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The Arizona Republic ranks Arizona's 100 largest publicly and privately owned companies according to the number of full-time employees:

Top 10 employers for '06
1. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., 25,969.
2. Banner Health, 19,662.
3. Wells Fargo & Co., 11,800.
4. Intel Corp., 10,900.
5. Honeywell International Inc., 10,700.
6. Raytheon Co., 10,641.
7. Bashas' Supermarkets, 9,966.
8. Home Depot Inc., 9,600.
9. Kroger Co., 9,340.
10. JP Morgan Chase & Co., 9,263.

Rank 2006 Rank 2005 Company Employees Headquarters Business in Arizona Year Founded
1 1 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. 25,969 Bentonville, AR Discount stores 1962
2 2 Banner Health 19,662 Phoenix Health care 1911
3 4 Honeywell International Inc. 12,500 Morristown, NJ Aerospace mfg. 1952
4 5 Wells Fargo & Co. 11,800 San Francisco, CA Financial services 1852
5 9 Intel Corp. 10,900 Santa Clara, CA Semiconductor mfg. 1968
6 7 Raytheon Co. 10,641 Waltham, MA Missile mfg. 1922
7 3 Bashas' Supermarkets 9,966 Chandler Grocery stores 1932
8 10 Home Depot Inc. 9,600 Atlanta Home improvement 1978
9 8 Kroger Co. 9,340 Cincinnati Grocery stores 1883
10 12 JP Morgan Chase & Co. 9,263 New York Financial services 1799
11 6 U.S. Airways 9,205 Phoenix Airline 1981
12 NR McDonald's Arizona 9,050 Oakbrooks, Ill Restaurants 1955
13 13 Target Corp. 8,162 Minneapolis Discount retailer 1962
14 14 Safeway Inc. 7,973 Pleasanton, CA Grocery stores 1926
15 17 Pinnacle West Capital Corp. 7,300 Phoenix Electric utility 1985
16 21 Bank of America Corp. 7,172 Charlotte, NC Financial services 1904
17 16 American Express Co. 7,000 New York Financial services 1850
18 18 Apollo Group Inc. 6,883 Phoenix Educational services 1973
19 15 Walgreen Co. 6,465 Deerfield, IL Retail drugstores 1901
20 10 Albertsons Inc. 5,979 Boise, ID Grocery & drugstores 1939
Rank 2006 Rank 2005 Company Employees Headquarters Business in Arizona Year Founded
21 25 Circle K 5,820 Laval, QC, Canada Convenience stores 1951
22 33 Scottsdale Healthcare 5,723 Scottsdale Health care 1962
23 19 Qwest Communications Inc. 5,330 Denver Telecommunications 1896
24 26 Phelps Dodge Corp. 5,200 Phoenix Mining 1834
25 20 Marriott International 5,184 Bethesda, MD Resorts and hotels 1927
26 23 Catholic Healthcare West 5,022 San Francisco Health care 1986
27 21 Boeing Co. 4,900 Chicago Aircraft mfg. 1916
28 24 Southwest Airlines Co. 4,733 Dallas, TX Airline 1971
29 27 Salt River Project 4,369 Phoenix Utility supplier 1903
30 30 Sun Health Corp. 4,263 Sun City Health care 1966
31 31 Mayo Foundation 4,207 Rochester, MN Health care 1864
32 32 General Dynamics Corp. 4,106 Falls Church, VA Communications mfg. 1952
33 28 Starwood Hotels & Resorts 4,094 White Plains, NY Hotels 1998
34 29 Abrazo Health Care 4,085 Nashville, TN Health care 1997
35 36 Carondelet Health Network 3,932 Tucson Health care 1880
36 43 Costco Wholesale 3,767 Issaquah, WA Membership discount stores 1976
37 34 IBM Corp. 3,600 Armonk, NY Technology services 1924
38 38 TMC HealthCare 3,276 Tucson Health care 1943
39 39 United Parcel Service 3,251 Atlanta Express delivery 1907
40 53 Sears Holding Corp. 3,220 Hoffman Estates, IL Department stores 1886

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