Industries: Selected Major Employers

Employer - Number of Employees

• Federal Government – 37,000
• Sprint Nextel Corp. – 12,000
• Mc Donald’s USA – 7,000
• St. Luke’s Health Sys. – 6,403
• State of Missouri – 6,146
• HCA Midwest Health – 5,296
• AT&T – 5,230
• Cerner Corp. – 4,800
• City of Kansas City, MO – 4,669
• Children’s Mercy Hospital – 4,637
• Olathe School Dist. – 4,577
• State of Kansas – 4,542
• Ford Motor Co. – 4,465
• DST Systems – 4,425
• Hallmark Cards – 4,000
• KCK Public Schools – 3,829
• Black & Veatch – 3,800
• Johnson County, KS Govt. – 3,800
• KCMO School Dist. – 3,700
• Blue Valley School Dist. – 3,230
• Truman Medical Center – 2,982
• North KC School District – 2,917
• UMKC – 2,855
• Embarq – 2,800
• U. of Kansas Hospital – 2,780
• Lee’s Summit School Dist. – 2,580
• Honeywell – 2,500
• YRC Worldwide Inc. - 2,419
• General Motors – 2,400
• Garmin International - 2,370

Source: Kansas City Business Journal, 2009