In Chicago the top 5 employers are: “The U.S. government remains the top employer in the ranking with 45,673 full-time employees in the six-county Chicago area. That figure represents an 8.4 percent decrease from last year. It’s followed by Chicago Public Schools, the city of Chicago, Cook County and Advocate Health Care, in that order. Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, which last year merged with Cadence Health, saw the biggest growth, with a 51.3 percent increase in its number of local full-time employees. The list details both local and worldwide employment figures, as well as 2014 revenue.”
Here’s some details:
| Address/phone/website Company |
No. of full time local employees as of 12/31/2014 % change |
No. of full-time worldwide employees as of 12/31/2014 % change |
2014 Worldwide revenue (millions) % change |
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| 1 | U.S. Government(1) 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 2115, Chicago 60604; 312-353-6790; Chicago.feb.gov |
Antonio R. Riley Chairman, Chicago Federal Executive Board |
45,673 -8.4% |
1,831,732 -0.2% |
N/A N/A |
| 2 | Chicago Public Schools(2) 42 W. Madison St., Chicago 60602; 773-553-1500; CPS.edu |
Barbara Byrd-Bennett CEO |
38,933 -0.4% |
38,933 -0.4% |
$5,600.0 7.7% |
| 3 | City of Chicago(2) 121 N. LaSalle St., 302, Chicago 60602; 312-744-6280; CityofChicago.org.org |
Rahm Emanuel Mayor |
30,345 0.0% |
30,348 0.0% |
$8,762.1(3) 7.2% |
| 4 | Cook County(4) 118 N. Clark St., 537, Chicago 60602; 312-603-4600; Cookcountyil.gov |
Toni Preckwinkle President, Cook County Board of Commissioners |
21,622 0.7% |
21,622 0.7% |
$3,208.2 8.8% |
| 5 | Advocate Health Care 3075 Highland Parkway, Suite 600, Downers Grove 60515; 630-572-9393; AdvocateHealth.com |
James H. Skogsbergh President, CEO |
18,556 0.2% |
19,102 0.1% |
N/A N/A |
Here’s the link to the article in Crain — Thanks Jillian Bernas from the Hinsdale Ridge Circle.
