Best Employers In Georgia: Forbes List For 2019

ATLANTA, GA — Forbes has released a new list that identifies the best employers in Georgia. Unlike Forbes’ annual list of the best employers in the country, the business magazine's first best employers by state feature consists of a unique list for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In the Atlanta region, several school districts and colleges, along with health systems and a home improvement chain, led local employers on the list.

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 Georgia employers, number of employees nationally, and their headquarters are:

1. Google, 80,110 Mountain View, California
2. Emory University, NA, Atlanta, Georgia
3. Shaw Industries, 20,000, Dalton, Georgia
4. QuikTrip, 20,000, Tulsa, Oklahoma
5. Home Depot, 413,000, Atlanta, Georgia
6. Gulfstream Aerospace, 98,600, Savannah, Georgia
7. Piedmont Healthcare, 22,000, Atlanta, Georgia
8. Emory Healthcare, NA, Atlanta, Georgia
9. Publix Super Markets, 190,000, Lakeland, Florida
10. Shepherd Center, 1,600, Atlanta, Georgia
11. Marriott International, 133,238, Bethesda, Maryland
12. Advance Auto Parts, 71,000, Roanoke, Virginia
13. University of Georgia, 10,741, Athens, Georgia
14. JPMorgan Chase, 170,000, New York, New York
15. Cox Enterprises, 60,000, Atlanta, Georgia
16. City of Savannah, NA, Savannah, Georgia
17. Amazon, 563,100, Seattle, Washington
18. Lockheed Martin, 105,000, Bethesda, Maryland
19. Capital One Financial, 42,685, McLean, Virginia
20. Georgia Institute of Technology, NA, Atlanta, Georgia
21. Chick-fil-A, NA, Atlanta, Georgia
22. Target, 345,000, Minneapolis, Minnesota
23. Cobb County School District, 17,907, Marietta, Georgia
24. YMCA of the USA, 20,000, Chicago, Illinois
25. Capgemini, 200,000, New York, New York
26. IBM, 366,000, Armonk, New York
27. Engineered Floors, NA, Dalton, Georgia
28. Hilton, 163,000, McLean, Virginia
29. FedEx, 425,000, Memphis, Tennessee
30. United States Department of Defense, 2,870,000, Arlington County, Virginia
31. Phoebe Putney Health System, 4,500, Albany, Georgia
32. Caterpillar, 42,200, Peoria, Illinois
33. Houston County Schools, NA, Perry, Georgia
34. Honda Motor, NA, Torrance, California
35. Ford Motor, 202,000, Dearborn, Michigan
36. Starbucks, 185,000, Seattle, Washington
37. Quest Diagnostics, 45,000, Secaucus, New Jersey
38. United States Postal Service (USPS), 634,447, Washington, District of Columbia
39. Charles Schwab, 17,600, San Francisco, California
40. MillerCoors, 4,500, Chicago, Illinois
41. SunTrust Bank, 23,785, Atlanta, Georgia
42. Tech Mahindra, 78,304, Pune, Indiana
43. Kroger, 449,000, Cincinnati, Ohio
44. Augusta University, 6,500, Augusta, Georgia
45. Acuity Brands, 13,000, Atlanta, Georgia
46. Georgia-Pacific, 35,000, Atlanta, Georgia
47. Houston Healthcare, 2,400, Warner Robins, Georgia
48. Foot Locker, 49,209, New York, New York
49. Allied Universal, 200,000, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
50. University System of Georgia, NA, Jesup, Georgia
51. Kohl's, 137,000, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
52. Floyd Memorial Hospital, 2,000, Rome, Georgia
53. Valdosta State University, NA, Valdosta, Georgia
54. AT&T, 254,000, Dallas, Texas
55. Scientific Games, 9,500, Las Vegas, Nevada
56. Bank of America, 209,000, Charlotte, North Carolina

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 via Forbes)

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