From aviation and defense to technology and bioscience, the PHX East Valley ‘s dynamic economy is booming.
In fact, almost 1/3 of aerospace and defense jobs within the Greater Phoenix region are located in the PHX East Valley. Plus, 46 percent of Arizona’s total jobs in advanced manufacturing are located right here in the PHX East Valley.
And it’s all thanks to top companies and successful startups that are helping the region lead the way in job creation. Here are the top employers for each thriving community in PHX East Valley.
Town of Gilbert
- Gilbert Unified School District -# of employees: 3,572
- Banner Health-# of employees: 1,758
- Town of Gilbert -# of employees: 1,356
- GoDaddy Software Inc. -# of employees: 1,216
- Fry’s Food Stores-# of employees: 1,009
- B H Drywall Stucco Painting -# of employees: 997
- Dignity Health-# of employees: 971
- Higley Unified School District-# of employees: 889
- Walmart-# of employees: 800
- Hunter Contracting Co. -# of employees: 650
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Town of Queen Creek
- Queen Creek Unified School District-# of employees: 501
- Town of Queen Creek-# of employees: 239
- Walmart-# of employees: 225
- Home Depot-# of employees: 166
- Target Stores Inc. -# of employees: 149
- Benjamin Franklin Charter Schools -# of employees: 129
- V P Nurseries Inc. -# of employees: 125
- Kohls Department Stores -# of employees: 123
- Higley Unified School District-# of employees: 111
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City of Apache Junction
- Apache Junction Unified School District 43-# of employees: 428
- City of Apache Junction-# of employees: 287
- Walmart-# of employees: 220
- Smmhc Inc. -# of employees: 187
- Western Industrial Resources Corporation-# of employees: 132
- Central Arizona College-# of employees: 125
- Frys Food Stores-# of employees: 110
- Robert Home Ford-# of employees: 100
- United States Postal Service-# of employees: 100
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City of Chandler
- Intel-# of employees: 11,000
- Chandler Unified School District-# of employees: 4,900
- Wells Fargo -# of employees: 4,500
- Bank of America -# of employees: 3,800
- Verizon Wireless -# of employees: 2,400
- Chandler Regional Medical Center -# of employees: 2,100
- PayPal -# of employees: 1,750
- Orbital ATK -# of employees: 1,650
- Microchip Technology -# of employees: 1,625
- City of Chandler-# of employees: 1,590
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City of Mesa
- Mesa Unified School District 4-# of employees: 8,435
- Banner Health-# of employees: 8,343
- City of Mesa-# of employees: 3,844
- Boeing Co-# of employees: 3,717
- Walmart -# of employees: 2,541
- Gilbert Unified School District 41-# of employees: 1,229
- Frys Food Stores-# of employees: 1,128
- Drivetime Automotive Group Inc. -# of employees: 990
- County of Maricopa-# of employees: 986
- Home Depot-# of employees: 965
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City of Tempe
- Arizona State University -# of employees: 8,830
- State Farm Insurance -# of employees: 4,000
- Wells Fargo-# of employees: 3,531
- American Airlines -# of employees: 2,537
- SRP -# of employees: 2,470
- ABM Industries Inc. -# of employees: 2,000
- JP Morgan Chase Bank National Association -# of employees: 1,964
- Honeywell -# of employees: 1,658
- Tempe Elementary School District 3-# of employees: 1,619
- Insight Direct Inc. -# of employees: 1,477
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Top 50 Regional Employers
- Intel Corporation -# of employees: 11,328
- Banner Health -# of employees: 10,195
- Arizona State University -# of employees: 9,371
- Mesa Unified School District 4-# of employees: 8,863
- Wells Fargo-# of employees: 5,754
- Walmart -# of employees: 5,344
- Gilbert Unified School District 41-# of employees: 4,801
- Boeing Co -# of employees: 3,717
- Chandler Unified School District 80 -# of employees: 3,627
- Frys Food Stores-# of employees: 3,605
- Bank of America -# of employees: 3,483
- City of Mesa -# of employees: 3,339
- State Farm Insurance-# of employees: 3,063
- SRP -# of employees: 2,930
- Go Daddy Software Inc. -# of employees: 2,538
- US Airways Inc. -# of employees: 2,537
- Target Stores Inc. -# of employees: 2,187
- Home Depot-# of employees: 2,167
- McDonalds -# of employees: 2,162
- JP Morgan Chase Bank National Association -# of employees: 2,111
- Freescale Semiconductor Inc. -# of employees: 2,008
- ABM Industries Inc. -# of employees: 2,000
- Bashas Inc. -# of employees: 1,986
- Walgreen Co -# of employees: 1,980
- Verizon Wireless -# of employees: 1,849
- Paypal Inc. -# of employees: 1,750
- Chandler Regional Media Center -# of employees: 1,719
- Microchip Technology Inc. -# of employees: 1,709
- Maricopa County Community College District-# of employees: 1,660
- Honeywell-# of employees: 1,658
- Tempe Elementary School District 3 -# of employees: 1,619
- Avnet Inc. -# of employees: 1,528
- Express Scripts Inc. -# of employees: 1,475
- City of Chandler -# of employees: 1,445
- Insight Direct Inc. -# of employees: 1,402
- Kyrene School District 28-# of employees: 1,375
- Macys Southwest Inc. -# of employees: 1,362
- City of Tempe -# of employees: 1,355
- United States Postal Service -# of employees: 1,262
- Safeway Stores Inc. -# of employees: 1,255
- Orbital ATK -# of employees: 1,254
- Costco Wholesale -# of employees: 1,240
- Town of Gilbert -# of employees: 1,238
- Laboratory Sciences of Arizona-# of employees: 1,219
- Higley Unified School District 60 -# of employees: 1,218
- Total Events Management Llc -# of employees: 1,036
- Drivetime Automotive Group Inc. -# of employees: 1,010
- Sears -# of employees: 1,008
- Direct Alliance Corporation -# of employees: 1,000
- B H Drywall Stucco Painting -# of employees: 997
