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Largest Employers in Los Angeles County

Hospital, Kaiser Permanente, Baldwin Park

Kaiser Permanente in Baldwin Park. Kaiser Permanente is Los Angeles County's largest private employer. Photo by Felicia Aparicio.


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Numbers are rounded down and dated as noted.

Employer Type of Employer Employees
County of Los Angeles Public - Local Government 100,800 A
Los Angeles Unified School District Public - Education K-12 90,900 B
City of Los Angeles Public - Local Government 68,300 D
University of California, Los Angeles Public - Colleges/ Universities 51,700 E
Federal Government - All Agencies Except Defense & State Public - Federal Government 44,600 A
Kaiser Permanente Private - Health Care 37,400 F
State of California (non-education) Public - State Government 33,900 A
University of Southern California Private - Colleges/ Universities 21,000 F
Northrop Grumman Corp. Private - Aerospace Manufacturing 16,600 F
Amazon Private - Online Retail 16,200 G
Providence Health & Services Private - Health Care 15,900 F
Target Corp. Private - General Retail 15,000 F
Ralphs / Food 4 Less (Kroger Co.) Private - Retail Groceries 14,900 F
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Private - Health Care 14,900 F
Walt Disney Co. Private - Amusement 13,000 F
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Public - Transporation 12,900 D
Allied Universal Private - Security & Janitorial Services 12,800 F
NBCUniversal Private - Amusement 12,000 F
Long Beach Unified School District Public - Education K-12 11,900 C
AT&T Inc. Private - Telecommunications 11,500 F
Home Depot Private - Retail Building Material & Garden 11,200 F
Los Angeles Community College District Public - Colleges/ Universities 11,100 D
Albertsons / Vons / Pavilions Private - Retail Groceries 10,200 F
United Parcel Service (UPS) Private - Transportation Couriers 9,500 F
California Institute of Technology Private - Colleges/ Universities 8,600 F
Wells Fargo & Co. Private - Banking 8,500 F
ABM Industries Inc. Private - Facility Services 8,000 F
Fedex Corp. Private - Transportation Couriers 7,000 F
City of Long Beach Public - Local Government 6,700 D
Bank of America Corp. Private - Banking 6,500 F
Antelope Valley Healthcare District Public - Health Care 6,500 D
Dignity Health Private - Health Care 6,200 F
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Private - Aerospace Manufacturing 6,000 F
City of Hope Private - Health Care 5,950 F
Raytheon Co. Private - Aerospace Manufacturing 5,800 F
Children's Hospital Los Angeles Private - Health Care 5,700 F
Amgen Private - Biotechnology 5,500 G
Costco Wholesale Private - General Retail 5,400 F
SoCalGas Private - Utilities 5,400 F
Los Angeles County Superior Court Public - Law Courts 5,300 D
Boeing Co. Private - Aerospace Manufacturing 5,000 F
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Private - Banking 5,000 F
Paramount Pictures Corp. Private - Amusement 5,000 F
Torrance Memorial Medical Center Private - Health Care 5,000 F
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Private - Amusement 4,900 F
Mt. San Antonio Community College District Public - Colleges/ Universities 4,900 D
California State University, Long Beach Public - Colleges/ Universities 4,500 H
99 Cents Only Stores Private - General Retail 4,400 F
Edison International Private - Utilities 4,300 F
Whole Foods Market Private - Retail Groceries 4,200 F
Adventist Health Private - Health Care 4,000 F
Aerospace Corp. Private - Aerospace Manufacturing 3,900 F
California State University, Northridge Public - Colleges/ Universities 3,900 H
Huntington Hospital Private - Health Care 3,700 F
Long Beach Medical Center & Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Private - Health Care 3,700 F
Charter Communications Inc. (Spectrum) Private - Telecommunications 3,700 F
Lockheed Martin Corp. Private - Aerospace Manufacturing 3,700 F
Walmart Inc. Private - General Retail 3,600 F
Centene Corp. Private - Health Insurance 3,500 F
Torrance Unified School District Public - Education K-12 3,500 C
ABC Unified School District Public - Education K-12 3,500 C
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Private - Health Care 3,400 F
Downey Unified School District Public - Education K-12 3,300 C
Palmdale Elementary School District Public - Education K-12 3,300 I
City National Bank Private - Banking 3,200 F
Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia Private - Amusement 3,200 F
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District Public - Education K-12 3,200 I
Federal Government - U.S. Dept. of Defense Public - Federal Government 3,100 A
Sony Pictures Entertainment Private - Amusement 3,000 F
Compton Unified School District Public - Education K-12 3,000 I
Antelope Valley Union High School District Public - Education K-12 2,900 I
California Polytechnic University, Pomona Public - Colleges/ Universities 2,800 H
California State University, Los Angeles Public - Colleges/ Universities 2,800 H
Pomona Unified School District Public - Education K-12 2,800 I
El Camino Community College District Public - Colleges/ Universities 2,700 D
Santa Monica Community College District Public - Colleges/ Universities 2,600 D
Long Beach Community College District Public - Colleges/ Universities 2,600 D
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Public - Education K-12 2,600 C
Lancaster Elementary School District Public - Education K-12 2,500 C
Los Angeles County Office of Education Public - Education K-12 2,400 C
Farmer's Insurance Group Private - Auto & Home Insurance 2,300 F
City of Santa Monica Public - Local Government 2,300 D
City of Pasadena Public - Local Government 2,300 D
Alhambra Unified School District Public - Education K-12 2,300 C
Paramount Unified School District Public - Education K-12 2,300 I
Montebello Unified School District Public - Education K-12 2,300 I
Cerritos Community College District Public - Colleges/ Universities 2,200 D
Lynwood Unified School District Public - Education K-12 2,200 C
Baldwin Park Unified School District Public - Education K-12 2,200 C
City of Glendale Public - Local Government 2,100 D
Covina-Valley Unified School District Public - Education K-12 2,100 C
Walnut Valley Unified School District Public - Education K-12 2,100 C
Burbank Unified School District Public - Education K-12 2,100 I
Glendale Community College District Public - Colleges/ Universities 2,000 D
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Public - Utilities 2,000 D
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Public - Education K-12 2,000 C

Notes and Sources:
A) California Employment Development Dept., Sep. 2023
B) Los Angeles Unified School District data, 2021-2022 School Year
C) Government Compensation in California, 2021 (see "Note" below)
D) Government Compensation in California, 2022 (see "Note" below)
E) University of California data, 2023
F) Los Angeles Business Journal Employer Survey/Estimates, 2021
G) Los Angeles Business Journal Employer Survey/Estimates, 2021
H) California State University data, 2022
I) Government Compensation in California, 2020 (see "Note" below)

Note: Employment numbers from "Government Compensation in California" may differ from employment numbers directly reported by the employer. Numbers from this source reflect every person having received a paycheck for any amount of time employed (even if temporarily or for a short duration) at any time during the year.