Lufkin State Supported Living Center is the fourth-largest employer in Angelina County, with a workforce of approximately 900.

Following the acquisition, URM Stores became the fourth-largest employer in Spokane County.

Microsoft, with about 12,000 employees, is only the fourth-largest employer, behind Boeing, Group Health Cooperative and the University of Washington.

But with Microsoft being only the fourth-largest employer, Mr. Watt said, few people are concerned about the Justice Department's action.

For now, with 250 employees, the company is the fourth-largest employer in Kleberg County; the vast King Ranch is number three.

Commercial Financial was on its way to becoming No. 1 in its industry, the fourth-largest private employer in Tulsa and a big source of jobs.

With more than 15,000 employees, the university is Alberta's fourth-largest employer.

CHP is the largest health system in Ohio and the state's fourth-largest employer.

The industry's most prominent player, K.K.R., was by 2007 the fourth-largest employer in the world.

The company has 1,100 employees on Long Island, making it the fourth-largest employer on the Island, the company says.