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 | 106,200 (1) |
| Los Angeles Unified School District | Public - Education K-12 | 73,800 (2) |
| City of Los Angeles | Public - Local Government | 61,600 (3) |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Public - Colleges/ Universities | 50,200 (4) |
| Federal Government - All Agencies Except Defense & State | Public - Federal Government | 44,700 (1) |
| Kaiser Permanente | Private - Health Care | 40,800 (5) |
| State of California (non-education) | Public - State Government | 32,300 (1) |
| University of Southern California | Private - Colleges/ Universities | 22,400 (5) |
| Target Corp. | Private - General Retail | 20,000 (5) |
| Northrop Grumman Corp. | Private - Aerospace Manufacturing | 18,000 (5) |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Private - Health Care | 16,300 (5) |
| Amazon | Private - Online Retail | 16,200 (5) |
| Allied Universal | Private - Security & Janitorial Services | 15,300 (5) |
| Providence Health & Services | Private - Health Care | 14,900 (5) |
| Ralphs / Food 4 Less (Kroger Co.) | Private - Retail Groceries | 14,500 (5) |
| Walt Disney Co. | Private - Amusement | 12,200 (5) |
| Boeing Co. | Private - Aerospace Manufacturing | 12,000 (5) |
| Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority | Public - Transporation | 11,700 (3) |
| Los Angeles Community College District | Public - Colleges/ Universities | 11,600 (3) |
| United Parcel Service (UPS) | Private - Transportation Couriers | 11,600 (5) |
| Home Depot | Private - Retail Building Material & Garden | 11,200 (5) |
| Long Beach Unified School District | Public - Education K-12 | 11,000 (3) |
| NBCUniversal | Private - Amusement | 11,000 (5) |
| AT&T Inc. | Private - Telecommunications | 10,500 (5) |
| Albertsons / Vons / Pavilions | Private - Retail Groceries | 9,700 (5) |
| California Institute of Technology | Private - Colleges/ Universities | 8,900 (5) |
| California State University, Long Beach | Public - Colleges/ Universities | 8,400 (3) |
| Edison International | Private - Utilities | 7,600 (5) |
| California State University, Northridge | Public - Colleges/ Universities | 7,500 (3) |
| ABM Industries Inc. | Private - Facility Services | 7,400 (5) |
| City of Hope | Private - Health Care | 7,100 (5) |
| Wells Fargo & Co. | Private - Banking | 7,000 (5) |
| Fedex Corp. | Private - Transportation Couriers | 6,700 (5) |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Private - Health Care | 6,400 (5) |
| City of Long Beach | Public - Local Government | 6,300 (3) |
| Dignity Health | Private - Health Care | 6,100 (5) |
| Raytheon Co. | Private - Aerospace Manufacturing | 6,100 (5) |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) | Private - Aerospace Manufacturing | 6,000 (5) |
| Amgen | Private - Biotechnology | 5,500 (5) |
| Costco Wholesale | Private - General Retail | 5,500 (5) |
| Los Angeles County Superior Court | Public - Law Courts | 5,300 (3) |
| Bank of America Corp. | Private - Banking | 5,200 (5) |
| SoCalGas | Private - Utilities | 5,200 (5) |
| California Polytechnic University, Pomona | Public - Colleges/ Universities | 5,000 (3) |
| Long Beach Memorial Medical Center | Private - Health Care | 5,000 (5) |
| California State University, Los Angeles | Public - Colleges/ Universities | 4,800 (3) |
| Adventist Health | Private - Health Care | 4,600 (5) |
| Mt. San Antonio Community College District | Public - Colleges/ Universities | 4,400 (3) |
| Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. | Private - Amusement | 4,100 (5) |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Private - Banking | 4,000 (5) |
| Medtronic Diabetes | Private - Medical Equipment Manufacturer | 4,000 (5) |
| Paramount Pictures Corp. | Private - Amusement | 4,000 (5) |
| Whole Foods Market | Private - Retail Groceries | 3,900 (5) |
| 99 Cents Only Stores | Private - General Retail | 3,800 (5) |
| Huntington Hospital | Private - Health Care | 3,800 (5) |
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | Private - Aerospace Manufacturing | 3,700 (5) |
| Charter Communications Inc. (Spectrum) | Private - Telecommunications | 3,600 (5) |
| Torrance Unified School District | Public - Education K-12 | 3,600 (3) |
| ABC Unified School District | Public - Education K-12 | 3,500 (3) |
| Torrance Memorial Medical Center | Private - Health Care | 3,500 (5) |
| WalMart Inc. | Private - General Retail | 3,500 (5) |
| City National Bank | Private - Banking | 3,400 (5) |
| Federal Government - U.S. Dept. of Defense | Public - Federal Government | 3,400 (1) |
| Palmdale Elementary School District | Public - Education K-12 | 3,300 (3) |
| Downey Unified School District | Public - Education K-12 | 3,200 (3) |
| Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District | Public - Education K-12 | 3,200 (3) |
| Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center | Private - Health Care | 3,200 (5) |
| Antelope Valley Healthcare District | Public - Health Care | 3,000 (3) |
| Centene Corp. | Private - Health Insurance | 3,000 (5) |
| Compton Unified School District | Public - Education K-12 | 3,000 (3) |
| Farmer's Insurance Group | Private - Auto & Home Insurance | 2,800 (5) |
| Pomona Unified School District | Public - Education K-12 | 2,800 (3) |
| Santa Monica Community College District | Public - Colleges/ Universities | 2,800 (3) |
| Aerospace Corp. | Private - Aerospace Manufacturing | 2,700 (5) |
| City of Santa Monica | Public - Local Government | 2,700 (3) |
Notes and Sources:
1) California Employment Development Dept., December 2021
2) Los Angeles Unified School District data, 2021-2022 School Year
3) Government Compensation in California, 2020 (see "Note" below)
4) University of California data, 2021
5) Los Angeles Business Journal Employer Survey/Estimates, 2021
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.
