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Alameda County Largest Employers

Ranked by number of Alameda County Employers, as published 2009 in the Harris InfoSource of Lists

Rank Company Primary Naics Description Employment City
1 University of California Colleges, Universities & Professional Schools 13649 Oakland
2 United States Dept of Energy Administration Of General Economic Programs 12485 Oakland
3 County of Alameda Offices Of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists 7734 Oakland
4 New United Motor Manufacturing All Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 7000 Fremont
5 Oakland Unified School Dist Elementary & Secondary Schools 5689 Oakland
6 World Savings & Loan Assn Savings Institutions 4389 Oakland
7 Cooper Co's Inc Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing 4000 Pleasanton
8 Kaiser Foundation Hospitals General Medical & Surgical Hospitals 3754 Oakland
9 Safeway Inc Supermarkets & Other Grocery (Except Convenience) Stores 2895 Oakland
10 Oracle Systems Corp Software Publishers 2805 Oakland
11 City of Berkeley Offices Of Certified Public Accountants 2783 Berkeley
12 Fremont Unified School Dist Elementary & Secondary Schools 2558 Fremont
13 Fabco Automotive Corp Motor Vehicle Transmission & Power Train Parts Manufacturing 2500 Livermore
14 Internal Revenue Service Public Finance Activities 2500 Oakland
15 Oakland, City of Inc Other Individual & Family Services 2482 Oakland
16 City of Oakland Insurance Agencies & Brokerages 2148 Oakland
17 Ross Stores Inc Discount Department Stores 2102 Fremont
18 Albertson's LLC Supermarkets & Other Grocery (Except Convenience) Stores 2039 Fremont
19 Peralta Community College Dist Junior Colleges 2020 Oakland
20 Home Depot USA Inc Home Centers 2010 Fremont
21 Itron Inc Electrical Contractors 2002 Oakland
22 Medisense Inc Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing 2000 Alameda
23 Neophotonics Optical Instrument & Lens Manufacturing 2000 Newark
24 International Paper Corrugated & Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing 2000 San Leandro
25 Children's Hospital & Research General Medical & Surgical Hospitals 1970 Oakland
26 City of Fremont Human Resources Consulting Services 1894 Fremont
27 Hayward Unified School Dist Elementary & Secondary Schools 1776 Hayward
28 Berkeley Unified School Dist Elementary & Secondary Schools 1713 Berkeley
29 Quality Auto Craft Inc General Automotive Repair 1614 Pleasanton
30 Washington Township Healthcare General Medical & Surgical Hospitals 1600 Fremont
31 Hospital Committee For The General Medical & Surgical Hospitals 1520 Livermore
32 United States Postal Service Postal Service 1461 Oakland
33 Target Corp Discount Department Stores 1405 Fremont
34 Macy's Department Stores Inc Department Stores (Except Discount Department Stores) 1402 Hayward
35 United States Coast Guard Regulation & Administration Of Transportation Programs 1387 Alameda
36 Berkeley, City of Inc All Other Outpatient Care Centers 1339 Berkeley
37 Alameda Unified School Dist Elementary & Secondary Schools 1320 Alameda
38 Wal-Mart Stores Inc Discount Department Stores 1300 Fremont
39 Documentum Inc Software Publishers 1155 Pleasanton
40 New Haven Unified School Dist Elementary & Secondary Schools 1101 Hayward
41 Longs Drug Stores California Pharmacies & Drug Stores 1089 Oakland
42 Pleasanton Unified School Dist Elementary & Secondary Schools 1061 Pleasanton
43 John Laing Homes New Single-Family Housing Construction (Except Operative Builders) 1040 Pleasanton
44 Safeway Stores 46 Inc Supermarkets & Other Grocery (Except Convenience) Stores 1000 Pleasanton
45 Livermore Valley Joint Unified Elementary & Secondary Schools 992 Livermore
46 United States Department of General Medical & Surgical Hospitals 989 Oakland
47 Eden Township Hospital Dist General Medical & Surgical Hospitals 968 Castro Valley
48 California Dept of Trans Regulation & Administration Of Transportation Programs 962 Oakland
49 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Commuter Rail Systems 955 Oakland