Fifty-one of the 84 companies on this year's list added jobs. Among the 84 companies, there were 40,144 jobs added, making overall employment 3 percent more than 2014. Organic growth and acquisitions helped spur the rise in the number of UnitedHealth employees.
Health and medical (15 Cos.)
Jobs: 314,675Chg. 12.5%
Retail service (16 Cos.)
Jobs: 650,688Chg. 0.9%
Manufacturing (30 Cos.)
Jobs: 306,402Chg. 0.5%
Financial services (8 Cos.)
Jobs: 87,910Chg. -2.4%
Utilities (4 Cos.)
Jobs: 15,686Chg. 3.0%
Information tech. (11 Cos.)
Jobs: 8,716Chg. -8.4%
Biggest net job gains in 2015
UnitedHealth Group Inc.
Net gain: 30,000 Chg. 17.6%
Buffalo Wild Wings Inc.
Net gain: 6,800Chg. 18.3%
Supervalu Inc.
Net gain: 3,000Chg. 8.6%
Fastenal Co.
Net gain: 2,329 Chg. 12.6%
Patterson Cos. Inc.
Net gain: 2,197 Chg. 37.4%
Biggest net job losses in 2015
Target Corp.
Net loss: (6,000) Chg. -1.7%
U.S. Bancorp
Net loss: (2,833)Chg. -4.1%
Regis Corp.
Net loss: (2,000) Chg. -4.1%
General Mills Inc.
Net loss: (1,473) Chg. -3.5%
Pentair PLC
Net loss: (1,000) Chg. -3.5%
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