What companies are the best employers in IL? Forbes used worker surveys to crown 25
The highest-rated employers by Illinois workers include tech giants, a U.S. government department, a popular grocery store chain and more, according to a recent Forbes report.
The Forbes Best Employers by State ranking was created using a survey of more than 160,000 employees in the U.S. working for companies with at least 500 employees. The survey asked how likely the participant was to recommend their employer on a scale of zero to 10, how they would evaluate their employers from the past two years and other organizations they were familiar with through industry knowledge or friends and family.
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Here’s what to know about the top 25 best employers in Illinois, according to Forbes. Illinois’ top-ranked employers are not exclusively based in the state.
Best employers in Illinois 2024
Apple, headquartered in Cupertino, Calif.
Google, headquartered in Mountain View, Calif.
U.S. Department of Labor, headquartered in Washington, D.C.
Aldi, headquartered in Batavia, Ill.
Salesforce, headquartered in San Francisco
Grainger, headquartered in Lake Forest, Ill.
Northrop Grumman, headquartered in Falls Church, Va.
CBRE Group, headquartered in Dallas
Edward Jones, headquartered in St. Louis
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, headquartered in Madison, Wisc.
Hyatt Hotels, headquartered in Chicago
Northwestern Medicine, headquartered in Chicago
IBM, headquartered in Armonk, N.Y.
Rush University Medical Center, headquartered in Chicago
Costco Wholesale, headquartered in Issaquah, Wash.
Ulta Beauty, headquartered in Bolingbrook, Ill.
Citigroup, headquartered in New York City
Nike, headquartered in Beaverton, Ore.
John Deer, headquartered in Moline, Ill.
Southwest Airlines, headquartered in Dallas
Thermo Fisher Scientific, headquartered in Waltham, Mass.
University of Illinois, Chicago
Cigna, headquartered in Bloomfield, Conn.
Zurich North America, headquartered in Schaumburg, Ill.
Bank of America, headquartered in Charlotte, N.C.
Google and Apple switched places in the top two compared to last year’s ranking, and Salesforce dropped two places.
BJC Healthcare, based in St. Louis, landed in 38th place, and Southern Illinois Healthcare was in 39th. World Wide Technology, based in St. Louis suburb Maryland Heights, was in 50th. Southern Illinois University Carbondale also made the list, in 81st place.
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