Atlanta’S Top Employers, 2006
Atlanta Employees
Rank Employees Nationwide* Company Product or Service
Gwinnett County Public Schools
Emory University
Delta Air Lines
1
2
www.emory.edu 21,797 21,797 Education institution
27,197 27,197 Public education, K-12
19,235 51,275 Air transportation
3
Publix Supermarkets
16,855 132,000 Grocer
4
5
Kroger Company 15,500 290,000
Grocer
(tie) Bellsouth Corp.
15,500 15,500 Telecommunications,
wireless comm., cable digital TV, Internet data services
Wal-Mart Stores
7
14,700 1,200,000 Discount retailer
10,500
DeKalb County Public Schools
United States Postal Service
www.usps.gov 14,000 753,000 U.S. postal service
8
14,500 14,500 Public education, K-12
9
Home improvement
Home Depot
10
11
12
13
14
13,184 325,000 retailer
Cobb County Public Schools
Fulton County School System
10,892 10,892 Public education, K-12
UPS
Wellstar Health Systems
13,000 13,000 Public education, K-12
(worldwide) package delivery
384,000 Express document and 10,112 10,112 Health care services
7,934 7,934 Atlanta City Government
Atlanta City Municipal
Government
15
16
www.atlantaga.gov
SunTrust Banks Inc.
Financial services, bank
33,012 7,768 holding company
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics 7,531 Aircraft design, 130,000+
development, manufacturing and support
17
18
19
IBM Corp. Hardware, software and consulting services 7,500 329,000
Northside Hospital
7,100 7,100 Health care services Georgia Institute of Technology
Clayton County Public Schools
Atlanta Public Schools
U.S. Centers for Disease Control
Prevention Headquarters
20
21
21
www.gatech.edu 7,075 7,075 University
6,702 6,702 Public education, K-12
6,826 6,826 Public education, K-12
Federal health agency that protects public health
through prevention of 22
23
24
6,500 disease 21,000
Wachovia Corporation
Turner Broadcasting Systems
5,959 8,000 entertainment
6,000 93,000 Financial services
Producer of news and Cox Enterprises
Newspapers, radio TV,
broadcasting, publishing, auto auctions, city Web 25
26
5,606 sites 73,036
The Southern Company
(including Georgia Power, etc.)
5,490 26,000 Energy company
AT T Corp. Full range of telecommunications services for business and 27
5,200 government services 61,600
Waffle House
(tie)
5,200 16,650 Restaurant
Bank of America N.A. Financial and investment
services to consumer, small and commercial 29
30
31
32
5,115 clients 177,236
Piedmont Hospital
The Coca-Cola Company
4,720 marketer 8,758
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
4,668 services 4,668
4,800 4,800 Health care services non-alcoholic beverage Children’s Health care General Electric (GE Energy HQ Aircraft engines, power here)
generation, financial
services. Medical imaging, television programming
33
34
4,600 305,000
AirTran Airways
4,541 6,902 airline MARTA (Metropolitan Rapid
Transit Authority)
Grady Health Systems/Grady
Hospital
Cobb County Government
35
4,500 4,500 Bus and rail transit
4,437 4,437 Health services
36
37
4,309 4,309 Local county government
Cingular Wireless voice data 38
39
services 4,200 64,000
Verizon Wireless 4,100 216,700 Telecommunications
Cingular Wireless
40
4,000 63,000 Wireless company
Gwinnett Health Systems
Georgia Power (employment also reflected in Southern Co. above)
Georgia Pacific Corp
(tie)
4,000 4,000 Health care services
42
3,980 8,732 electricity
Building products and paper distribution operations, sales, marketing, packaging facility and research labs
43
44
45
3,829 47,000
DeKalb Medical Center
3,575 3,575 Health care services
Southern Regional Medical Center
Siemens Corporation(units of Siemens are headquartered in metro Atlanta)
St. Joseph’s Hospital
General Motors Doraville
3,500 3,500 Health care services
Electrical and communications 46 company
47
48
3,250 70,000
2,300 44,000 Health care services
2,300 324,000 Vehicle manufacturer
Printed products, software services,
Southwire Produces wire and cable John H. Harland
Scantron
49
50
2,000 5,686
1,952 products 3,600
Source: Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Research Dept.
BOLDING INDICATES THAT THE COMPANY IS HEADQUARTERED IN METRO
ATLANTA
Shading indicates government employer.