Top Employers in Illinois
Major industry sectors include health care, education, life sciences, insurance and retail.
Illinois is home to major industry sectors that include health care, education, life sciences, insurance and retail.
Here’s a list of some of the state’s top employers:
11,000+ Employees
Adjutant General (Springfield) 13,000
Allstate Insurance Company (Northbrook) 13,000
State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Company (Bloomington) 13,000
Abbott Laboratories (North Chicago) 12,000
University of Illinois (Chicago) 11,515
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign) 11,056
10,999-8,000 Employees
Allstate Corporation (Northbrook) 10,000
State Farm Fire & Casualty Company (Bloomington) 10,000
State Farm Life Insurance Company (Bloomington) 10,000
University of Chicago (Chicago) 8,534
Johnston R. Bowman Health Center (Chicago) 8,000
Loyola University Hospital (Maywood) 8,000
7,999-5,000 Employees
Walgreens Company (Deerfield) 6,100
Children’s Hospital of Illinois (Peoria) 6,000
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital (Chicago) 6,000
Northern Trust Company (Chicago) 6,000
Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago) 6,000
Sears Holdings Corporation (Hoffman Estates) 6,000
Sears Home & Business Franchises (Hoffman Estates) 6,000
St. Francis Medical Center (Peoria) 5,500
Accenture Limited (Chicago) 5,000
CNA Financial Corporation (Chicago) 5,000
Cook County Bureau of Health Services (Chicago) 5,000
Deloitte (Chicago) 5,000
Dynacor (Mundelein) 5,000