Denver’s Largest Employers

Here is a list of Colorado’s largest employers.

#	Company name	Colorado Employees	Headquarters	Description
1.	King Soopers	15,928	Kroger, Cincinnati	Retail food store
2.	Qwest Communications	14,400	Denver, CO	Telecommunication-broadband data
3.	Centura Health	12,377	Englewood	Health care systems
4.	Safeway	12,000	Pleasanton, CA	retail-grocery
5.	HealthOne	9285	Denver	Health care services
6.	United Airlines	7700	Chicago, Il	Airlines
7.	Wells Fargo Bank West N.A.	6000	San Francisco	Financial Services
8.	Coors Brewing Co.	5500	Golden, CO	Brewers
9.	Exempla Healthcare	5420	Denver, CO	Health care services
10.	EchoStar Communications	4500	Littleton, CO	Telecommunications-cable TB, Satellite systems
11.	Kaiser Permanente	4141	Oakland, CA	Health care services
12.	Xcel Energy	3712	Minneapolis, MI	Electric utilities
13.	Ball Corp	3200	Broomfield, IN	Electric utilities
14.	Great West Life and Annuity Insurance Co.	3035	Manitoba, Canada	Multi-line insurance
15.	University of Colorado Hospital	2985	Denver, Colorado	Health care services
16.	Avaya	2905	Basking Ridge, N.J	Telecommunications communications processing
17.	CH2M Hill Companies Ltd.	2725	Englewood, CO	Engineering and architectural services
19.	The Children’s Hospital	2042	Denver, Colorado	Health services
18,	Storage Technology Corp	2300	Louisville, Colorado	Computer hardware
20.	University of Denver	2016	Denver, Colorado	University
21.	Alpine Access	2000	Golden, CO	Business services – call center
22.	First Bank Holding Co. of Colorado	1940	Lakewood, CO	Banking
23.	U.S. Bank	1900	Minneapolis, MN	Banking
24.	Level 3	1850	Broomfield, CO.	Telecommunication – wholesale services