Source: Illinois Department of Employment Security.Below are the major public and private employers in Boone and Winnebago Counties by industry.
| COMPANY |
PRODUCT/SERVICE
|
MOST RECENT EMPLOYMENT DATA
|
| Rockford Public Schools |
Education
|
3,730
|
| Rockford Health System |
Health Care
|
3,003
|
| SwedishAmerican Health System |
Health Care
|
2,988
|
| Wal-Mart Stores |
Retail
|
2,750
|
| Rockford Memorial Hospital |
Health Care
|
2,700
|
| OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center |
Health Care
|
2,303
|
| Hamilton Sundstrand |
Aircraft Components
|
2,200
|
| Winnebago County |
Government
|
1,731
|
| Chrysler LLC |
Automotive
|
1,700
|
| UPS |
Parcel Sorting Hub
|
1,600
|
| Woodward |
Governors & Auxiliary Equipment
|
1,325
|
| City of Rockford |
Government
|
1,122
|
| Harlem Consolidated Schools |
Education
|
1,099
|
| Kroger Company |
Food Stores
|
1,067
|
| Belvidere CUSD 100 |
Education
|
967
|
| NCO Group |
Customer Service Center
|
904
|
| Honeywell |
Telemarketing
|
885
|
| Anderson Packaging |
Pharmaceutical Packaging
|
883
|
| Carpenter |
Framing Contractors, Truss, Millwork
|
800
|
| Lowes |
Distribution Center
|
787
|
| General Mills |
Food Processing
|
750
|
| TOTAL |
|
35,294
|
|
