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Top Employers

Major Employers in the Des Moines Metro Area

Company
Employees (8/01)
Principal Life Insurance Company
7900
Iowa Health Systems
4750
Mercy Hospital Medical Center
4500
Hy-Vee Food Stores
4475
United Parcel Service
1800
Nationwide Insurance (Allied)
1675
Dahl's Supermarkets
1650
Bridgestone/Firestone
1600
Qwest Corporation
1580
Communication Data Services, Inc.
1500
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
1450
Electronic Data Systems, Corp.
1400
Wellmark, Inc. (Blue Cross)
1400
Seabury & Smith (now Marsh)
1325
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
1320
Meredith Corporation
990
Deere & Company
970
Des Moines Register
850

Major Private & Public Employers
in the Greater Des Moines Area

Employers
# of Employees (1996)
Principal Financial Group
8,505
State of Iowa
7,500
Iowa Health System
5,000
Mercy Health Center
3,189
Hy-Vee Food Stores
2,595
Des Moines School District
2,300
City of Des Moines
1,800
Wellmark, Inc.
1,778
Prairie Meadows Casino
1,750
Bridgestone-Firestone, Inc.
1,600
Communication Data Services, Inc.
1,500
U.S. West Communications
1,475
Pioneer Hi-Bred International
1,434
Allied Group
1,300
Younkers
1,254
John Deere Des Moines Works
1,225
Norwest Bank Iowa
1,100
MidAmerican Energy Company
1,040
Meredith Corporation
1,013
Polk County
1,000
United Parcel Service
1,000
Sears Regional Credit Card Center
971
Drake University
970
Tones Spices
941
R.R. Donnelley Printing Co.
896
Broadlawns Hospital
830
Des Moines Register
760

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