Edited by Alan Schwarz
With U.S. unemployment rates historically low–just 3.4 percent this January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics–workers can be more selective than ever in choosing their employer. Even after the layoffs at many of the nation’s largest companies, from Microsoft and Salesforce to Disney and 3M, top talent can still find themselves with options with the help of some expert research on what U.S.-based employees say are the best companies to work for.
Forbes partnered with the market research firm Statista to compile our list of America’s Best Large Employers. The ranking is based on a survey of about 45,000 workers at American companies and institutions with 5,000 or more employees. Participants were asked if they would recommend their current employers to friends and family (on a scale of 0 to 10), and to cite any other employer they would also recommend.
Click here for the full list of America’s Best Large Employers 2023.
Forbes
#1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
State: Massachusetts
Industries: Education
Employees: 15,722
Year Founded: 1861
#2 | Houston Methodist
State: Texas
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Employees: 27,947
Year Founded: 1919
#3 | Mayo Clinic
State: Minnesota
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Employees: 73,000
Year Founded: 1889
#4 | BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
State: Tennessee
Industries: Insurance
Employees: 6,000
Year Founded: 1945
#5 | H-E-B
State: Texas
Industries: Retail and Wholesale
Employees: 145,000
Year Founded: 1905
#6 | University of Kentucky
State: Kentucky
Industries: Education
Employees: 12,000
Year Founded: 1865
#7 | Fidelity Investments
State: Massachusetts
Industries: Banking and Financial Services
Employees: 52,000
Year Founded: 1946
#8 | Microsoft
State: Washington
Industries: IT, Internet, Software & Services
Employees: 122,000
Year Founded: 1975
#9 | In-N-Out Burger
State: California
Industries: Restaurants
Employees: 27,000
Year Founded: 1948
#10 | Cincinnati Children's
State: Ohio
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Employees: 16,317
Year Founded: 1883
#11 | Google
State: California
Industries: IT, Internet, Software & Services
Employees: 156,500
Year Founded: 1998
#12 | Delta Air Lines
State: Georgia
Industries: Transportation and Logistics
Employees: 81,000
Year Founded: 1924
#13 | Ally Financial
State: Michigan
Industries: Banking and Financial Services
Employees: 11,000
Year Founded: 1919
#14 | Northwestern Medicine
State: Illinois
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Employees: 33,700
Year Founded: 2016
#15 | Southern Company
State: Georgia
Industries: Utilities
Employees: 28,000
Year Founded: 1945
#16 | Trader Joe's
State: California
Industries: Retail and Wholesale
Year Founded: 1967
#17 | Salesforce.com
State: California
Industries: IT, Internet, Software & Services
Employees: 40,447
Year Founded: 1999
#18 | NASA
State: District of Columbia
Industries: Aerospace & Defense
Employees: 16,014
Year Founded: 1958
#19 | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
State: Texas
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Employees: 18,800
Year Founded: 1943
#20 | Johns Hopkins Medicine
State: Maryland
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Employees: 27,000
Year Founded: 1889
#21 | UCLA Health
State: California
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Employees: 32,000
Year Founded: 1955
#22 | Nationwide Children's Hospital
State: Ohio
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Employees: 13,207
Year Founded: 1892
#23 | Michelin Group
State: South Carolina
Industries: Automotive (Automotive and Suppliers)
Employees: 123,000
Year Founded: 1950
#24 | Community Health Network
State: Indiana
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Employees: 16,456
Year Founded: 1976
#25 | Costco Wholesale
State: Washington
Industries: Retail and Wholesale
Employees: 202,000
Year Founded: 1983
#26 | Hilton
State: Virginia
Industries: Travel & Leisure
Employees: 360,000
Year Founded: 1919
#27 | University of Michigan
State: Michigan
Industries: Education
Employees: 52,258
Year Founded: 1817
#28 | Raymond James Financial
State: Florida
Industries: Banking and Financial Services
Employees: 20,021
Year Founded: 1962
#29 | Amtrak
State: District of Columbia
Industries: Transportation and Logistics
Employees: 17,100
Year Founded: 1971
#30 | Penn Medicine
State: Pennsylvania
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Employees: 44,254
Year Founded: 1993
#31 | Stryker
State: Michigan
Industries: Health Care Equipment & Services
Employees: 25,000
Year Founded: 1941
#32 | American Express
State: New York
Industries: Banking and Financial Services
Employees: 22,000
Year Founded: 1850
#33 | University of California, San Diego
State: California
Industries: Education
Employees: 37,064
Year Founded: 1960
#34 | Mutual of Omaha
State: Nebraska
Industries: Insurance
Employees: 5,800
Year Founded: 1909
#35 | Live Nation Entertainment
State: California
Industries: Travel & Leisure
Employees: 10,200
Year Founded: 2005
#36 | Apple
State: California
Industries: Semiconductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Technology Hardware & Equipment
Employees: 164,000
Year Founded: 1976
#37 | Cisco Systems
State: California
Industries: IT, Internet, Software & Services
Employees: 39,900
Year Founded: 1984
#38 | Fujifilm Holdings America
State: New York
Industries: Semiconductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Technology Hardware & Equipment
Employees: 37,022
Year Founded: 1934
#39 | Sherwin-Williams
State: Ohio
Industries: Engineering, Manufacturing
Employees: 48,068
Year Founded: 1866
#40 | Sony
Industries: Semiconductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Technology Hardware & Equipment
Employees: 110,000
Year Founded: 1946
#41 | Duke University Health System
State: North Carolina
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Employees: 23,462
Year Founded: 1998
#42 | United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
State: Texas
Industries: Insurance
Employees: 36,000
Year Founded: 1922
#43 | Ohio State University, Columbus
State: Ohio
Industries: Education
Employees: 45,407
Year Founded: 1870
#44 | Wegmans Food Markets
State: New York
Industries: Retail and Wholesale
Employees: 52,000
Year Founded: 1916
#45 | Emory Healthcare
State: Georgia
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Employees: 24,000
Year Founded: 1905
#46 | Lockheed Martin
State: Maryland
Industries: Aerospace & Defense
Employees: 106,020
Year Founded: 1912
#47 | Brunswick
State: Illinois
Industries: Engineering, Manufacturing
Employees: 18,500
Year Founded: 1845
#48 | MUSC Health
State: South Carolina
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Employees: 25,000
Year Founded: 1824
#49 | HII
State: Virginia
Industries: Aerospace & Defense
Employees: 43,000
Year Founded: 2011
#50 | New York-Presbyterian Hospital
State: New York
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Employees: 26,500
Year Founded: 1998
#51 | Vanguard
State: Pennsylvania
Industries: Banking and Financial Services
Employees: 18,800
Year Founded: 1975
#52 | Capital One
State: Virginia
Industries: Banking and Financial Services
Employees: 50,767
Year Founded: 1994
#53 | Edward Jones
State: Missouri
Industries: Banking and Financial Services
Employees: 50,000
Year Founded: 1922
#54 | The University of Kansas Health System
State: Kansas
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Year Founded: 1906
#55 | Intel
State: California
Industries: Semiconductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Technology Hardware & Equipment
Employees: 121,100
Year Founded: 1968
#56 | Charles Schwab
State: California
Industries: Banking and Financial Services
Employees: 35,200
Year Founded: 1971
#57 | Marriott International
State: Maryland
Industries: Travel & Leisure
Employees: 97,000
Year Founded: 1927
#58 | Amgen
State: California
Industries: Drugs & Biotechnology
Employees: 24,000
Year Founded: 1980
#59 | Progressive
State: Ohio
Industries: Insurance
Employees: 49,000
Year Founded: 1937
#60 | Discover Financial Services
State: Illinois
Industries: Banking and Financial Services
Employees: 16,700
Year Founded: 1985
#61 | Northrop Grumman
State: Virginia
Industries: Aerospace & Defense
Employees: 90,000
Year Founded: 1939
#62 | Morgan Stanley
State: New York
Industries: Banking and Financial Services
Employees: 75,000
Year Founded: 1931
#63 | W. L. Gore & Associates
State: Delaware
Industries: Engineering, Manufacturing
Employees: 12,000
Year Founded: 1958
#64 | Rutgers University
State: New Jersey
Industries: Education
Employees: 24,800
Year Founded: 1766
#65 | University of Pennsylvania
State: Pennsylvania
Industries: Education
Employees: 18,000
Year Founded: 1740
#66 | BMW Group
State: New Jersey
Industries: Automotive (Automotive and Suppliers)
Employees: 120,000
Year Founded: 1916
#67 | Old Dominion Freight Line
State: North Carolina
Industries: Transportation and Logistics
Employees: 24,000
Year Founded: 1934
#68 | Legacy Health
State: Oregon
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Employees: 14,000
Year Founded: 1989
#69 | Washington University in Saint Louis
State: Missouri
Industries: Education
Employees: 8,900
Year Founded: 1853
#70 | Southwest Airlines
State: Texas
Industries: Transportation and Logistics
Employees: 64,000
Year Founded: 1967
#71 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center
State: Tennessee
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Employees: 40,000
Year Founded: 1874
#72 | Navy Federal Credit Union
State: Virginia
Industries: Banking and Financial Services
Employees: 14,700
Year Founded: 1933
#73 | American Express Global Business Travel
State: New York
Industries: Travel and Leisure
Employees: 18,000
Year Founded: 1850
#74 | General Mills
State: Minnesota
Industries: Food, Soft Beverages, Alcohol & Tobacco
Employees: 15,000
Year Founded: 1866
#75 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
State: New York
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Year Founded: 1884
#76 | University of Washington
State: Washington
Industries: Education
Employees: 26,991
Year Founded: 1861
#77 | Dell Technologies
State: Texas
Industries: Semiconductors, Electronics, Electrical Engineering, Technology Hardware & Equipment
Employees: 42,560
Year Founded: 1984
#78 | Hallmark Cards
State: Missouri
Industries: Packaged Goods
Employees: 20,000
Year Founded: 1910
#79 | QuikTrip
State: Oklahoma
Industries: Retail and Wholesale
Employees: 24,000
Year Founded: 1958
#80 | SAP
State: Pennsylvania
Industries: IT, Internet, Software & Services
Employees: 110,000
Year Founded: 1972
#81 | University Hospitals
State: Ohio
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Employees: 30,000
Year Founded: 1866
#82 | Publix Super Markets
State: Florida
Industries: Retail and Wholesale
Employees: 240,000
Year Founded: 1930
#83 | Topgolf
State: Texas
Industries: Travel & Leisure
Year Founded: 2000
#84 | Boeing
State: Illinois
Industries: Aerospace & Defense
Employees: 124,960
Year Founded: 1916
#85 | ALDI
State: Illinois
Industries: Retail and Wholesale
Employees: 25,000
Year Founded: 1976
#86 | IKEA
State: Pennsylvania
Industries: Retail and Wholesale
Employees: 208,000
Year Founded: 1985
#87 | Hyatt Hotels
State: Illinois
Industries: Travel & Leisure
Employees: 44,000
Year Founded: 1957
#88 | Roche Holding
State: Indiana
Industries: Drugs & Biotechnology
Employees: 100,920
Year Founded: 1896
#89 | UNC Health Care
State: North Carolina
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Employees: 7,100
Year Founded: 1998
#90 | Purdue University
State: Indiana
Industries: Education
Year Founded: 1869
#91 | BJC HealthCare
State: Missouri
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Employees: 30,000
Year Founded: 1937
#92 | North Carolina State University, Raleigh
State: North Carolina
Industries: Education
Employees: 9,300
Year Founded: 1887
#93 | Bosch
State: Michigan
Industries: Engineering, Manufacturing
Employees: 402,600
Year Founded: 1886
#94 | Mass General Brigham
State: Massachusetts
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Employees: 74,000
Year Founded: 1994
#95 | Johns Hopkins University
State: Maryland
Industries: Education
Employees: 50,000
Year Founded: 1876
#96 | Keller Williams Realty
State: Texas
Industries: Business Services & Supplies
Employees: 194,453
Year Founded: 1983
#97 | Johnson & Johnson
State: New Jersey
Industries: Drugs & Biotechnology
Employees: 144,300
Year Founded: 1886
#98 | Cleveland Clinic
State: Ohio
Industries: Healthcare & Social
Employees: 72,500
Year Founded: 1921
#99 | Deere & Company
State: Illinois
Industries: Automotive (Automotive and Suppliers)
Employees: 75,600
Year Founded: 1837
#100 | University of Florida
State: Florida
Industries: Education
Employees: 30,682
Year Founded: 1853
Click here for the full list of America’s Best Large Employers 2023.
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