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 2010
| Rank | Company | # of Employees |
| 1 | Reading Hospital & Medical Center | 6877 |
| 2 | East Penn Manufacturing Co. Inc. | 5800 |
| 3 | Reading School District | 2583 |
| 4 | County of Berks | 2494 |
| 5 | Carpenter Technology Corp. | 2040 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania Government | 1800 |
| 7 | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 1786 |
| 8 | St. Joseph Medical Center | 1525 |
| 9 | Redner's Warehouse Markets | 1411 |
| 10 | Boscov's Inc. | 1400 |
| 11 | Berks County Intermediate Unit | 1270 |
| 12 | Weis Markets | 1225 |
| 13 | Penske Truck Leasing | 1208 |
| 14 | U.S. Government | 1200 |
| 15 | Wilson School District | 1150 |
| 16 | Berks & Beyond Employment Services | 1107 |
| 17 | Giant Food Stores | 1080 |
| 18 | Boyertown Area School District | 1075 |
| 19 | Kutztown University | 1075 |
| 20 | Sovereign Bank | 1050 |
| 21 | Met-Ed/FirstEnergy | 988 |
| 22 | Associated Wholesalers Inc. | 964 |
| 23 | Ashley Furniture Industries Inc. | 806 |
| 24 | Alcon, Inc. | 766 |
| 24 | Transcontinental Direct | 750 |
| 25 | IWCO Direct | 730 |