| Employment by Sector | ||
| Industry Sector | Number of Establishments | Employment |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing | 49 | 789 |
| Natural Resources and Mining | 5 | 37 |
| Construction | 268 | 1,518 |
| Manufacturing | 115 | 8,678 |
| Wholesale | 107 | 1,781 |
| Retail | 865 | 12,097 |
| Transportation, Communications, Utilities | 190 | 3,614+/- |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate | 184 | 1,299 |
| Business and Professional Services | 441 | 2,820+/- |
| Education and Health Care Services | 444 | 6,162 |
| Total All Industry Sectors (except Government & Non-profit) (1) | 2,921 | 40,447* |
| Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2009 (www.census.gov/econ/cbp/) (September 2011) (1) Includes non-classified and other establishments (* Total will not add, (+/-) denotes that some employers reported a range of employees) |
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| Top Private Sector Companies | ||
| Company | Product / Service | Employment |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced | General medical and surgical hospital | 1,100 |
| Quad Graphics Merced | Off set printing | 611 |
| Fuentes Farms AG Inc. | Labor contractors (farm) | 500 |
| Costco 142 | Warehouse club store | 300 |
| Product Development Corp | Telemarketing services | 250 |
| Save Mart Supermarkets | Supermarket, grocery chain | 250 |
| Raleys Supermarket 309 | Supermarket, grocery chain | 245 |
| Home Depot | Home improvement center | 200 |
| Top 10 Public Sector Companies/Agencies/Organizations | ||
| University of California Merced | 4 Year University | 1,450 |
| Merced College | Community college | 730 |
| Merced County Human Services Agency | Public welfare administration | 500 |
| County of Merced | Government executive offices | 361 |
| Merced North Campus | Public elementary and secondary school | 300 |
| City of Merced | Government executive offices | 434 |
| Merced County Marshals Office | Sheriff's office | 200 |
| Merced County Office of Education | Public elementary and seconadary school | 175 |
| Golden Valley High School | Public elementary and seconadary school | 168 |
| Cruickshank Middle School | Public elementary school | 167 |
| John Muir Elementary School | Public elementary school | 167 |
| Source: Dun & Bradstreet, ZapData (www.zapdata.com) September 2011 data (September 2011) | ||