Washington Top 100 Companies

(Courtesy of Tacoma News Tribune)

Washington’s largest employers
96Rank/95 Rank Company Washington employees Worldwide employees City State Yr. inc. Business Description
1/1 Boeing Co. 73,164 106,993 Seattle WA 1934 aerospace/defense
2/2 Safeway Inc. 16,000 114,000 Oakland CA 1926 retail grocery  
3/8 McDonald’s Corp. 13,000 500,000 Oak Brook IL 1965 restaurants/ food service  
4/6 Sisters of Providence* 11,351 24,308 Seattle WA 1889 medical centers  
5/7 Microsoft Corp. 10,591 18,700 Redmond WA 1975 computer software
6/5 Weyerhaeuser Co. 10,000 39,431 Tacoma WA 1900 forest products  
7/4 Group Health Co-Op of Puget Sound* 9,000 9,000 Seattle WA 1945 health maintenence  
8/12 Fred Meyer Inc. 8,700 27,000 Portland OR 1922 retail - department stores
9/9 BankAmerica (Seafirst Bank) 7,300 79,916 San Francisco CA 1930 commercial bank
10/10 U S West Communications Group 7,036 48,800 Englewood CO 1983 utilities - telecomm.
11/14 Albertson’s Inc. 6,200 78,000 Boise ID 1969 retail - grocery  
12/3 Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Hanford) 6,020 77,813 Pittsburgh PA 1900 electrical equipment
13/13 Nordstrom Inc. 6,000 35,000 Seattle WA 1946 retail - department stores  
14/15 Alaska Air Group Inc. 5,671 10,467 Seattle WA 1985 transportation - air
15/11 Sears, Roebuck and Co. 5,500 320,000 Chicago IL 1886 retail - department stores  
16/18 Dayton Hudson Corp. (Target, Mervyn’s) 5,450 214,000 Minneapolis MN 1902 retail - general
17/16 Federated Dept. Stores Inc. (Bon Marche) 5,172 111,700 Cincinnati OH 1929 retail - department stores
18/23 PriceCostco Inc. 5,000 52,000 Issaquah WA 1987 retail - general
19/NR Thrifty Payless Inc. 4,425 31,884 Wilsonville OR 1995 retail - drugs  
20/22 KeyCorp (Key Bank) 4,264 29,211 Cleveland OH 1825 commercial banks  
21/27 Quality Food Centers Inc. 4,200 4,200 Bellevue WA 1987 retail - grocery  
22/20 United Parcel Service* 4,100 315,000 Atlanta GA 1907 package distribution
23/19 Kmart Corp. 4,075 300,000 Troy MI 1899 retail - department stores
24/30 Hewlett-Packard Co. 4,000 105,200 Palo Alto CA 1947 electronics
25/25 Battelle* 3,900 8,000 Columbus OH 1925 research & development
26/33 Swedish Hospital Medical Center* 3,850 3,850 Seattle WA 1910 medical center  
27/32 Multicare Health System* 3,800 3,800 Tacoma WA 1882 medical center
28/26 Virginia Mason Medical Center* 3,800 3,800 Seattle WA 1920 medical center  
29/21 J.C. Penney Co. Inc. 3,586 202,000 Plano TX 1924 retail - department stores
30/31 Catholic Health Initiative (Franciscan)* 3,515 45,000 Denver CO 1996 medical center  
31/40 Safeco Corp. 3,500 7,550 Seattle WA 1923 insurance
32/28 Washington Mutual Inc. 3,419 4,364 Seattle WA 1994 financial - savings & loans  
33/36 Sacred Heart Hospital* 3,400 3,400 Spokane WA 1886 medical center  
34/24 Paccar Inc. (Kenworth Truck Co.) 3,200 13,500 Bellevue WA 1905 auto & trucks
35/37 Kaiser Aluminum Corp. 3,000 9,600 Houston TX 1946 metals - diversified
36/44 Red Lion Hotels Inc. 2,569 11,462 Vancouver WA 1987 hotels  
37/51 Eagle Hardware & Garden Inc. 2,513 3,920 Tukwila WA 1992 retail - home centers  
38/58 Starbucks Corp. 2,502 13,449 Seattle WA 1985 retail - coffee  
39/56 Deaconess Medical Center* 2,500 2,500 Spokane WA 1896 medical center  
40/35 The Seattle Times Co.* 2,500 2,500 Seattle WA 1896 newspapers
41/78 A T & T Corp. 2,450 299,300 New York NY 1885 telecommunications
42/29 GTE Corp. 2,444 106,000 Stamford CT 1988 utilities - telecomm.
43/34 U.S. Bancorp (U.S. Bank) 2,420 14,081 Portland OR 1891 commercial banks
44/NR ConAgra Inc. (Lamb Weston, Inc.) 2,400 90,871 Omaha NE 1919 food - processing
45/43 Simpson Investment Co.* 2,400 6,500 Seattle WA 1895 timber  
46/47 Longview Fibre Co. 2,400 3,800 Longview WA 1926 forest products & paper  
47/42 Haggen Inc.* 2,400 2,400 Bellingham WA 1962 retail - grocer  
48/39 Boise Cascade Corp. 2,351 18,087 Boise ID 1931 forest products & paper
49/45 First Interstate Bancorp/Wells Fargo 2,200 27,394 Los Angeles CA 1958 commercial banks
50/46 Children’s Hospital & Medical Center* 2,200 2,200 Seattle WA 1907 medical center  
51/48 Good Samaritan Comm. HealthCare* 2,200 2,200 Puyallup WA 1952 medical center  
52/38 Puget Sound Power & Light Co. 2,150 2,150 Bellevue WA 1912 utilities - electric  
53/NR B.F. Goodrich Co. (Tramco Inc.) 2,127 13,275 Akron OH 1870 chemicals/aerospace  
54/NR PeaceHealth* 2,080 5,308 Bellevue WA 1974 health services  
55/39 Ernst Home Center Inc. 2,068 4,035 Seattle WA 1893 retail home centers  
56/55 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research* 2,008 2,008 Seattle WA 1975 medical center
57/54 James River Corp. of Virginia 2,000 33,800 Richmond VA 1969 forest products & paper  
58/NR Spiegal Inc. (Eddie Bauer) 2,000 15,000 Downers Grove IL 1965 retail - special line  
59/50 SW Washington Medical Center* 2,000 2,000 Vancouver WA 1858 medical center  
60/52 Thrifty Foods Inc.* 2,000 2,000 Burlington WA 1972 supermarket chain  
61/53 Northwest Airlines Corp. 1,996 43,000 Egan MN 1926 transportation - air
62/37 ICF Kaiser Intl. Inc. (ICF Kaiser Hanford) 1,927 7,500 Fairfax VA 1914 environmental control
63/62 King County Medical Blue Shield* 1,800 1,800 Seattle WA 1933 medical center  
64/68 Keith Uddenberg Inc.* 1,800 1,800 Gig Harbor WA 1955 grocery  
65/72 Northwest Hospital* 1,700 1,700 Seattle WA 1949 medical center  
66/59 U S West New Vector Group Inc. 1,655 2,300 Bellevue WA 1983 telecommunications  
67/89 Overlake Hospital Medical Center* 1,517 1,517 Seattle WA 1957 medical center  
68/49 UAL Corp. (United Airlines) 1,500 83,929 Elk Grove IL 1926 transportation - air
69/64 Fluke Corp. 1,400 2,516 Everett WA 1948 electrical equipment
70/71 SEH America 1,400 5500 Vancouver WA 1926 high-tech manufacturing  
71/NR Twin City Foods Inc.* 1,400 1,800 Stanwood WA 1945 frozen food processing  
72/66 Advanced Technology Laboratories Inc. 1,350 2,600 Bothell WA 1983 medical - biotechnology  
73/99 Specialty Foods Corp. (Gai’s Bakery) 1,333 14,000 Chicago IL 1993 bakery  
74/73 Recreation Equipment Inc. * 1,300 4,500 Kent WA 1938 retail - special line  
75/75 Blue Cross of WA and AK* 1,365 1,368 Mountlake Terrace WA 1945 health care  
76/98 Brunswick (U.S. Marine/Bayliner) 1,290 20,800 Lake Forest IL 1845 leisure time  
77/63 Washington Energy Co. 1,270 1,270 Seattle WA 1977 utilities - gas  
78/87 Harrison Memorial Hospital* 1,250 1,250 Bremerton WA 1942 medical center  
79/NR Quad-C Health Care Centers* 1,220 1,220 Tacoma WA 1220 health services  
80/60 Airborne Freight Corp. 1,200 19,500 Seattle WA 1968 transportation - air  
81/85 Alumax Inc. 1,200 15,500 Norcross GA 1887 mining  
82/96 McClatchy Newspapers (The News Tribune) 1,200 7,500 Sacramento CA 1857 newspapers
83/65 Associated Grocers* 1,200 1,200 Seattle WA 1934 wholesale grocery  
84/80 Georgia Pacific Corp. 1,100 47,000 Atlanta GA 1927 forest products & paper  
85/82 Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Nintendo America) 1,100 1.6 Kyoto (Japan) 1947 video game manufacturer
86/76 Tree Top Inc.* 1,100 1,200 Selah WA 1960 food processing  
87/77 Washington Water Power Co. 1,072 1,378 Spokane WA 1889 utilities - electric  
88/79 Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) 1,062 72,000 Pittsburgh PA 1888 metals - diversified
89/86 Todd Shipyards Corp. 1,030 1,030 Seattle WA 1916 ship manufacturer  
90/NR Darigold Inc.* 1,040 1,640 Seattle WA 1918 food processing  
91/74 Lamonts Apparel Inc. 1,002 2,000 Bellevue WA 1985 retail - apparel  
92/NR Whitbread PLC (Keg Restaurants) 1,000 65,238 London (UK) 1742 restaurants/breweries  
93/94 Goodale & Barbieri Co.* 975 1,043 Spokane WA 1978 hotels, real estate  
94/90 SuperValu Inc. (West Coast Grocers) 950 42,000 Eden Prairie MN 1926 food - wholesale  
95/NR Frank Russell Co.* 950 950 Tacoma WA 1936 investment management
96/NR Seattle University* 947 947 Seattle WA 1891 education
97/95 Pacific Telecom* 918 2,271 Vancouver WA 1955 utilities - telecomm.
98/NR Milgard Manufacturing Inc.* 900 2,000 Tacoma WA 1962 windows & doors  
99/NR Rosauers Supermarkets* 900 1,600 Spokane WA 1949 food & drug  
100/93 Bartell Drug Co.* 900 900 Seattle WA 1890 drugstores