Largest employers in the midstate

With more than 23,500 employees, an annual federal payroll of $1.39 billion and the value of indirect job creation, Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins is clearly the economic engine driving Middle Georgia.

But among the top midstate employers is a diverse mix that includes school systems and universities, city and county governments, health care systems, distribution centers, aerospace industries and companies that make buses, zippers and snacks.

Midstate's Top 25 Employers

1. Robins Air Force Base: 23,500

2. Medical Center, Navicent Health: 6,000

3. Geico: 5,600

4. Houston County Board of Education: 3,793

5. Bibb County Board of Education: 3,700

6. Houston Healthcare: 2,449

7. Perdue Farms: 2,100

8. Macon-Bibb County government: 1,900

9. Blue Bird Corp.: 1,500

10. Coliseum Health System: 1,400

11. Frito-Lay: 1,338

12. Mercer University: 900

13. Triumph Group Inc.: 850

14. Georgia College: 850

15. Baldwin County Board of Education: 830

16. Bibb County government: 780

17. Wal-Mart stores (Bibb County): 740

18. Academy Sports + Outdoors distribution center: 700

19. Fort Valley State University: 615

20. Houston County government: 626

21. Monroe County Board of Education: 612

22. YKK (USA): 600

23. United States Postal Service: 600

24. Ricoh USA: 575

25. Georgia Farm Bureau, Oconee Regional Medical Center: 525

Sources: Macon Economic Development Commission, Macon-Bibb County Commission, Houston County Development Authority, Milledgeville-Baldwin County Development Authority, Blue Bird Corp. website, Development Authority of the City of Jeffersonville and Twiggs County, Fort Valley State University, Development Authority of Monroe County

This story was originally published October 3, 2014 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Largest employers in the midstate."