| Largest Employers in Memphis (1000 or more Employees) |
|
Company Name |
Local Employees |
Primary
Business/
Local Function |
|
*Federal Express Corporation |
30,000 |
Air Courier Services |
|
Memphis City Schools |
16,000 |
Elementary & Secondary Schools |
|
United States Government |
14,800 |
General
Government, Not Elsewhere Classified |
|
*Methodist Healthcare |
10,000 |
Hospital |
|
Baptist Memorial Healthcare
Corp. |
8,000 |
Hospital |
|
Shelby County Government |
7,183 |
Executive Offices |
|
Memphis City Government |
6,680 |
Executive Offices |
|
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
6,500 |
Miscellaneous General Merchandise |
|
Naval Support Activity
Mid-South |
6,500 |
Nonclassificable |
|
Tennessee State Government |
5,247 |
General Government, NEC |
|
Shelby County Schools |
5,014 |
Elementary & Secondary Schools |
|
Park Place Entertainment |
4,057 |
Casinos & Hotel Resorts |
|
University of Tennessee, Memphis |
4,000 |
Colleges & Universities |
|
Internal Revenue Service |
3,500 |
Public Taxation |
|
Kroger Delta Marketing |
3,500 |
Grocery Stores |
|
United Postal Service |
3,500 |
Postal Services |
|
*First Tennessee Bank |
3,287 |
Bank |
|
**International Paper |
3,200 |
Printing & Writing Paper |
|
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital |
3,000 |
Specialty Hospital |
|
University of Memphis |
2,800 |
Colleges & Universities |
|
Horseshoe Casino & Hotel |
2,679 |
Casino & Hotel Resort |
|
Memphis Light, Gas & Water |
2,634 |
Utilities |
|
Catholic Diocese of Memphis |
2,500 |
Religious Organizations |
|
Century Management Inc. |
2,500 |
Fast Food Restaurants |
|
Desoto County School System |
2,500 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools |
|
United Parcel Service |
2,500 |
Courier Services |
|
Northwest Airlines |
2,400 |
Air Transportation, Scheduled |
|
Swift Transportation |
2,100 |
Trucking Companies |
|
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. |
2,100 |
Casino |
|
*Northwest
Airlink |
2,100 |
Scheduled Passenger Air
Transportation |
|
*AutoZone, Inc. |
2,000 |
Auto Supply Stores |
|
Regional Medical Center (The
Med) |
2,000 |
General Medical & Surgical Hospital |
|
St. Francis Hospital |
2,000 |
Hospital |
|
Veterans' Affairs Medical
Center |
2,000 |
Hospital |
|
*UT Medical Group, Inc. |
2,000 |
Offices & Clinics of Doctors of Medicine |
|
Williams-Sonoma |
1,800 |
Specialty Home Products |
|
Valenti
Mid-South Management, LLCC |
1,800 |
Fast Food Places |
|
Gold Strike Casino Resort |
1,600 |
Casino |
|
Tipton County Board of
Public Education |
1,520 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools |
|
*Union Planters National Bank |
1,500 |
Bank |
|
Mirabile
Investment Corporation |
1,500 |
Fast Food Restaurants |
|
***Smith
& Nephew, Inc |
1,400 |
Orthopedic, Prosthetic, &
Surgical Appliances |
|
Nike,
Inc. |
1,400 |
Sports Apparel |
|
Schneider
National Carriers |
1,300 |
Trucking Company |
|
Walgreens Drug Store |
1,300 |
Drug Store & Proprietary
Store |
|
Arlington Developmental
Center |
1,300 |
Psychiatric Hospital |
|
E.W.
Scripps Company (Commercial Appeal) |
1,300 |
Newspaper |
|
Southwest
Tennessee Community College |
1,300 |
Community College |
|
Hollywood Casino |
1,300 |
Casino |
|
Guardsmark LLC |
1,264 |
Security & Protective
Services |
|
Goldsmith's Department Stores |
1,200 |
Department Stores |
|
*Crye-Leike
Realtors |
1,200 |
Real Estate Agency |
|
*ServiceMaster Consumer
Services |
1,200 |
Consumer & Management Services |
|
Carrier
Corporation |
1,200 |
Refrigeration & Heating Equipment |
|
K-Mart Discount Stores |
1,100 |
Miscellaneous General
Merchandise |
|
Dillard's
Department Stores |
1,100 |
Department Store |
|
*Belz
Enterprises |
1,100 |
Commercial Real Estate |
|
Roadway
Express, Inc. |
1,039 |
Trucking Company |
|
BellSouth |
1,000 |
Telecommunications |
|
***Cleo,
Inc. |
1,000 |
Converted Paper Products |
|
Sewell-Allen-James |
1,000 |
Grocery Store |
|
Cognisa, Inc. |
1,000 |
Security & Transportation |
|