Major Employers 
Greater Reading is home to a diverse group of employers - from healthcare to education to manufacturing. See our Top 25 businesses list based on number of employees.
You can also check out Greater Reading's Top 50 list of fastest-growing companies which is a based on three years of revenue growth.
Top 25 Employers in 2008
| Rank | Company | # of Employees |
| 1 | Reading Hospital | 6398 |
| 2 | East Penn Manufacturing Co. Inc. | 5263 |
| 3 | Berks County government | 2563 |
| 4 | Reading School District | 2416 |
| 5 | Carpenter Technology Corp. | 1991 |
| 6 | Wal-Mart Stores | 1886 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania government | 1698 |
| 8 | Boscov's Inc. | 1600 |
| 9 | Sovereign Bancorp Inc. | 1493 |
| 10 | Redners Warehouse Markets | 1466 |
| 11 | St. Joseph Medical Center | 1463 |
| 12 | Penske Truck Leasing | 1250 |
| 13 | Berks County Intermediate Unit | 1221 |
| 14 | Weis Markets | 1200 |
| 15 | U.S. government | 1188 |
| 16 | Kutztown University | 1147 |
| 17 | Wilson School District | 1145 |
| 18 | Boyertown Area School District | 1083 |
| 19 | FirstEnergy Corp. | 1029 |
| 20 | Associated Wholesalers Inc. | 1015 |
| 21 | Giant Food Stores | 997 |
| 22 | WorleyParsons Group Inc. | 822 |
| 23 | Ashley Furniture Industries Inc. | 770 |
| 24 | Transcontinental Direct | 750 |
| 25 | City of Reading | 725 |