The Lists · Hiring Signals
The Largest Inland Empire Employers
Who actually employs the Inland Empire — ranked, with the operational scope and year-over-year direction behind every number.
Estimates as of June 2026 · Top 100
Logistics now sits at the top of the Inland Empire’s payroll table, and not by a small margin. Amazon’s combined fulfillment, sortation, delivery, and corporate footprint makes it the region’s single largest employer — ahead of either county government, and roughly the size of the two counties’ civilian workforces combined.
But the more telling story is in the trend column. The region’s public school districts — long the dependable anchors of IE employment — are nearly all contracting as enrollment slides, while healthcare systems and the tribal gaming resorts are the consistent gainers. The result is a regional economy quietly trading classroom payroll for hospital beds, distribution docks, and casino floors.
The Ranking
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Methodology. Figures are Citrus Belt Review estimates developed from regional workforce and operational knowledge, public filings, and industry sources, cross-referenced against site-level information. Headcounts reflect Inland Empire operations (Riverside and San Bernardino counties) only, not total company employment, and are rounded to indicate their estimated nature. Rankings represent CBR’s assessment of relative size. Employers may submit corrections.
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