http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/MoneyTalks/25865 In preparation for Kern Life, our annual guide to life in Kern County, reporter Courtenay Edelhart was updating a list of top employers. Interesting reading. Here it is: Kern County&rsquo;s Top Employers: Kern County Public Schools&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 27,000 Edwards Air Force Base&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 11,285 County of Kern&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9,339 Grimmway Enterprises&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6,300 China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6,192 Giumarra Vineyards&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4,000 Esparza Enterprises&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3,600** Catholic Healthcare West&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2,952 Wm. Bolthouse Farms&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2,350** Sunview Vineyards&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2,000** Sun World&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1,600 City of Bakersfield&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1,420 Bear Creek Production Company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1,250 Chevron USA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1,200 San Joaquin Community Hospital 1,100 Paramount Citrus&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1,096** California State University, Bakersfield&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1,069 State Farm Insurance&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1,020 Community Action Partnership of Kern&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 924 U.S. Borax&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 900** Kaiser Permanente&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 900 Dreyer&rsquo;s Grand Ice Cream&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 853 Aera Energy LLC&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 850 Sears Logistics&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 725 Frito Lay&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 706 Target Distribution Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 653** Disclaimer: This is the most current information available at press time. *Partial List **2006 data Source: Information compiled by Californian staff research and Kern Economic Development Corp. In preparation for Kern Life, our annual guide to life in Kern County, reporter Courtenay Edelhart was updating a list of top employers. Interesting reading. Here it is: Kern County&rsquo;s Top Employers: Kern County Public Schools&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 27,000 Edwards Air Force Base&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 11,285 County of Kern&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 9,339 Grimmway Enterprises&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6,300 China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 6,192 Giumarra Vineyards&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4,000 Esparza Enterprises&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3,600** Catholic Healthcare West&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2,952 Wm. Bolthouse Farms&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2,350** Sunview Vineyards&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2,000** Sun World&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1,600 City of Bakersfield&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1,420 Bear Creek Production Company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1,250 Chevron USA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1,200 San Joaquin Community Hospital 1,100 Paramount Citrus&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1,096** California State University, Bakersfield&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1,069 State Farm Insurance&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1,020 Community Action Partnership of Kern&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 924 U.S. Borax&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 900** Kaiser Permanente&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 900 Dreyer&rsquo;s Grand Ice Cream&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 853 Aera Energy LLC&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 850 Sears Logistics&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 725 Frito Lay&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 706 Target Distribution Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 653** Disclaimer: This is the most current information available at press time. *Partial List **2006 data Source: Information compiled by Californian staff research and Kern Economic Development Corp. en-us <p>Kern County Public Schools    27,000<br /> Edwards Air Force Base    11,285<br /> County of Kern    9,339<br /> China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station    6,192<br /> City of Bakersfield    1,420<br /> California State University, Bakersfield    1,069<br /> Community Action Partnership of Kern    924</p> <p>58,153 jobs out of 102,108 are government-related. 56.9 percent....and yet, we hate government around heah in self-righteous Kern...damn taxes and all.</p> <p>18,905 are agricultural or food-related...nearly 20 percent. How many are immigrants? Hmmmm? You know what kind of hole you'd dig in this economy on a crackdown of immigration?</p> <p>And only 3,300 in oil or the euphemistic "energy" industries...with the rest in healthcare, "logistics," insurance, or e-commerce. (Esparza).</p> <p>Not a pretty economic picture, all in all...</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/MoneyTalks/25865/#c_232439 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/MoneyTalks/25865/#c_232439 <p>Kern County Public Schools    27,000<br /> Edwards Air Force Base    11,285<br /> County of Kern    9,339<br /> China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station    6,192<br /> City of Bakersfield    1,420<br /> California State University, Bakersfield    1,069<br /> Community Action Partnership of Kern    924</p> <p>58,153 jobs out of 102,108 are government-related. 56.9 percent....and yet, we hate government around heah in self-righteous Kern...damn taxes and all.</p> <p>18,905 are agricultural or food-related...nearly 20 percent. How many are immigrants? Hmmmm? You know what kind of hole you'd dig in this economy on a crackdown of immigration?</p> <p>And only 3,300 in oil or the euphemistic "energy" industries...with the rest in healthcare, "logistics," insurance, or e-commerce. (Esparza).</p> <p>Not a pretty economic picture, all in all...</p> <p>A very smart reader pointed out what she thought might be an error in one of the numbers.</p> <p>Here's what she sent to me:</p> <p>&quot;In looking at the 'who&rsquo;s working where' blog, it intrigues me that San Joaquin Community Hospital would have 11,000 employees. Seems like Catholic Healthcare West would have more, since they run Memorial and both Mercy hospitals, but they&rsquo;re listed at 2,952. Any idea why it works out that way, or could the numbers be faulty?&quot;</p> <p>Excellent question. We checked it out, and the good folks at KEDC who create this list said there was indeed an error.</p> <p>So we corrected it on the list. San Joaquin Community Hospital has 1,100 employees, NOT 11,000. Oh, what a difference a zero makes!</p> <p>Thanks reader!</p> <p><i>&mdash; Christine Peterson</i></p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/MoneyTalks/25865/#c_232537 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/MoneyTalks/25865/#c_232537 <p>A very smart reader pointed out what she thought might be an error in one of the numbers.</p> <p>Here's what she sent to me:</p> <p>&quot;In looking at the 'who&rsquo;s working where' blog, it intrigues me that San Joaquin Community Hospital would have 11,000 employees. Seems like Catholic Healthcare West would have more, since they run Memorial and both Mercy hospitals, but they&rsquo;re listed at 2,952. Any idea why it works out that way, or could the numbers be faulty?&quot;</p> <p>Excellent question. We checked it out, and the good folks at KEDC who create this list said there was indeed an error.</p> <p>So we corrected it on the list. San Joaquin Community Hospital has 1,100 employees, NOT 11,000. Oh, what a difference a zero makes!</p> <p>Thanks reader!</p> <p><i>&mdash; Christine Peterson</i></p>