| LARGEST EMPLOYERS IN | |||||
| WESTERN MASS | |||||
| Total | |||||
| # | Company | City | Employees | Business | Web Site |
| 1 | Baystate Health | Springfield, MA | 9,835 | HealthCare | www.baystatehealth.com |
| 2 | Big Y Supermarkets | Springfield, MA | 9,200 | Supermarket Chain | www.bigy.com |
| 3 | University of Massachusetts | Amherst, MA | 7,807 | Education | www.umass.edu |
| 4 | MassMutual Financial Group | Springfield, MA | 4,200 | Financial | www.massmutual.com |
| 5 | Sisters of Providence Health System | Springfield, MA | 3,408 | Health Care System | www.mercycares.com |
| 6 | Westover Air Reserve Base | Chicopee, MA | 3,400 | Military | www.afrc.af.mil/43w/ |
| 7 | Berkshire Medical Center | Pittsfield, MA | 2,573 | Health Care | www.bhs1.org |
| 8 | Cooley Dickinson Hospital | Northampton, MA | 1,813 | Health Care | www.cooley-dickinson.org |
| 9 | Center for Human Development/ | ||||
| Behavioral Health Network | Springfield, MA | 1,781 | Human Services | www.chd.org | |
| 10 | Friendly Ice Cream Corp. | Wilbraham, MA | 1,697 | Manufacturing/Hospitality | www.friendlys.com |
| 11 | Yankee Candle | Whately, MA | 1,534 | Manufacturing/Retail | www.yankeecandle.com |
| 12 | Hasbro Games | East Longmeadow, MA | 1,500 | Manufacturing | www.hasbro.com |
| 13 | Westfield State College | Westfield, MA | 1,500 | Education | www.wsc.ma.edu |
| 14 | Holyoke Medical Center | Holyoke, MA | 1,326 | Health Care | www.holyokehealth.com |
| 15 | C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. | Brattleboro, VT | 1,250 | Distribution/Transportation | www.cswg.com |
| 16 | Verizon | Springfield, MA | 1,000 | Communications | www.verizon.com |
| 17 | Holyoke Community College | Holyoke, MA | 987 | Education | www.hcc.edu |
| 18 | Springfield Technical | ||||
| Community College | Springfield, MA | 959 | Education | www.stcc.edu | |
| 19 | Top-Flite Golf Company | Chicopee, MA | 925 | Manufacturing | www.topflite.com |
| 20 | Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley, MA | 850 | Education | www.mholyoke.edu |
| 21 | Smith College | Northampton, MA | 810 | Education | www.smith.edu |
| 22 | Springfield College | Springfield, MA | 776 | Education | www.springfieldcollege.edu |
| 23 | Lenox American Saw Manufacturing | East Longmeadow, MA | 731 | Manufacturing | www.lenoxsaw.com |
| 24 | Wing Memorial Hospital | Palmer, MA | 692 | Health Care | www.winghealth.org |
| 25 | Berry Tubed Products | Easthampton, Ma | 678 | Manufacturing | www.tubeproducts.com |
| 26 | Western New England College | Springfield, MA | 667 | Education | www.wnec.edu |
| 27 | Solutia Inc. | Springfield, MA | 675 | Manufacturing | www.solutia.com |
| 28 | Smith & Wesson | Springfield, MA | 670 | Manufacturing | www.smith-wesson.com |
| 29 | The Republican | Springfield, MA | 625 | Communications/Publishing | www.masslive.com |
| 30 | TB Banknorth Massachusetts | Springfield, MA | 621 | Financial | www.tbbanknorth.com |
| 31 | Noble Hospital | Westfield, MA | 605 | Health Care | www.noblehospital.org |
| 32 | InteliCoat Technologies | South Hadley, MA | 550 | Manufacturing | www.intelicoat.com |
| 33 | F.L Roberts & Co. Inc. | Springfield, MA | 500 | Energy Wholesale/Retail | www.flroberts.com |
| 34 | Peter Pan Bus Lines | Springfield, MA | 500 | Transportation | www.peterpanbus.com |
| 35 | Parkview Specialty Hospital | Springfield, MA | 457 | Health Care | www.commonwealthcommunity.com |
| 36 | Titeflex | Springfield, MA | 430 | Manufacturing | www.titeflex.com |
| 37 | National Envelope Westfield | Westfield, MA | 410 | Manufacturing | www.nationalenvelope.com |
| 38 | ISO New England, Inc. | Holyoke, MA | 400 | Energy Distribution | www.iso-ne.com |
| 39 | J.Polep Distribution Services | Chicopee, MA | 400 | Distribution/Transportation | www.jpolep.com |
| 40 | Mestek Inc. | Westfield, MA | 400 | Manufacturing | www.mestek.com |
| 41 | Hampshire College | Amherst, MA | 375 | Education | www.hampshire.edu |
| 42 | Springfield Wire Inc. | Springfield, MA | 363 | Manufacturing | www.springfield-wire.com |
| 43 | Western Mass Electric Co. | Springfield, MA | 356 | Energy Distribution | www.wmeco.com |
| 44 | Avery Dennison Corp. | Chicopee, MA | 352 | Manufacturing/Wholesale | www.averydennison.com |
| 45 | Baystate Mary Lane | Ware, MA | 350 | Health Care | www.baystatehealth.com |
| 46 | Mead/Westvaco Envelope Division | Springfield, MA | 350 | Manufacturing | www.meadwestvaco.com |
| 47 | OMG Inc. | Agawam, MA | 335 | Manufacturing | www.olyfast.com |
| 48 | Dow Jones & Co. | Chicopee, MA | 323 | Communication/Publishing | www.dowjones.com |
| 49 | Farmland Foods Inc. | Springfield, MA | 302 | Food Distribution | www.farmlandfoods.com |
| 50 | Bay State Gas | Springfield, MA | 290 | Energy Distribution | www.baystategas.com |