Economy of San Angelo

local residents. The agricultural industry in San Angelo remains strong. San Angelo’s Producer’s Livestock Auction is the nation’s largest for sheep and lambs, and is among the top five in the nation for cattle auctions. Though most agricultural work is done outside the city, thousands of employees work in the cattle and lamb meat-processing industries, and many more work in agriculture supporting roles inside the city. Two agricultural research centers are located in San Angelo: the Angelo State University Management Instruction and Research Center and the Texas A&M Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at San Angelo.

The telecommunication industry is a strong employer in San Angelo. Sitel has a call center in San Angelo. In addition, Verizon, Performant Recovery Inc. (Formerly DCS), a debt recovery corporation, and Blue Cross all employ over 1,000 each individuals locally. San Angelo serves as the regional medical center for West Central Texas. Shannon Medical Center and Community Medical Center employ over 3,000 in San Angelo, and provide services to a large region of West Central Texas. The manufacturing industry has seen hits to city since the 1990s; however, many large employers still remain, including Ethicon a division of Johnson & Johnson, Conner Steel, Hirschfield Steel, and Martifer, a Portuguese conglomerate and wind-turbine tower manufacturing plant.

The several large institutional employers in the city include Shannon Medical Center, Angelo State University, and Goodfellow Air Force Base. The latter remains the largest employer in the region.

Sunset Mall, the area's major shopping mall, opened in 1979