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Table 1

Overview of the largest sectors and example firms

Industry sector	n	n firms	Sample of selected firms
Business Services	81	26	Accenture, Convergys, McKinsey, US Foods
Finance	188	43	American Express, Bank of America, Chase, Wells Fargo
Information technology	279	69	Apple, Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, Xerox
Manufacturing	77	39	Deere & Company, General Electric, PepsiCo, Unilever
Restaurants, bars & food services	72	26	Domino's, Panera Bread, Starbucks, Cheesecake Factory
Retail	317	82	Best Buy, Lowe's, Target, Wal-Mart
Telecommunications	99	14	AT&T, DISH Network, Sprint Nextel, Verizon

Industry sector	n	n firms	Sample of selected firms
Business Services	81	26	Accenture, Convergys, McKinsey, US Foods
Finance	188	43	American Express, Bank of America, Chase, Wells Fargo
Information technology	279	69	Apple, Cisco, IBM, Microsoft, Xerox
Manufacturing	77	39	Deere & Company, General Electric, PepsiCo, Unilever
Restaurants, bars & food services	72	26	Domino's, Panera Bread, Starbucks, Cheesecake Factory
Retail	317	82	Best Buy, Lowe's, Target, Wal-Mart
Telecommunications	99	14	AT&T, DISH Network, Sprint Nextel, Verizon

Note(s): Official company designations (e.g. Inc., Co., Corporation, Group, Stores, etc.) have been removed for visualization purposes