Convenient location, a skilled workforce and highly competitive development costs have attracted some of Southern California's most well-known companies to Palmdale.Antelope Valley Top Employers |
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| Edwards Air Force Base |
12,800 |
| County of Los Angeles |
3,827 |
| Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company |
3,700 |
| Wal-Mart |
2,346 |
| Antelope Valley Hospital |
2,302 |
| Antelope Valley Union High School District |
2,174 |
| Northrop Grumman |
2,100 |
| AV Mall |
1,800 |
| Palmdale Elementary School District |
1,798 |
| California State Prison | 1,754 |
| Lancaster School District | 1,500 |
| West Side Elementary | 1,287 |
| Rio Tinto Minerals | 875 |
| The Boeing Company |
800 |
| Kaiser Permanente |
768 |
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Source: EDD, CSUN, GAVEA, SFVERC - GAVEA Economic Roundtable Report, 2009
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