Two views of Chicago's economy: the registered/startup layer and the street-level business fabric, with the largest tracked employers.
Chicago has a genuinely broad economy. Technology, retail, sports, manufacturing and healthcare all score 10/10, while company records are especially dense in marketing and advertising at 1337 and financial services at 1188.
| Industry | Companies |
|---|---|
| Marketing and Advertising | 1337 |
| Financial Services | 1188 |
| Computer Software | 1114 |
| Information Technology and Services | 1097 |
| Real Estate | 1048 |
| Internet | 777 |
| Management Consulting | 626 |
| Health, Wellness and Fitness | 622 |
| Hospital & Health Care | 605 |
| Non-profit Organization Management | 564 |
| Food & Beverages | 524 |
| Design | 491 |
| Investment Management | 386 |
| Law Practice | 381 |
| Venture Capital & Private Equity | 373 |
| Staffing and Recruiting | 335 |
| Education Management | 327 |
| Insurance | 318 |
| Construction | 307 |
| Architecture & Planning | 300 |
| Retail | 287 |
| Entertainment | 287 |
| Apparel & Fashion | 278 |
| Legal Services | 263 |
| Transportation/trucking/railroad | 262 |
| Sector | Places | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Software company | 154 | 4.44 |
| Corporate office | 53 | 3.98 |
| Marketing agency | 43 | 4.56 |
| Business management consultant | 38 | 4.74 |
| Financial institution | 27 | 3.95 |
| Consultant | 20 | 4.71 |
| Investment service | 16 | 4.45 |
| Unclassified | 14 | 4.5 |
| Internet marketing service | 14 | 4.67 |
| Website designer | 13 | 4.68 |
| Non-profit organization | 12 | 4.47 |
| Computer support and services | 11 | 4.63 |
| Marketing consultant | 10 | 4.77 |
| Business to business service | 10 | 4.34 |
| Law firm | 9 | 4.31 |
| Company | Industry | Employees | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyatt | hospitality | 206,000 | 1957 |
| United Airlines | airlines/aviation | 103,300 | 1926 |
| Wrigley | consumer goods | 100,000 | 1891 |
| Jones Lang Lasalle | commercial real estate | 74,312 | 1783 |
| Allstate | insurance | 54,000 | 1931 |
| AbbVie | pharmaceuticals | 50,000 | 2012 |
| Komatsu | machinery | 47,208 | 1996 |
| Amoco | oil & energy | 43,450 | 1889 |
| Panamco | information technology and services | 42,000 | 2017 |
| CloudCraze | information technology and services | 41,578 | 2008 |
| NobleProg | professional training & coaching | 34,615 | 2005 |
| Chicago Public Schools | education management | 34,550 | 1837 |
| YMCA | non-profit organization management | 26,725 | 1844 |
| AMITA Health | hospital & health care | 25,000 | 2015 |
| Marmon Food & Beverage Technologies | accounting | 25,000 | 1953 |
| Razorfish | marketing and advertising | 25,000 | 1995 |
| Health Care Service Corporation | insurance | 23,898 | 1936 |
| Help at Home | hospital & health care | 22,000 | 1975 |
| My Food and Family | food & beverages | 22,000 | 1933 |
| Motorola Solutions | information technology and services | 21,000 | 1928 |
| Sp Plus | facilities services | 19,000 | 1929 |
| Conagra Brands | food production | 18,600 | 1919 |
| Littelfuse | electrical/electronic manufacturing | 18,000 | 1927 |
| Bolstr | financial services | 17,903 | 2011 |
| Opportunity | non-profit organization management | 17,500 | 1971 |
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