Employers
Employment Distribution - Major Employers
WHERE DOES EVERYBODY WORK?
There are hundreds of employers in the Roanoke Region, ranging from service industries and manufacturing to health care and education.
Private Sector Employment Distribution
Industry Employed Services 51.2% Financial/Ins & Real Estate 5.0% Retail Trade 12.2% Wholesale Trade 4.6% Transportation/Utilities 5.5% Information 1.3% Manufacturing 10.4% Construction/Mining 5.7% Agriculture 0.2%
Source: Virginia Employment Commission, Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages, 2nd Quarter 2011
Company Employment Mfg/Service Carilion Clinic 10,000 +
Service Wells Fargo Bank 1,000-2,999 Service ITT Exelis 1,000 - 2,999 Manufacturing The Kroger Company 1,000-2,999 Service HCA Healthcare 1,000-2,999 Service Meadwestvaco 1,000-2,999 Manufacturing Allstate Insurance 1,000-2,999 Service Ply Bem Windows 500-999 Manufacturing Advance Auto Parts 500-999 Service Yokohama Tire Corporation
500-999 Manufacturing UPS 500-999
Service General Electric 500-999 Manufacturing Anthem 500-999 Service Roanoke College 500-999 Service Friendship Manor 500-999 Service Orvis 250-499 Service Liberty Medical Supply 250-499 Service Steel Dynamics 250-499 Manufacturing Adams Construction 250-499 Construction Home Shopping Network 250-499 Service Hollins University 250-499 Service
Source: Virginia Employment Commission, 1st Quarter 2010; Infogroup, 2011.
