Largest Employers

University of Missouri-Columbia

8,188

University Hospital & Clinics

4,046

Columbia Public Schools

2,413

Boone Hospital Center

1,657

City of Columbia

1,242

MBS Textbook Exchange

1,086

State Farm Insurance Companies

1,149

US Department of Veterans Affairs*

1,086

Shelter Insurance Companies

1,050

State of Missouri (excludes UMC)**

763

Hubbell Power Systems, Inc.

750

Kraft Foods Columbia

600

US Postal Service

399

Square D

370

Boone County Government

366

Watlow, Inc.

340

Dana Corporation

325

Columbia College

300

Boyce & Bynum Laboratories 293

ABC Laboratories, Inc.

290

Boone County National Bank

275

Tribune Publishing Company

274

Columbia Insurance Group

270

Mid-Missouri Mental Health Center

264

US Department of Agriculture*

253

3M

250

Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance 244

MFA, Inc

241

OTSCON

238

MidwayUSA

221

Does NOT include retail

Source: Individual companies (Fall 2007), unless noted

*US Office of Personnel

**Missouri Office of Personnel

(updated 2/29/2008)

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