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Top Ten Employers
| Top Ten Employers McAllen MSA |
| Employer |
Sector |
Employees |
| Edinburg Consolidated I.S.D. |
Education |
3,600 |
| McAllen Independent School District |
Education |
3,595 |
| Edinburg Regional Medical Center |
Healthcare |
3,000 |
| University of Texas Pan American |
Education |
2,850 |
| McAllen Medical Center |
Healthcare |
2,800 |
| Hidalgo County |
Government |
2,211 |
| Mission Consolidated I.S.D. |
Education |
2,140 |
| City of McAllen |
Government |
1,801 |
| South Texas College |
Education |
1,800 |
| U.S. Customs & Border Protection |
Government |
1,609 |
| Source: Real Estate Center Market Overview 2010 |
| Top Ten Private Sector Employers McAllen MSA |
| Employer |
Sector |
Employees |
| Edinburg Regional Medical Center |
Healthcare |
3,000 |
| McAllen Medical Center |
Healthcare |
2,800 |
| Doctor's Hospital at Renaissance |
Healthcare |
2,000 |
| Wal-Mart |
Retail |
1,000+ |
| Columbia Rio Grande Regional Hospital |
Healthcare |
975 |
| Mission Regional Medical Center |
Healthcare |
950 |
| T-Mobile |
Communications |
900+ |
| Convergys |
Communications |
900+ |
| H-E-B |
Grocery |
500+ |
| Dillards |
Retail |
354 |
| Source: Real Estate Center Market Overview 2010 |
| Recap of Annual Employment by Sector |
| Sector |
Total Employment |
| Total Nonfarm |
223,900 |
| Mining, Logging, and Construction |
8,500 |
| Manufacturing |
5,900 |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
45,000 |
| Information |
1,900 |
| Financial Activities |
7,900 |
| Professional and Business Services |
13,600 |
| Education and Health Services |
58,200 |
| Leisure and Hospitality |
19,500 |
| Other Services |
5,800 |
| Government |
57,600 |
| Totals: |
447,800 |
| Source: TWC Tracer McAllen MSA reports for Hidalgo County 2011 |
- McAllen ranked as one of the top-performing metros post-recession and was one of fifteen large metropolitan areas had at least 3/4 of consecutive job growth during 2010
(Brookings Institute, 2010)
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