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2 Union County Employers Named Among Best By Forbes For 2019

Forbes has released its annual list of the best employers in America and 2 Union County companies made the cut.

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Two Union County companies were named among the best employers in New Jersey by Forbes in its recently released annual list of the best large employers in America.

Celgene in Summit ranked second for New Jersey and 64th overall in the country. Merck in Kenilworth ranked sixth for New Jersey and 255th overall in the country.

The popular grocery store Trader Joe's was ranked the top employer in the United States for 2019. The rankings released on Wednesday name the 500 best.

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Ten other New Jersey companies also made Forbes' list. To see the other NJ companies that made the cut click here.

For the America's Best Employers 2019 list, Forbes partnered with the research firm Statista, surveying 30,000 Americans working for businesses with at least 1,000 employees.

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