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Top 50 Private-Sector* Employers (2010)
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Rank
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Company Name
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Employees
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1
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Northrop Grumman
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9,850
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2
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Walmart / Sam's Club
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7,153
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3
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Giant Food
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5,788
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4
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Constellation Energy/BGE
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4,619
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5
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Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
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4,600
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6
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Verizon Wireless
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3,555
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7
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T. Rowe Price Group
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3,504
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8
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Southwest Airlines
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3,200
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9
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Lockheed Martin
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2,725
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10
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Target
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2,533
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11
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W.L. Gore & Associates
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2,302
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12
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Severstal North America
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2,300
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13
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CSC
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2,239
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14
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Booz Allen Hamilton
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2,190
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15
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Marriot International
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2,100
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16
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McCormick & Company
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2,014
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17
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SAIC
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1,760
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18
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McDonald's
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1,720
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19
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AAI
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1,700
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20
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BD Diagnostics
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1,600
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21
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The Columbia Association
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1,600
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22
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Home Depot
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1,540
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23
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Safeway
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1,475
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24
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Broadway Services
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1,200
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25
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CareFirst
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1,176
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26
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Rite Aid Mid-Atlantic Customer Support Center
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1,167
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27
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United Parcel Service (UPS)
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1,140
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28
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ARINC
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1,100
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29
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M&T Bank
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1,092
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30
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Stanley Black & Decker
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1,083
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31
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W.R. Grace & Co.
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1,045
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32
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H&S Bakery
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950
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33
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Allegis Group
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926
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34
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Under Armour
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900
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35
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Bank of America
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842
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36
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Wells Fargo Securities Administrative Services
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842
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37
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MICROS Systems
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815
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38
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Random House
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800
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39
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ShopRite
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800
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40
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Coastal Sunbelt Produce
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800
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41
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Weis Markets
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790
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42
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Jacobs Technology
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785
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43
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Arbitron
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767
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44
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Ascend One
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735
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45
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Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream
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732
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46
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Sephora USA
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700
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48
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AT&T Services
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700
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49
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Maxim Healthcare Services
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675
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50
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Ciena
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649
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Source: Compiled using regional county top employer lists from the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
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*Excludes government, hospitals, and education
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