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Major Employers

The Bloomington-Normal market has several large employers that are long-standing companies in the community and provide long-term stability. The largest employer is State Farm Insurance with 14,315 employees. This is followed by Illinois State University, COUNTRY Insurance and Financial Services and BroMenn Healthcare. These employers provide not only a stable base of employment - their demand for services, products and commodities has an impact on other businesses in Bloomington-Normal, thus providing employment for many others in the community.

    

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      COMPANY NAME                          PRODUCT/SERVICE                    TOTAL
      1,000 Employees and over
1.
State Farm Insurance Companies Insurance & Financial Services
14,315
2.
Illinois State University Public - Higher Education
3,267
3.
COUNTRY Insurance & Financial Services Insurance & Financial Services
2,200
4.
BroMenn Healthcare Healthcare Services
2,142
5.
Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing Automobile Manufacturing
1,898
6.
Unit 5 Schools Grade K-12 Public Schools
1,666
7.
Afni Business Services
1,217
     
      500 Employees and over
8.
OSF St. Joseph Medical Center Healthcare Services
951
9.
County of McLean County Government
859
10.
City of Bloomington City Government
830
11.
Walmart, Inc. Discount Merchandise/Grocery
780
12.
District 87 Schools Grade K-12 Public Schools
750
13.
Town of Normal City Government
708
14.
Verizon Communications Telecommunications
700
15.
Illinois Wesleyan University Private - Higher Education
578
16.
Heritage Enterprises Nursing Home & Med. Services
550
17.
McDonald's Restaurants Restaurants
544
18.
Nestle USA Confections & Food Products
500
     
      100 Employees and over
19.
Meijer Discount Merchandise/Grocery
450
20.
Heartland Community College Public - Higher Education
420
21.
U.S. Post Office Postal Service
*416
22.
GROWMARK, Inc. Agricultural Cooperative
405
23.
Wildwood Industries/Studley Products, Inc. Vacuum/Cleaning Products Manufacturing
401
24.
Stark Excavating & Materials Industrial & Commercial Contractor
380
25.
Bridgestone/Firestone Off-Road Tire Co. Off-Road Tire Manufacturing
350
26.
Chestnut Health Systems Behavioral Healthcare
335
27.
Illinois Agricultural Association Agricultural Membership Organization
334
28.
The Pantagraph Newspaper Publishing
267
29.
The Baby Fold Social Services
260
30.
Marc Center Social Services
244

*Data from 2004
SOURCE: Company Human Resources/Public Relations Departments - March 2006