Employment
There are over 12,300 businesses in Aurora which employ more than 118,700 people. Industries providing employment opportunities include educational, health and social services (13.9%); retail trade (12.4%); professional scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (11.6%), and finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing (10.6%).
The largest private sector employers in Aurora are the Raytheon Systems Corp. (space systems), ADT Security Services (alarm systems), Medical Center of Aurora Hospital, Northrop Grumman Information (technology services), Wagner Equipment Co. (construction equipment), Kaiser Permanente Healthcare, Nelnet (financial services student loan processing), Qwest Dex (Internet products and software), Lockheed Martin Astronautics Systems (design and research), and Autoliv (manufacture air bags).
Other well-represented industries in the city:
- Over 445 high technology and communications companies
- Nearly 1,400 business service companies
- Over 600 health services providers
- Approximately 800 engineering, accounting and research companies
- Nearly 850 retail trade businesses accounting for 15% of total employment in the City.