Major Employers and Workforce

The City of Washington has a variety of businesses that provide goods and services to markets around the world as well as the next-door neighbor.

Major Manufacturers and Distributors						Approx.
	Company Name			Business Type		Employees
	Illinois Valley Plastics			molded components		100
	Miller Welding & Iron Works			metal fabrication		70
	American Allied Railway Equipment			rail wheels and brakes		66
	WICC, Ltd.			electrical components		41
	RP Short Run			printing and graphics		36
	Global Fire Equipment/MES			fire trucks, apparatus		36
	Akron Brass			fire fighting equipment		26
Major Retailers
	Wal-Mart Supercenter			general merchandise		340
	Uftring Chevrolet-Saab			automobile sales and service		105
	Kmart			general merchandise		100
	Kroger			grocer		90
	Lindy’s Downtown Market			grocer		54
Major Services/Institutions
	Washington school districts			education		425
	Washington Christian Village			elderly care		125
	City of Washington			local government		80
	Washington Park District			parks and recreation entity		76
Employment Data
	Percent in labor force	69.7%		Percent working outside county			52.2%
	Percent unemployed	4.1%		Mean travel time to work (min.)			21.5
Percent Employed by Occupation Category
	Management and professional				38.3%
	Service				13.3%
	Sales and office				27.5%
	Farming, fishing, and forestry				0.1%
	Construction, extraction, and maintenance				8.1%
	Production, , and material moving				12.8%
	Source: 2000 U.S. Census