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Hampden County’s Ten Largest Employers 2007-2008
According to "Business West", a business journal for western Massachusetts, Hampden County’s ten largest employers, based on full-time employees, in 2007-08, are as follows:
| Company | Location | F/T Employees | Sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Baystate Health System | Springfield | 7,565 | Health Services |
| 2. MassMutual Financial Group | Springfield | 3,950 | Financial Services |
| 3. Big Y Supermarkets | Springfield | 2,800 | Retail |
| 4. Sisters of Providence Health System | Springfield | 2,213 | Health Services |
| 5. Hasbro Games/Milton Bradley | East Longmeadow | 1,000 | Manufacturing |
| 6. Friendly Ice Cream Corporation | Wilbraham | 623 | Retail/Distribution |
| 7. Westover Air Base | Chicopee | 600 | Air Force Reserve |
| 8. Holyoke Medical Center | Holyoke | 558 | Health Services |
| 9. Westfield State College | Westfield | 523 | Education |
| 10. Springfield Technical Community College | Springfield | 416 | Education |