The Census Department provides statistics on the largest employers in each state, and Business Insider put that material into an alphabetically arranged chart.
I have rearranged the employers by category. The one caveat that I would offer is that I suspect that WalMart actually has the most employees in several states besides Arkansas.
Here are the results:
12 States – Universities
04 States – University-Related Medical Centers
13 States – Other Medical Centers
06 States – Military Facilities
02 States – Utilities and Infrastructure
13 States – Private Corporations
Universities
Colorado – University of Colorado-Boulder
Location – Boulder, CO
Number of Employees – 13,300
Florida – University of Florida
Location – Gainesville, FL
Number of Employees – 35,000
Maine – University of Maine
Location – Orono, ME
Number of Employees – 8,000
Maryland – University of Maryland
Location – College Park, MD
Number of Employees – 15,000
Michigan – University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Location – Ann Arbor, MI
Number of Employees – 23,316
Minnesota – University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Location – Minneapolis, MN
Number of Employees – 17,053
New Mexico – University of New Mexico
Location – Albuquerque, NM
Number of Employees – 12,000
North Carolina – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Location – Chapel Hill, NC
Number of Employees – 30,000
North Dakota – North Dakota State University at Fargo
Location – Fargo, ND
Number of Employees – 4,500
Tennessee – Vanderbilt University
Location – Nashville, TN
Number of Employees – 22,000
Texas – Texas A&M University
Location – College Station, TX
Number of Employees – 50,000
Wisconsin – University of Wisconsin – Madison
Location – Madison, WI
Number of Employees – 14,464
University-Related Medical Centers
Louisiana – Louisiana State University Health
Location – New Orleans, LA
Number of Employees – 7,000
Mississippi – University of Mississippi Medical Center
Location – Jackson, MS
Number of Employees – 8,000
New Hampshire – Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Location – Lebanon, NH
Number of Employees – 8,000
Rhode Island – Roger Williams Medical Center
Location – Providence, RI
Number of Employees – 14,000
Other Medical Centers
Delaware – Christiana Care Health System
Location – Newark, DE
Number of Employees – 10,000
Hawaii – Altres Medical
Location – Honolulu, HI
Number of Employees -10,000
Indiana – Indiana University Medical Center
Location – Bloomington, IN
Number of Employees – 30,000
Iowa – Genesis Medical
Location – Davenport, IA
Number of Employees – 9,000
Kentucky – Our Lady Bellefonte Hospital
Location – Ashland, KY
Number of Employees – 12,000
Massachusetts – Massachusetts General Hospital
Location – Boston, MA
Number of Employees – 14,000
Missouri – Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Location – Saint Louis, MO
Number of Employees – 9,000
Montana – Billings Clinic
Location – Billings, MT
Number of Employees – 3,500
New York – Catholic Health Services of Long Island
Location – Rockville Centre, NY
Number of Employees – 13,500
Ohio – Cleveland Clinic Heath System
Location – Cleveland, OH
Number of Employees – 30,000
Oregon – Doernbecher Children’s Hospital
Location – Portland, OR
Number of Employees – 14,000
Virginia – Heart & Vascular Institute
Location – Winchester, VA
Number of Employees – 20,540
West Virginia – Ruby Memorial Hospital (West Virginia University Medical)
Location – Morgantown, WV
Number of Employees – 7,000
Military Facilities
California – 32nd St. Naval Station
Location – San Diego, CA
Number of Employees – 42,951
Georgia – Fort Benning
Location – Fort Benning, GA
Number of Employees – 32,000
Idaho – Mountain Home Air Force Base
Location – Mountain Home, ID
Number of Employees – 5,231
Nebraska – Offutt Air Force Base
Location – Offutt, NE
Number of Employees – 9,584
Oklahoma – Tinker Air Force Base
Location – Tinker, OK
Number of Employees – 22,000
Wyoming – FE Warren Air Force Base
Location – Warren, WY
Number of Employees – 3,000
Utilities and Infrastructure
Alabama – Alabama Power Co.
Location – Birmingham, AL
Number of Employees – 5,000
Alaska – Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
Location – Anchorage, AK
Number of Employees – 9,000
Private Corporations
Arizona – Sun State Courier & Delivery
Location – Scottsdale, AZ
Number of Employees – 20,000
Arkansas – Wal-Mart
Location – Bentonville, AR
Number of Employees – 11,000
Connecticut – Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.
Location – Stratford, CT
Number of Employees – 11,000
Illinois – State Farm Mutual Insurance Company
Location – Bloomington, IL
Number of Employees – 13,000
Kansas – NPC Restaurant Holding Llc.
Location – Overland Park, KS
Number of Employees – 28,000
Nevada – MGM Grand Las Vegas
Location – Las Vegas, NV
Number of Employees – 10,000
New Jersey – Gabriel Taxi Service
Location – South Orange, NJ
Number of Employees – 25,000
Pennsylvania – CPA Pavement Services
Location – Harrisburg, PA
Number of Employees – 55,555
South Carolina – Bartercard USA Inc.
Location – Daniel Island, SC
Number of Employees – 55,000
South Dakota – IBP Hog Market Inc.
Location – Dakota Dunes, SD
Number of Employees – 4,800
Utah – One Team Global
Location – Salt Lake City, UT
Number of Employees – 10,001
Vermont – IBM
Location – Essex Junction, VT
Number of Employees – 5,400
Washington – Microsoft Corporation
Location – Redmond, WA
Number of Employees – 35,000
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