Top Private Employers
Another measure of the economic vitality of a community is job attraction, creation and retention. Major employers are not necessarily the top revenue generators of a city, but are an important hallmark. In a discussion of jobs/housing balances, it is critical to have desired jobs to employ both local and regional residents. Private employers offer these critical jobs which are an important facet of economic development effectiveness.
|
Rank
|
Name |
Employees**
|
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Oracle America, Inc. |
6750
|
|
2
|
Electronic Arts, Inc. |
2367
|
|
3
|
The Permenente Medical Group |
911
|
|
4
|
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals |
773
|
|
5
|
Stanford Hospitals & Clinics |
750
|
|
6
|
Silver Springs Networks, Inc |
602
|
|
7
|
Equinix, LLC |
532
|
|
8
|
Shutterfly.com, Inc. |
481
|
|
9
|
Genomic Health, Inc. |
479
|
|
10
|
Pacific Data Images LLC |
449
|
|
11
|
Abbot Vascular, Inc. |
347
|
|
12
|
Rocket Fuel, Inc. |
340
|
|
13
|
Starvista |
330
|
|
14
|
Whole Foods Market |
249
|
|
15
|
Evernote Corporation |
233
|
|
16
|
Turn |
230
|
|
17
|
Storm8 |
218
|
|
18
|
Acxiom Digital Inc. |
212
|
|
19
|
Saba Software, Inc |
202
|
|
20
|
Qualys, Inc. |
200
|
|
21
|
Zazzle, Inc. |
190
|
|
22
|
Ernst & Young U.S., LLP |
188
|
|
23
|
Perfect World Entertainment, Inc. |
183
|
|
24
|
Hotel Sofitel |
178
|
|
25
|
Costco Wholesale |
165
|
| *Based on January 2015 Business License Database |
| **Total employess = Total Full Time Employees + 0.5 * Total Part Time Employees |