Forbes Best Employers: These 11 NJ Companies Made The 2019 List

Forbes has released its annual list of the best large employers in America, and 11 New Jersey companies have made the cut.

The popular grocery store Trader Joe’s was ranked the top employer in the United States for 2019, according to the annual list. The rankings released on Wednesday name the 500 best.

NRG Energy in Princeton took the top spot for New Jersey, landing at 44th overall. It was followed by Celgene in Summit at 64.

The New Jersey employers that made Forbes’ 2019 list are:

• NRG Energy, Princeton (#44)
• Celgene, Summit (#64)
• Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick (#88)
• Bayer (Health Care subsidiary), Hanover (#150)
• Century 21, Madison (#190)
• Merck, Kenilworth (#255 )
• Prudential Financial, Newark (#273)
• Quest Diagnostics, Madison (#408)
• Novo Nordisk, Plainsboro (#428)
• PSEG, Rockaway (#470)
• Verisk Analytics Jersey City (#491)

In a profile on Trader Joe’s, Forbes writes that the Monrovia, California-based company has been rising steadily on its list, finally reaching the top spot this year after coming in second place in 2018. The magazine writes that the grocery store’s “consistent attention to the basics may be the secret to its success.”

Forbes also notes that Trader Joe’s establishes unique base wages for each market and offers access to benefits to part-time and full-time workers.

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.

The top 10 overall employers on Forbes’ 2019 list are:

• Trader Joe’s
• Southwest Airlines
• Lilly
• Costco Wholesale
• Garmin
• Google
• Stanford University
• SC Johnson
• Mayo Clinic
• Michelin Group

You can see the full list and learn more about America’s best employers via Forbes here.