Editing Rockford, Illinois (section)

==Economy==
===Largest employers===
As of January 2024,<ref>{{Cite web |year=2024 |title=City of Rockford, Illinois Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023. |url=https://rockfordil.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3959/2023-ANNUAL-COMPREHENSIVE-FINANCIAL-REPORT?bidId= |access-date=February 17, 2025 |publisher=City of Rockford (IL) Finance Office |page=195}}</ref> the ten largest employers in Rockford, Illinois are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank
! Company/organization name
! # of employees
|-
|1
|[[Rockford Public School District 205]]
| style="text-align: right;" |4,075
|-
|2
|[[UW Health University Hospital|UW Health]] ([[Swedish American Hospital|SwedishAmerican Hospital]])
| style="text-align: right;" |3,780
|-
|3
|[[Mercyhealth|Mercy Health]]
|style="text-align: right;"|3,000
|-
|4
|[[OSF Healthcare]] ([[OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center]])
| style="text-align: right;" |2,200
|-
|5
|UPS ([[UPS Airlines|Rockford Air Hub]])
| style="text-align: right;" |2,000
|-
|6
|[[Collins Aerospace]]
|style="text-align: right;"|2,000
|-
|7
|[[Woodward, Inc.]]
| style="text-align: right;" |2,000
|-
|8
|[[Winnebago County, Illinois|Amazon]]
| style="text-align: right;" |1,535
|-
|9
|[[Walmart|Walmart Stores]]
| style="text-align: right;" |1,470
|-
| 10
|[[Stellantis]] ([[Belvidere Assembly Plant]])
| style="text-align: right;" |1,459
|}

===Other industry===
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[[Mrs. Fisher's]], a regional manufacturer of potato chips, was founded in Rockford.