NA NA financial
333 S. Hope St. NA NA services
Los Angeles 90071
9 ABM Industries 10,100 73,000 building
Inc. (8) 9,800 70,000 maintenance,
5200 S. Eastern 9,650 66,000 engineering,
Ave. Commerce 90040 HVAC,
janitorial,
lighting,
parking,
security
service
contractor
10 SBC Communications 9,500 157,600 telecommuni-
Inc. (10) NA 168,000 cations, data
1150 S. Olive St. NA NA
Los Angeles 90015
11 Cedars-Sinai Health 9,127 same medical center
System (13) 8,744 same
8700 Beverly Blvd. 8,839 same
Los Angeles 90048
12 California 8,062 same private
Institute of NA NA university
Technology NA NA
1200 California
Blvd. Pasadena
91125
13 Wells Fargo 7,797 152,227 banking and
333 S. Grand Ave. 7,900 149,593 financial
Los Angeles 90071 7,247 143,733 services
14 Fedex Corp. 7,682 NA delivery
942 S. Shady Grove NA NA services
Road Memphis, Tenn. NA NA
38120
15 Albertsons Southern 7,748 230,000 food and drug
California NA NA retailer
Region (14) NA NA
1421 S. Manhattan
Ave. Fullerton
92831
16 Providence Health 7,277 NA acute medical,
System (21) 5,504 NA surgical,
501 S. Buena Vista 6,866 32,765 transition
St. Burbank 91505 care
17 Washington Mutual 7,000 47,321 banking and
Inc. (15) NA 41,722 financial
9200 Oakdale Ave. NA 40,215 services
Chatsworth 91311
18 Amgen Inc. (18) 6,700 14,890 biotechnology
1 Amgen Center 6,330 12,800
Drive Thousand Oaks NA 10,118
91320
19 Catholic Healthcare 6,402 37,975 hospitals
West (17) 6,349 35,965
251 S. Lake Ave. 6,635 36,087
Pasadena 91101
20 Edison 6,574 14,570 electric
International (19) 6,267 14,294 utility
2244 Walnut Grove 6,040 13,574
Ave. Rosemead 91007
21 Lockheed Martin 5,500 130,000 research,
Corp. (23) 4,789 130,000 design,
1011 Lockheed Way NA NA development
Palmdale 93599 and
manufacture
of advanced
technologies
22 UPS (16) 5,400 384,000 package
1201 W. Olympic 4,000 357,000 delivery
Blvd. Los Angeles NA 357,000
90015
23 Long Beach Memorial 5,022 9,767 regional
Medical 4,947 9,275 hospital
Center (22) (3) 4,667 8,872
2801 Atlantic Ave.
Long Beach 90806
24 Sempra Energy (24) 4,705 12,663 energy
555 W. Fifth St. 4,841 NA services
Los Angeles 90013 4,979 NA
25 Citigroup 4,090 300,000 global
700 N. Brand Blvd., 3,860 NA financial
Suite 400 Glendale NA NA services
91203
Rank Company Profile Top Local Executive
(Ranking in 2004) * parent company * name
* name * headquarters * title
* address * Web site * phone
1 Kaiser Kaiser Foundation Benjamin Chu, M.D.
Permanente (1) Health Plan Inc. president, SoCal
393 E. Walnut St. Oakland region
Pasadena 91188 kaiserpermanente.org (626) 405-5000
2 Northrop Grumman same Ronald D. Sugar
Corp. (3) same chairman, ceo,
1840 Century Park northropgrumman.com president
East Los Angeles (310) 553-6262
90067
3 Boeing Co. (2) same Gary S. Toyama
2401 E. Warlow Road Chicago vice president,
Long Beach 90807 boeing.com So. Cal executive
(562) 593-5511
4 Kroger Co. (4) same Dave Hirz
1100 W. Artesia Cincinnati president,
Blvd. Compton 90220 kroger.com Ralphs Supermarkets
(310) 884-9000
5 University of same Steven B. Sample
Southern same president
California (6) usc.edu (213) 740-2311
University Park
Los Angeles 90089
6 Vons Safeway Inc. Tom Keller
618 Michillinda Pleasanton president
Ave. Arcadia 91007 vons.com (626) 821-7000
7 Target Corp. (7) same Carmen Moch
777 E. Colorado Minneapolis group vice
Blvd. Pasadena target.com president
91101 (626) 844-1302
8 Bank of America same Lynn Pike
Corp. Charlotte, N.C. president, Calif.
333 S. Hope St. bankofamerica.com and business
Los Angeles 90071 banking
(213) 621-7419
9 ABM Industries same Martinn H. Mandles
Inc. (8) San Francisco chairman
5200 S. Eastern abm.com (323) 720-4020
Ave. Commerce 90040
10 SBC Communications same Dave Nichols
Inc. (10) San Antonio senior v.p.
1150 S. Olive St. sbc.com (800) 750-2355
Los Angeles 90015
11 Cedars-Sinai Health same Thomas Priselac
System (13) same ceo
8700 Beverly Blvd. cshs.org (310) 423-3277
Los Angeles 90048
12 California same David Baltimore
Institute of same president
Technology caltech.edu (626) 395-6811
1200 California
Blvd. Pasadena
91125
13 Wells Fargo same Laura Schulte
333 S. Grand Ave. San Francisco regional president
Los Angeles 90071 wellsfargo.com (800) 869-3557
14 Fedex Corp. same Frederick W. Smith
942 S. Shady Grove Memphis, Tenn. chairman, ceo,
Road Memphis, Tenn. fedex.com president
38120 (800) 463-3339
15 Albertsons Southern Albertsons Inc. Pete Van Helden
California Boise, Idaho ceo, president,
Region (14) albertsons.com California food
1421 S. Manhattan division
Ave. Fullerton (714) 300-6000
92831
16 Providence Health same Michael Madden
System (21) Seattle ceo, SoCal region
501 S. Buena Vista providence.org (818) 843-5111
St. Burbank 91505
17 Washington Mutual same Marcia Lansdon
Inc. (15) Seattle sr. vice president
9200 Oakdale Ave. wamu.com (800) 788-7000
Chatsworth 91311
18 Amgen Inc. (18) same Kevin W. Sharer
1 Amgen Center same chairman, ceo,
Drive Thousand Oaks amgen.com president
91320 (805) 447-1000
19 Catholic Healthcare same Jeff Winter
West (17) San Francisco group v.p.,
251 S. Lake Ave. chwhealth.org operations
Pasadena 91101 (626) 744-2300
20 Edison same John E. Bryson
International (19) same chairman, ceo,
2244 Walnut Grove eix.com president
Ave. Rosemead 91007 (626) 302-1212
21 Lockheed Martin same Rick Baker
Corp. (23) Bethesda, Md. v.p., general
1011 Lockheed Way lockheedmartin.com manager
Palmdale 93599 (661) 572-4153
22 UPS (16) same Timothy Robinson
1201 W. Olympic Atlanta v.p., West L.A.
Blvd. Los Angeles ups.com distric
90015 (213) 612-8400
23 Long Beach Memorial Memorial Health Barry Arbuckle
Medical Services ceo, president
Center (22) (3) Huntington Beach 562-933-2000
2801 Atlantic Ave. memorialcare.org
Long Beach 90806
24 Sempra Energy (24) same Debbie Reid
555 W. Fifth St. San Diego president, coo
Los Angeles 90013 sempra.com (877) 736-7721
25 Citigroup same Jerry Eberhardt
700 N. Brand Blvd., New York divisional
Suite 400 Glendale citigroup.com director,
91203 Smith Barney
(800) 285-3000
NA--Not Available
(1) Year-end data.
(2) Year-end 2004 data most recent available.
(3) Includes Miller Children's Hospital.
Note: The information on this list was provided by representatives of
the employers themselves. Companies are ranked by the current number
of full-time employees in L.A. County. Several companies may have
qualified for this list, but failed to submit information or do not
break out local employment data.
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