| LARGEST PRIVATE AND PUBLIC EMPLOYERS IN NEBRASKA |
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PRIVATE EMPLOYERS |
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Number Employed |
| No. |
Business Name |
Nebraska Location |
2003 |
2005 |
| 1 |
Tyson Foods, Inc. |
Dakota City, Lexington, etc. |
11,012 |
11,000 |
| 2 |
Walmart |
Bellevue |
7,400* |
9,755 |
| 3 |
Union Pacific Corporation |
Omaha |
6,749 |
7,200 |
| 4 |
Alegent Health |
Omaha |
6,099 |
6,675 |
| 5 |
First Data Corp. |
Omaha |
7,050 |
6,300 |
| 6 |
Mutual of Omaha Ins. Co. |
Omaha |
4,708 |
5,400 |
| 7 |
Hy-Vee Food Stores |
Omaha |
4,473 |
4,843 |
| 8 |
First National of Nebraska Inc |
Omaha |
5,354 |
4,651 |
| 9 |
Nebraska Methodist Health System |
Omaha |
N/A |
4,446 |
| 10 |
Burlington Northern |
Omaha |
4,400 |
4,400 |
| 11 |
Bryan LGH Medical Center |
Lincoln |
4,200 |
4,200 |
| 12 |
ConAgra Inc. |
Omaha |
2,720 |
4,000 |
| 13 |
Cabela's Inc. |
Sidney |
3,631 |
3,887 |
| 14 |
Cargill Inc. |
Blair |
N/A |
3,504 |
| 15 |
Swift & Co |
Omaha & Grand Island |
N/A |
3,168 |
| 16 |
Crete Carrier Corp. |
Lincoln |
4,021 |
3,040 |
| 17 |
Oriental Trading Co. |
Omaha |
3,250 |
3,000 |
| 18 |
West Corp. |
Omaha |
2,614* |
2,800 |
| 19 |
Baker's Supermarkets (Kroger Co.) |
Omaha |
1,900 |
2,535 |
| 20 |
Creighton University |
Omaha |
2,550 |
2,500 |
| 21 |
Pamida/Shopko |
Omaha |
2,209 |
2,463 |
| 22 |
St. Elizabeth Regional Med. Center |
Lincoln |
2,150 |
2,393 |
| 23 |
Nebraska Furniture Mart |
Omaha |
1,533 |
2,166 |
| 24 |
Becton Dickinson |
Columbus |
2,080 |
2,100 |
| 25 |
B & R Stores Inc. |
Lincoln |
1,814 |
2,011 |
| 26 |
Smithfield Foods Inc (formerly Farmland Foods Inc) |
Crete |
1,586* |
1,857 |
| 27 |
Qwest Communications |
Omaha |
N/A |
1,850 |
| 28 |
Target Stores |
Omaha |
2,150 |
1,781 |
| 29 |
Good Samaritan Hospital |
Kearney |
1,734 |
1,700 |
| 30 |
Father Flanagan's Boys & Girls Town |
Omaha |
1,590 |
1,700 |
| 31 |
UPS |
Omaha |
2,076* |
1,687 |
| 32 |
Werner Enterprises Inc. |
Omaha |
1,416 |
1,622 |
| 33 |
Omaha Steaks Inc. |
Omaha |
1,500 |
1,600 |
| 34 |
Chief Industries Inc. |
Grand Island |
1,450 |
1,600 |
| 35 |
Valmont Industries Inc. |
Omaha |
1,400 |
1,500 |
| 36 |
Ameritrade Holding Corp. |
Omaha |
1,200 |
1,500 |
| 37 |
Children's Hospital |
Omaha |
1,432 |
1,428 |
| 38 |
Buckle Inc. |
Kearney |
751 |
1,404 |
| 39 |
St. Joseph Hospital (Creighton Med Center) |
Omaha |
N/A |
1,350 |
| 40 |
Hormel Foods Corp |
Fremont |
N/A |
1,341 |
| 41 |
Wells Fargo Bank |
Omaha |
1,070 |
1,320 |
| 42 |
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. |
Lincoln |
2,165* |
1,300 |
| 43 |
Omaha World Herald |
Omaha |
926 |
1,300 |
| 44 |
Commercial Federal Corporation |
Omaha |
1,300 |
1,266 |
| 45 |
Marriott Regional Center |
Omaha |
1,284* |
1,220 |
| 46 |
Bag N Save |
Omaha |
N/A |
1,200 |
| 47 |
Info USA Inc. |
Omaha |
1,003* |
1,200 |
| 48 |
Runza National |
Lincoln |
1,380 |
1,200 |
| 49 |
CSG Inc. |
Omaha |
1,250 |
1,200 |
| 50 |
Regional West Medical Center |
Scottsbluff |
1,276 |
1,155 |
| 51 |
St. Francis Medical Center |
Grand Island |
1,100 |
1,140 |
| 52 |
Cox Communications |
Omaha |
N/A |
1,100 |
| 53 |
Lozier Corp. |
Omaha |
1,286 |
1,100 |
| 54 |
Ameritas Acacia Mutual Holding |
Lincoln |
1,152 |
1,100 |
| 55 |
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital |
Lincoln |
1,100 |
1,100 |
| 56 |
JC Penney Co. |
Omaha |
1,074 |
1,100 |
| 57 |
Gallup Organization Inc. |
Lincoln |
950 |
1,100 |
| 58 |
Vishay Dale Electronics Inc. |
Columbus |
733 |
1,100 |
| 59 |
Kawasaki Motors Mfg. Corp. USA |
Lincoln |
1,050 |
1,060 |
| 60 |
Physicians Mutual Ins. Co |
Omaha |
993 |
1,029 |
| 61 |
Faith Regional Health Services |
Norfolk |
1,003 |
1,020 |
| 62 |
Nebco Inc, Constructors Inc |
Lincoln |
N/A |
1,000 |
| 63 |
Duncan Aviation |
Lincoln |
1,200 |
1,000 |
| 64 |
Alltel |
Lincoln |
1,157 |
960 |
| 65 |
Lincoln Benefit Life |
Lincoln |
N/A |
950 |
| 66 |
Blue Cross Blue Shield |
Omaha |
981 |
946 |
| 67 |
Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital |
Hastings |
880 |
940 |
| 68 |
Connectivity Solutions Mfg, Inc. |
Omaha |
N/A |
900 |
| 69 |
Gordman's Inc |
Omaha |
900 |
900 |
| 70 |
Pfizer Inc. |
Lincoln |
800 |
900 |
| 71 |
Hewlett-Packard |
Omaha |
N/A |
850 |
| 72 |
Nucor Corp |
Norfolk |
N/A |
850 |
| 73 |
Eaton Corp |
Hastings |
N/A |
844 |
| 74 |
Jefferson Pilot Financial |
Omaha |
754 |
818 |
| 75 |
Sitel Corp. |
Omaha |
940 |
800 |
| 76 |
Baldwin Filters Inc. |
Kearney |
850 |
800 |
| 77 |
Fremont Area Medical Center |
Fremont |
850 |
800 |
| 78 |
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co |
Omaha |
N/A |
770 |
| 79 |
Sara Lee Corp |
Bellevue |
N/A |
770 |
| 80 |
Great Plains Regional Medical |
North Platte |
781 |
765 |
| 81 |
Behlen Manufacturing |
Columbus |
754 |
750 |
| 82 |
Union Bank |
Lincoln |
743 |
750 |
| 83 |
Tabitha Nursing Home |
Lincoln |
745 |
731 |
| 84 |
Greater Omaha Packing Co. |
Omaha |
N/A |
725 |
| 85 |
Peter Kiewit & Sons Inc. |
Omaha |
N/A |
713 |
| 86 |
Kellogg Co. |
Omaha |
688 |
700 |
| 87 |
American Meter Co. |
Neb. City |
668 |
700 |
| 88 |
Nebraska Book Co. Inc. |
Lincoln |
750 |
690 |
| 89 |
Molex Inc |
Lincoln |
N/A |
655 |
| 90 |
HDR Inc. |
Omaha |
634 |
652 |
| 91 |
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts |
Omaha |
N/A |
650 |
| 92 |
Growth Management Corp. |
Lincoln |
800 |
630 |
| 93 |
Woodmen of the World Insurance |
Omaha |
N/A |
606 |
| 94 |
Airlite Plastics Co. |
Omaha |
575 |
601 |
| 95 |
Transactions Systems Architects |
Omaha |
N/A |
600 |
| 96 |
CNH |
Grand Island |
515 |
600 |
| 97 |
Travel & Transport Inc. |
Omaha |
372 |
600 |
| 98 |
Square D/Schneider Electric |
Lincoln |
N/A |
501 |
| 99 |
Convergy's Corp. |
Omaha |
N/A |
500 |
| 100 |
Irwin Industrial Tools (Visegrip) |
DeWitt |
N/A |
500 |
| 101 |
MDS Pharma Services |
Lincoln |
N/A |
500 |
| 102 |
Lindsay Manufacturing |
Lindsay |
500 |
480 |
| 103 |
Camaco Columbus Mnfg. |
Columbus |
500 |
450 |
| 104 |
Data Transmission Network Corp. |
Omaha |
491 |
400 |
| 105 |
Lester Electrical of Nebraska |
Lincoln |
440 |
400 |
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PUBLIC EMPLOYERS |
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Number of Employees |
| |
Agency / Institution |
Nebraska Location |
2003 |
2005 |
| 1 |
State of Nebraska |
Lincoln |
18,653 |
18,653 |
| 2 |
US Government |
Lincoln |
16,297 |
15,403 |
| 3 |
University of NE-Lincoln |
Lincoln |
5,534 |
4,915 |
| 4 |
University of NE Medical Center |
Omaha |
3,800* |
3,411 |
| 5 |
Omaha Public Power District |
Omaha |
2,419 |
2,354 |
| 6 |
NE Public Power District |
Columbus |
2,270 |
2,153 |
| 7 |
University of NE-Omaha |
Omaha |
2,850 |
1,328 |
| 8 |
US Veterans Hospital |
Omaha |
1,661 |
1,199 |
| 9 |
University of NE-Kearney |
Kearney |
1,503 |
893 |
| 10 |
Metropolitan Utilities District |
Omaha |
814 |
806 |
| 11 |
Omaha Public Schools |
Omaha |
8,073* |
-- |
| 12 |
US Air Force/Offutt |
Omaha |
11,137 |
-- |
| 13 |
U.S. Post Office |
Omaha |
5,905 |
-- |
| 14 |
Lincoln Public Schools |
Lincoln |
5,900 |
-- |
| 15 |
NE Dept. of Health & Human Svc. |
Lincoln |
5,809 |
-- |
| 16 |
Nebraska Health Systems |
Omaha |
4,500 |
-- |
| 17 |
City of Omaha |
Omaha |
2,800 |
-- |
| 18 |
City of Lincoln |
Lincoln |
2,746 |
-- |
| 19 |
Millard Public Schools |
Omaha |
2,498 |
-- |
| 20 |
Douglas County |
Omaha |
2,404 |
-- |
| 21 |
Correctional Services |
Lincoln |
2,083 |
-- |
| 22 |
Central Community College |
Grand Island |
1,672 |
-- |
| 23 |
Lancaster County |
Lincoln |
1,255 |
-- |
| 24 |
Air & Army National Guard |
Lincoln |
923 |
-- |
| 25 |
US Navy & Marine Corps |
Omaha |
507 |
-- |
| Sources: 2003
numbers from NDED survey of employers; 2005 numbers from Omaha World-Herald,
"Business Profiles," March 27, 2005. |
| * Denotes 2002
employment number |
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April
4, 2005 |
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