Best Employers In Illinois: New Forbes List

ILLINOIS — Forbes has released a new list that identifies the best employers in Illinois. Unlike Forbes' annual list of the best employers in the country, the first-ever best employers by state feature consists of a unique list for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Still, Forbes writes that some employers took the No. 1 spot on many state lists. Costco Wholesale and Google took the most No. 1 spots, according to Forbes. Boeing also featured in more than one No. 1 spot, Forbes writes.

Two federal government agencies, the United States Department of Defense and the Department of Veteran Affairs, ranked on a number of state lists, despite not being ranked nationally by Forbes.

According to Forbes, the best Illinois employers are:

1. Costco Wholesale
2. Trader Joe's
3. Microsoft
4. Southwest Airlines
5. Salesforce.com
6. Apple
7. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago
8. Discover Financial Services
9. Carle
10. Starbucks
11. Google
12. ComEd
13. Deere & Company
14. IBM
15. College of Lake County
16. Department of Veterans Affairs
17. Amtrak
18. Boeing
19. Northwestern University
20. JPMorgan Chase
21. Township High School District 211
22. Advocate Health Care
23. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
24. Marriott International
25. OSF HealthCare
26. Federal Reserve System
27. U.S. Cellular
28. Grainger
29. PepsiCo
30. University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
31. Hallmark Cards
32. Kohl's
33. Caterpillar
34. Dick's Sporting Goods
35. Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
36. Diageo
37. American Axle & Manufacturing
38. Hilton
39. SAP
40. Bank of America
41. United Parcel Service
42. Allstate
43. Northwestern Medicine
44. City Colleges of Chicago
45. Kroger
46. University of Chicago
47. Meijer
48. Culver Franchising System
49. Abbott Laboratories
50. Advance Auto Parts
51. Hy-Vee
52. RSM US
53. Best Buy
54. Baxter International
55. Amazon
56. Intel
57. United States Department of Defense
58. Menards
59. Illinois State University
60. Wintrust
61. State Farm
62. YMCA of the USA
63. Ernst & Young
64. A. Duie Pyle
65. FHN
66. AMITA Health
67. TJX Companies
68. International Paper
69. AbbVie
70. Ross Stores
71. Rush University
72. Harley-Davidson
73. CIBC Bank USA
74. BJC HealthCare
75. Republic Services
76. DowDuPont
77. Ace Hardware
78. Kraft Heinz Company
79. Decatur Memorial Hospital
80. Smithfield Foods
81. Joliet Junior College
82. Johnson & Johnson
83. First Midwest Bank
84. Mondel?z International
85. Intercontinental Hotels Group
86. Macy's
87. CVS Health
88. Honeywell International
89. Allied Universal
90. COUNTRY Financial
91. Expedia Group
92. Waste Management
93. Aramark
94. Jewel Osco
95. Blain's Farm & Fleet
96. United Airlines
97. University of Chicago Medicine
98. Northern Trust
99. Township High School District 214
100. Edward-Elmhurst Health

Forbes said it worked with Statista to come up with the rankings. An anonymous survey consisting of 50,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 500 employees was used to come up with the rankings.

You can read more about the methodology see the full rankings via Forbes.