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The Detroit region is home to more than 134,413 businesses. These companies employ more than 2.7 million people. Nearly 62 percent of these businesses are located within Oakland and Wayne counties.
For decades the Detroit Region has been known as a manufacturing region. Today, the Detroit region employs more than three times as many people in the services sector than the manufacturing sector. The services sector employs over 820,000 people in the Detroit Region - the manufacturing sector employs just under 244,000.
In 2011, after removing local government, the general medical and surgical hospitals industry is the largest industry in the Detroit region, with nearly 107,000 employees. Physicians offices employ an additional 46,000. The full-service restaurant and limited-service eating places industries collectively employ over 129,916, more than hospitals.
25 Largest Industries in Regional Detroit
| 930000 | Local government | 184,157 | | 622110 | General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 106,868 | | 920000 | State government | 93,822 | | 722110 | Full-Service Restaurants | 70,189 | | 722211 | Limited-Service Restaurants | 59,727 | | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | 50,355 | | 621111 | Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) | 46,341 | | 551114 | Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices | 40,275 | | 621610 | Home Health Care Services | 34,475 | | 561720 | Janitorial Services | 33,686 | | 541330 | Engineering Services | 32,355 | | 624410 | Child Day Care Services | 31,206 | | 531210 | Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers | 31,117 | | 445110 | Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores | 30,949 | | 561330 | Professional Employer Organizations | 27,317 | | 813110 | Religious Organizations | 26,261 | | 336111 | Automobile Manufacturing | 25,585 | | 541110 | Offices of Lawyers | 24,113 | | 623110 | Nursing Care Facilities | 22,993 | | 911000 | Federal government, civilian, except postal service | 21,125 | | 541512 | Computer Systems Design Services | 20,924 | | 531110 | Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings | 20,919 | | 452112 | Discount Department Stores | 20,752 | | 561730 | Landscaping Services | 20,663 | | 541380 | Testing Laboratories | 19,409 |
Source: Economic Modeling Specialists Inc.
Top 25 Growth by Industry, 2005-2011
Over the last five years, the fastest growing industry in the Detroit region has been home health care agencies. Following a national trend, the industries that have experienced the largest increase in employment have been in the health care, food service and educational service industries.
| Home Health Care Services | 12,187 | | Investment Advice | 6,842 | | Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) | 5,554 | | Portfolio Management | 5,488 | | State government | 5,419 | | Casino Hotels | 5,209 | | Janitorial Services | 5,110 | | Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services | 4,151 | | Beauty Salons | 3,554 | | Discount Department Stores | 3,065 | | Federal government, civilian, except postal service | 2,872 | | General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 2,832 | | Radio, Television, and Other Electronics Stores | 2,583 | | Continuing Care Retirement Communities | 2,292 | | Private Households | 2,231 | | Nursing Care Facilities | 2,198 | | Landscaping Services | 2,160 | | Office Administrative Services | 2,149 | | Nonresidential Property Managers | 2,138 | | General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload | 1,992 | | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 1,931 | | Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction | 1,922 | | Custom Computer Programming Services | 1,905 | | Securities Brokerage | 1,860 | | Residential Property Managers | 1,795 |
Source: Economic Modeling Specialists Inc.
Top 25 Projected Growth by Industry, 2011-2021
Over the next tens years the services sector, specifically health care services, is projected to see the largest growth
| Temporary Help Services | 35,624 | | Home Health Care Services | 12,765 | | General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 11,861 | | Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) | 11,550 | | Janitorial Services | 8,665 | | Full-Service Restaurants | 8,473 | | Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services | 7,996 | | Landscaping Services | 6,766 | | Nursing Care Facilities | 6,763 | | Beauty Salons | 6,702 | | Custom Computer Programming Services | 6,191 | | Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices | 5,735 | | Investment Advice | 5,696 | | Offices of Lawyers | 5,667 | | Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers | 5,098 | | Portfolio Management | 4,644 | | Casino Hotels | 4,584 | | State government | 4,526 | | Home Centers | 4,494 | | Residential Remodelers | 4,486 | | Insurance Agencies and Brokerages | 4,129 | | General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload | 4,076 | | Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | 4,048 | | All Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | 4,040 | | Marketing Consulting Services | 3,835 |
Source: Economic Modeling Specialists Inc.
Largest Employers in Regional Detroit, 2010
Even with the recent downturn in the automotive industry, the Detroit Three continue to be among the largest employers in the Detroit region.
| 1 | Ford Motor Co. | Detroit | 38,000 | | 2 | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor | 27,145 | | 3 | General Motors Corp. | Dearborn | 25,903 | | 5 | Henry Ford Health System | Detroit | 18,385 | | 4 | Chrysler, LLC | Auburn Hills | 18,255 | | 7 | U.S. Government | Detroit | 18,197 | | 6 | William Beaumont Hospitals | Royal Oak | 14,495 | | 8 | Detroit Public Schools | Detroit | 13,039 | | 9 | St. John Providence Health System | Warren | 12,865 | | 10 | Trinity Health | Novi | 12,588 |
Source: Crain's Detroit Business.
Regional Detroit's 2011 Fortune 500
Michigan is home to 22 Fortune 500 companies (7th most in U.S.), 16 of which are located in the Detroit Region.
| Rank | | | | ($ millions) | | 1 | General Motors | 8 | Detroit | 135,592.0 | | 2 | Ford | 10 | Dearborn | 128,954.0 | | 4 | Chrysler Group | 59 | Auburn Hills | 41,946.0 | | 6 | Ally Financial | 149 | Detroit | 17,373.0 | | 7 | TRW Automotive Holdings | 171 | Livonia | 14,383.0 | | 9 | Lear | 207 | Southfield | 11,954.6 | | 10 | Penske Automotive Holdings | 228 | Bloomfield Hills | 10,734.4 | | 11 | DTE Energy | 283 | Detroit | 8,557.0 | | 12 | Masco | 314 | Taylor | 7,592.0 | | 13 | Visteon | 319 | Van Buren Township | 7,466.0 | | 15 | Autoliv | 329 | Auburn Hills | 7,170.6 | | 17 | BorgWarner | 403 | Auburn Hills | 5,652.8 | | 19 | Con-way | 454 | Ann Arbor | 4,952.0 | | 20 | Kelly Services | 455 | Troy | 4,950.3 | | 21 | Meritor | 463 | Troy | 4,882.0 | | 22 | Pulte Group | 486 | Bloomfield Hills | 4,569.3 | | | | | | | | | | |
Source: Fortune magazine. Note: Ranked by 2010 revenue, in millions
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