What Are The Best Companies to Work For in America?
November 10th, 2008 by Robert Merrill
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Annually, Fortune Magazine highlights the 100 best companies to work for in the US. Thanks to the economic downturn, many people are looking to recession-proof their jobs, and part of that includes changing jobs.
Here’s the latest list (below), from the February 4, 2008 edition. Find the full Fortune 100 list online.
It’s worth noting that eBay is the only company listed on the Fortune 100 that is in Utah.
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Job growth |
U.S. employees |
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1 |
Google |
60% |
8134 |
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2 |
Quicken Loans |
68% |
4920 |
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3 |
Wegmans Food Markets |
4% |
35302 |
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4 |
Edward Jones |
5% |
31451 |
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5 |
Genentech |
9% |
10842 |
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6 |
Cisco Systems |
17% |
32160 |
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7 |
Starbucks |
15% |
134013 |
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8 |
Qualcomm |
15% |
10095 |
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9 |
Goldman Sachs |
10% |
13764 |
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10 |
Methodist Hospital System |
11% |
10481 |
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11 |
Boston Consulting Group |
8% |
1543 |
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12 |
Nugget Markets |
20% |
1322 |
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13 |
Umpqua Bank |
25% |
1788 |
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14 |
Network Appliance |
25% |
4481 |
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15 |
W. L. Gore & Associates |
6% |
5211 |
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16 |
Whole Foods Market |
11% |
41385 |
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17 |
David Weekley Homes |
-11% |
1450 |
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18 |
OhioHealth |
4% |
11254 |
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19 |
Arnold & Porter |
-3% |
1272 |
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20 |
Container Store |
5% |
3019 |
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21 |
Principal Financial Group |
3% |
13438 |
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22 |
American Century Investments |
-5% |
1694 |
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23 |
JM Family Enterprises |
4% |
4609 |
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24 |
American Fidelity Assurance |
1% |
1376 |
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25 |
Shared Technologies |
28% |
1401 |
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26 |
Stew Leonard’s |
13% |
2282 |
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27 |
S.C. Johnson & Son |
0% |
3419 |
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28 |
QuikTrip |
-5% |
9630 |
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29 |
SAS Institute |
-1% |
5153 |
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30 |
Aflac |
5% |
4475 |
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31 |
Alston & Bird |
0% |
1762 |
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32 |
Rackspace Managed Hosting |
38% |
1443 |
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33 |
Station Casinos |
6% |
14920 |
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34 |
Recreational Equipment (REI) |
19% |
9137 |
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35 |
TDIndustries |
19% |
1595 |
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36 |
Nordstrom |
0% |
49769 |
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37 |
Johnson Financial Group |
12% |
1259 |
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38 |
Kimley-Horn & Associates |
9% |
2368 |
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39 |
Robert W. Baird |
0% |
2093 |
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40 |
Adobe Systems |
8% |
3900 |
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41 |
Bingham McCutchen |
0% |
1652 |
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42 |
MITRE |
5% |
6037 |
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43 |
Intuit |
11% |
7635 |
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44 |
Plante & Moran |
0% |
1522 |
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45 |
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta |
3% |
5427 |
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46 |
CarMax |
13% |
14223 |
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47 |
J. M. Smucker |
7% |
3042 |
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48 |
Devon Energy |
15% |
3368 |
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49 |
Griffin Hospital |
4% |
1133 |
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50 |
Camden Property Trust |
-5% |
1894 |
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51 |
Paychex |
7% |
11622 |
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52 |
FactSet Research Systems |
21% |
1102 |
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53 |
Vision Service Plan |
6% |
2052 |
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54 |
CH2M HILL |
-2% |
15674 |
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55 |
Perkins Coie |
6% |
1629 |
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56 |
Scripps Health |
6% |
11223 |
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57 |
Ernst & Young |
4% |
25947 |
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58 |
Scottrade |
13% |
1584 |
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59 |
Mayo Clinic |
4% |
41004 |
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60 |
Alcon Laboratories |
6% |
6848 |
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61 |
Chesapeake Energy |
15% |
5752 |
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62 |
American Express |
4% |
30162 |
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63 |
King’s Daughters Medical Center |
13% |
2934 |
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64 |
EOG Resources |
17% |
1388 |
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65 |
Russell Investments |
5% |
1267 |
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66 |
Nixon Peabody |
9% |
1728 |
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67 |
Valero Energy |
-8% |
17488 |
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68 |
eBay |
13% |
7769 |
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69 |
General Mills |
-2% |
17090 |
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70 |
Mattel |
2% |
5000 |
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71 |
KPMG |
8% |
22857 |
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72 |
Marriott International |
-2% |
123203 |
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73 |
David Evans & Associates |
9% |
1085 |
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74 |
Granite Construction |
6% |
4650 |
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75 |
Southern Ohio Medical Center |
7% |
2032 |
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76 |
Arkansas Children’s Hospital |
8% |
3283 |
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77 |
PCL Construction Enterprises |
18% |
3558 |
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78 |
Navy Federal Credit Union |
15% |
6069 |
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79 |
National Instruments |
3% |
2353 |
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80 |
Healthways |
42% |
3730 |
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81 |
Booz Allen Hamilton |
7% |
17650 |
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82 |
Nike |
4% |
14570 |
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83 |
AstraZeneca |
5% |
12810 |
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84 |
Stanley |
7% |
2756 |
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85 |
Lehigh Valley Hospital & Health Network |
9% |
8420 |
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86 |
Microsoft |
8% |
47645 |
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87 |
Yahoo |
16% |
7915 |
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88 |
Four Seasons Hotels |
21% |
12851 |
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89 |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions |
7% |
14660 |
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90 |
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
5% |
29818 |
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91 |
Publix Super Markets |
5% |
142084 |
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92 |
Milliken |
-8% |
8800 |
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93 |
Erickson Retirement Communities |
14% |
10248 |
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94 |
Baptist Health South Fla. |
4% |
9838 |
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95 |
Deloitte & Touche USA |
7% |
36517 |
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96 |
Herman Miller |
14% |
6063 |
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97 |
FedEx |
8% |
228211 |
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98 |
Sherwin-Williams |
1% |
29554 |
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99 |
SRA International |
6% |
5200 |
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100 |
Texas Instruments |
-1% |
15051 |
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Notes:
N.A.: Not available. U.S. employees includes part-timers as of time of survey. Job growth, new jobs, and voluntary turnover are full-time only. Revenues are for 2006 or latest fiscal year. All data based on U.S. employees.
* Average annual pay: yearly pay rate plus additional cash compensation for the largest classification of full-time salaried and hourly employees.
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