The 20 New Jersey-based large employers and their rankings:
7. NRG Energy, Princeton;
59. Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick;
112. Volvo Group, Rockleigh;
116. ESS, Cherry Hill;
157. Bayer, Whippany;
194. Unilever, Englewood Cliffs;
259. Prudential Financial, Newark;
301. Century 21 Real Estate, Madison;
322. Novartis, East Hanover;
326. Cognizant, Teaneck;
334. Merck, Kenilworth;
336. Samsung Electronics, Ridgefield Park;
346. BMW Group, Woodcliff Lake;
451. Novo Nordisk, Plainsboro;
459. New Jersey Transit, Newark;
462. Automatic Data Processing, Roseland;
464. Ascena Retail Group, Mahwah;
478. Spirit Halloween, Egg Harbor Township;
494. Kuehne + Nagel, Jersey City;
500. Quest Diagnostics, Madison.
The 15 New Jersey-based midsized employers and their rankings:
8. Celgene, Summit;
81. Benjamin Moore, Montvale;
92. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway;
177. LG Electronics, Englewood Cliffs;
184. Educational Testing Service, Princeton;
219. Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., Jersey City;
233. Coldwell Banker, Madison;
276. Forman Mills, Pennsauken;
277. Allied Building Products, East Rutherford;
366. Dun & Bradstreet, Short Hills;
368. Zoetis, Florham Park;
388. Panalpina World Transport, Morristown;
396. GAF Materials, Parsippany;
405. York Risk Services Group, Parsippany;
443. QuickChek, Whitehouse Station.
To determine the rankings, Forbes and Statista surveyed 30,000 American’s working for businesses with 1,000 plus employees. Respondents were asked to rate on a scale of zero to 10 how likely they would recommend their employer to others. They survey also asked respondents to nominate organizations in industries outside their own.