—This report originally appeared in Progress 2013. Get a copy at the Austin Daily Herald office, 310 Second St. NE.

1. Hormel Foods Corp. Austin plant — 1,740

2. Quality Pork Processors — 1,300

3. Mayo Clinic Health System – Albert Lea and Austin (Austin location) — 985

4. Hormel Foods Corp. corporate offices — 949

5. Austin Public Schools — 627

6. Hy-Vee Food Store — 373

7. Walmart — 350

8. Riverland Community College — 243

9. Austin Packaging Co. — 285

10. Mower County — 243

11. St. Mark’s Lutheran Home — 225

12. REM Woodvale Inc. — 161

13. Sacred Heart Care Center — 150

14. Holiday Inn/Days Inn/Perkins — 148

15. International Paper — 146

16. Gerard School — 145

17. City of Austin — 137

18. The Hormel Institute — 130

19. Cooperative Response Center — 110

20. McFarland Truck Lines — 93

21. Austin Utilities — 89

21. Cedar Valley Services — 89

23. Southland Public Schools — 82

24. Target — 80

25. Shopko — 75

—Source: Development Corporation of Austin. These are approximate numbers for some employers and actual number of employees will vary.