Top 50 Employers in Delaware
| ’04 rank |
’03 rank |
Company name |
Primary business |
’04 Del. workers1 |
’04 global |
’03 Del. workers |
’03 global |
% change Del. ’03-04 |
| 1 |
1 |
State of Delaware2 |
government |
14,573 |
14,573 |
15,114 |
15,114 |
-4% |
| 2 |
2 |
MBNA Corp. |
banking |
10,326 |
28,750 |
10,000 |
26,100 |
6% |
| 3 |
3 |
DuPont Co.3 |
chemicals |
9,900 |
79,000 |
9,900 |
79,000 |
0% |
| 4 |
4 |
Christiana Care Health System4 |
health care |
7,300 |
7,300 |
7,938 |
7,938 |
-8% |
| 5 |
5 |
Dover Air Force Base5 |
military transport |
6,980 |
6,980 |
7,705 |
7,705 |
-9% |
| 6 |
6 |
Total county/municipal government |
government |
6,800 |
6,800 |
6,800 |
6,800 |
0% |
| 7 |
7 |
AstraZeneca Plc |
pharmaceuticals |
4,500 |
58,000 |
4,000 |
54,000 |
13% |
| 8 |
8 |
University of Delaware |
education |
3,860 |
3,860 |
3,865 |
3,865 |
0% |
| 9 |
9 |
Mountaire Farms |
poultry processing |
3,620 |
5,200 |
3,256 |
4,856 |
11% |
| 10 |
10 |
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.6 |
financial services |
3,500 |
92,900 |
3,199 |
97,500 |
9% |
| 11 |
16 |
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. |
retail |
3,068 |
1,214,986 |
2,380 |
1,300,000 |
29% |
| 12 |
14 |
Bank One Card Services/Bank One Corp.6 |
banking |
2,800 |
71,000 |
2,500 |
72,000 |
12% |
| 13 |
24* |
Christina School District |
education |
2,789 |
2,789 |
2,874 |
2,874 |
-3% |
| 14 |
12 |
U.S. government |
government |
2,709 |
1,839,600 |
2,743 |
1,777,176 |
-1% |
| 15 |
11 |
Perdue Farms Inc. |
poultry processing |
2,629 |
19,800 |
2,831 |
20,500 |
-7% |
| 16 |
15 |
Nemours7 |
health care |
2,566 |
3,980 |
2,500 |
2,500 |
3% |
| 17 |
13 |
Bayhealth Medical Center |
health care |
2,532 |
2,532 |
2,564 |
2,567 |
-1% |
| 18 |
19 |
Wilmington Trust Corp. |
banking |
2,289 |
2,528 |
2,180 |
2,486 |
5% |
| 19 |
18 |
The Chrysler Group/DaimlerChrysler AG |
auto |
2,235 |
362,063 |
2,267 |
365,571 |
-1% |
| 20 |
17 |
Citigroup Inc. |
financial services |
1,984 |
275,000 |
2,300 |
250,000 |
-14% |
| 21 |
23 |
Red Clay Consolidated School District |
education |
1,862 |
1,862 |
1,750 |
1,750 |
6% |
| 22 |
20 |
Saturn Corp./General Motors Corp. |
auto |
1,845 |
325,000 |
2,144 |
350,000 |
-14% |
| 23 |
22 |
PNC Financial Services Group8 |
banking |
1,705 |
22,447 |
1,829 |
23,086 |
-7% |
| 24 |
25 |
Sears Roebuck & Co. |
retail |
1,557 |
220,000 |
1,600 |
275,000 |
-3% |
| 25 |
34 |
Delaware National Guard9 |
military |
1,500 |
1,500 |
1,251 |
1,251 |
20% |
| 26 |
37 |
Beebe Medical Center |
health care |
1,500 |
1,500 |
1,188 |
1,188 |
26% |
| 27 |
26 |
Conectiv Inc./Pepco Holdings Inc. |
utilities |
1,482 |
5,742 |
1,517 |
6,079 |
-2% |
| 28 |
28 |
Colonial School District |
education |
1,400 |
1,400 |
1,400 |
1,400 |
0% |
| 29 |
50* |
Happy Harry's Inc. |
pharmacy |
1,397 |
1,626 |
760 |
1,086 |
84% |
| 30 |
33 |
Brandywine School District |
education |
1,355 |
1,355 |
1,255 |
1,255 |
8% |
| 31 |
47 |
American International Group |
insurance |
1,342 |
88,714 |
904 |
81,000 |
48% |
| 32 |
30 |
Delaware Park |
racetrack/casino |
1,330 |
1,330 |
1,336 |
1,336 |
0% |
| 33 |
31 |
Dade Behring Inc. |
diagnostic equipment |
1,315 |
6,338 |
1,305 |
6,403 |
1% |
| 34 |
32 |
Acme Markets/Albertson's Inc. |
retail food |
1,315 |
45,210 |
1,294 |
44,000 |
2% |
| 35 |
21 |
Discover Bank/Morgan Stanley & Co.4 |
financial services |
1,300 |
18,000 |
2,000 |
18,000 |
-35% |
| 36 |
29 |
St. Francis Healthcare Services10 |
health care |
1,277 |
1,277 |
1,377 |
1,377 |
-7% |
| 37 |
41 |
Comcast Corp. |
cable communications |
1,192 |
60,000 |
1,030 |
60,000 |
16% |
| 38 |
38 |
Amtrak |
railroad services |
1,184 |
19,976 |
1,184 |
22,321 |
0% |
| 39 |
35 |
HSBC Holdings Plc/Household Int’l. Inc.11 |
finance |
1,156 |
33,000 |
1,248 |
33,000 |
-7% |
| 40 |
27 |
Computer Sciences Corp.12 |
computer services |
1,123 |
92,000 |
1,500 |
64,000 |
-25% |
| 41 |
45 |
Allen’s Inc. |
poultry production |
1,110 |
2,461 |
952 |
2,324 |
17% |
| 42 |
40 |
Indian River School District |
education |
1,073 |
1,073 |
1,076 |
1,076 |
0% |
| 43 |
46 |
Home Depot Inc. |
retailer |
1,066 |
300,000 |
926 |
280,000 |
15% |
| 44 |
42 |
Playtex Products Inc. |
manufacturing |
1,014 |
1,767 |
1,030 |
1,950 |
-2% |
| 45 |
44 |
Delaware Technical & Community College |
education |
982 |
982 |
975 |
975 |
1% |
| 46 |
39 |
Verizon Communications Inc. |
communication services |
955 |
203,000 |
1,090 |
229,000 |
-12% |
| 47 |
49 |
Genesis Health Ventures Inc. |
nursing home/pharmacy |
934 |
34,600 |
799 |
44,000 |
17% |
| 48 |
43 |
Nanticoke Health Services13 |
health care |
905 |
905 |
1,025 |
1,025 |
-12% |
| 49 |
36 |
May Department Stores Inc.14 |
retail |
900 |
109,700 |
1,200 |
98,000 |
-25% |
| 50 |
48 |
Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment Inc. |
casino/entertainment |
820 |
820 |
848 |
848 |
-3% |
| Total |
|
|
|
134,856 |
5,701,226 |
134,709 |
5,751,282 |
0.1% |
| Notes: 1. Employee numbers are in full-time equivalents, and some are company estimates. 2. Inclues state and capitol police. 3. Includes employees in its Invista fibers unit, which is being sold to Koch Industries Inc. 4. 2003 numbers did not reflect full-time equivalents. 5. Includes both military and civilian employees, but not dependents. 6. J.P. Morgan Chase and Bank One announced in January that they will merge. 7. Includes Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children and Nemours Children’s Clinics in Wilmington, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Florida; 2003 worldwide figure included only the hospital. 8. Includes mutual fund unit PFPC Inc. 9. Includes federal, state, civilian and military employees. 10. Includes St. Francis Hospital and St. Francis Healthcare Services. 11. HSBC bought Household last year. 12. Computer Sciences bought Dyncorp last year. 13. Includes Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, LifeCare at Lofland Park, Mid-Sussex Medical Centers and Proprietary Enterprises. 14. Owns Strawbridge's and Lord & Taylor. *2003 rank was based on incomplete information. Source: Web based information |
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