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                                  Top 10 Largest Employers in Littleton (February 2019)

                                                                                              Total
                                 Employer                           Activity               Employees

                      CenturyLink                       Telecommunication                    1,663
                      Dish Network                      Satellite company; call center       1,543

                      Littleton Adventist Hospital      Hospital                             1,242

                      Littleton Public Schools District #6   School                           830
                      Arapahoe Community College        Arapahoe Community College            706


                      Arapahoe County                   Administration for Arapahoe County    522
                      Republic National Distributing Co   Liquor, wholesale                   425

                      McDonald Automotive Grp           Auto Sales and repair                 360
                      Volkswagen/Audi

                      City of Littleton                 City of Littleton offices             330

                      Center Point                      Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health        320
                                                        Network facility providing art,
                                                        wellness, technology, vocational
                                                        skills training

                             Source: City of Littleton Economic Development & Business Services Department.

        77%                   Percent of residents, aged 25 years or older, with at least some level of

                              college education in 2017.


                                                  Educational Attainment Level of Residents
        This compared with                                     25 Years and Older
        70.3 percent in the Denver
        Metro Area in 2017. In 2017,                                      6%
        5.5 percent of residents
        aged 25 years or older did
        not have a high school level                                          17%
        education and 17.4 percent                                48%
        had high school or
        equivalency as their highest                                         29%
        level of educational
        attainment. These
        statistics underscore that
        Littleton has a substantial               Less than high school graduate  High school graduate
        share of adult residents
        who are likely suited for a               Some college, associate's degree  Bachelor's degree or higher
        variety of skilled
        employment, whether these positions are available locally or elsewhere in the Denver Metro Area. At the same
        time, Littleton has nearly a quarter of its population that may need a boost to achieve greater economic security
        through continuing education or job training resources.
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