The Top 10 Employers in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County (Plain Dealer, December 9, 2007)
1950 1987
1. General Motors 15,800 1.Ford Motor Co 10,300
2. Republic Steel 10,111 2. Cleveland Clinic Foundation 7,681
3. General Electric Corp 6,817 3. LTV Steel 6,975
4. US Steel Corp 6,365 4.Univeristy Hospitals Cleveland 6,199
5.Thompson Ramo Woolridge Inc 6,153 5.Ohio Bell Telephone 6,000
6. Ohio Bell Telephone 6,100 6.General Motors Corp 5,600
7. New York Central System 4,920 7. General Electric Corp 5,350
8. Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. 4,800 8. Loral Systems Group 5,089
9.Clevite Corp 4,715 9. Babcock& Wilcox, A McDermott Co. 4,770
10. Standard Oil Co. 3,956 10 Fisher Foods 4,000
10. Case Western Reserve University 4,000
Total Employees 69,737 Total Employees 61964
2007
1. Cleveland Clinic Foundation 27,755 (32.9%)
2. University Hospitals Health Systems, Inc. 16,611 Total Health care: 52.7%
3. Progressive Corp. 9,017
4. KeyCorp 6,397
5. National City Corp 6,051
6. Case Western Reserve University 5,075
7. Ford Motor Co. 4,910
8. Sherwin-Williams 3,176
9. Continental Airlines 2,892
10. Giant Eagle 2,857
Total Employees 84,241