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Gainesville, FL Region Top Employers

Fifteen companies in Gainesville have at least 500 employees.

By Livability.com on September 25, 2014

Gainesville, FL
Gainesville / Courtesy of Tyler Jones
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Experimental crop sensors at the Plant Science Research and Education Center in Citra, Florida.  

A total of 15 employers in the Gainesville metropolitan statistical area have at least 500 employees, led by the University of Florida with 27,870. Other employment leaders are with industry sectors such as health care, retail, food services and government.

University of Florida, 27,870 employees, education

UFHealth, 12,000, health care

Alachua County School Board, 4,200, education

North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, 3,500, health care

City of Gainesville, 2,270, government

Publix Supermarkets, 2,160, retail

North Florida Regional Medical Center, 2,100, health care

Gator Dining Services, 1,200, food services

Nationwide Insurance Company, 950, insurance

Walmart Stores, 910, retail

Alachua County, 780, government

Santa Fe College, 750, education

Walmart Distribution Center, 520, retail

Dollar General Distribution Center, 500, retail

RTI Surgical, 500, medical manufacturing

Source: Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce

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